Reg Arwell

Reg Arwell was the husbad of Madge Arwell and father to Cyril and Lily Arwell. He was a fighter pilot during the second world war and was presumed lost over the English Channel. In reality, while his wife was flying an escape pod through the Time Vortex, she inadverntantly pulled his plane in as well and pulled it to saftey at the house she and their children were staying at on Christmas Day. (DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)

Behind the scenes

 * Alexander Armstrong, who plays Reg, voiced Mr Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures and in the two Doctor Who stories, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End.