The Snowmen (TV story)

The Snowmen was the 2012 Christmas special. It reintroduced Clara, who first appeared in Asylum of the Daleks, albeit under the name 'Oswin', as well as Vastra, Strax and Jenny Flint, who all where last seen in a television episode in A Good Man Goes to War. The Doctor also encounters the Great Intelligence for the first time since the Protect and Survive audio story, during which he was in his seventh incarnation.

Synopsis
After the deaths of Amy and Rory Williams, the Doctor retires to Victorian England with Strax, Jenny, and Vastra. The Doctor meets Clara, a young governess, but at the same time, a sinister plot is unfolding. A series of snowmen are appearing around London and they are growing in size and power. All they want is some human DNA to take over the world, and a drowned mistress is just what they need.

Plot
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Cast

 * Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Clara Oswin Oswald - Jenna-Louise Coleman
 * Walter Simeon - Richard E. Grant
 * Vastra - Neve McIntosh
 * Jenny Flint - Catrin Stewart
 * Strax - Dan Starkey
 * Voice of the Snowmen - Ian McKellen

Story notes
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Ratings
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Filming locations
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Continuity

 * Clara mentions baking Soufflees. (TV: Asylum of the Daleks)
 * Strax still has confusion over the difference between human females and human males. (PROSE: Devil in the Smoke)
 * Clara used the word "Pond" to convince the Doctor to help. (TV: Series 5, Series 6, Series 7 part 1)

Home video releases
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