Hello and welcome to our special Children in Need minisode of Doctor Who!
Whoa-hoo!
And not just any minisode -
that's just what we call them.
This is a prequel to the Christmas Special!
Now, if you remember,
when last seen, the Doctor said goodbye to his best friend Rory,
and to Amelia Pond, the woman who will never be replaced in his hearts.
Hi.
Oh, don't worry, she won't be watching.
'Couse not.
She's in LA.
Exactly.
Roll the minisode!
Do we really call them that?
Yeah. Minisodes, that's what they're called. That's a cool name.
Roll the minisode!
The Great Detective
In London and the time of Queen Victoria,
there were many tales about a remarkable personage
known as 'The Great Detective'.
I refer, of course,
to Madame Vastra, the lizard woman of Paternoster Row,
and her extraordinary adventures,
her beautiful assistant Jenny Flint,
and their mysterious henchman Strax,
whose countenance was too abominable to be photographed.
What?
There're also accounts of a fourth member of the Paternoster Gang,
a shadowy figure whose assistance was only sought in the direst emergencies.
I'm so glad you came!
We have news, I think, of particular interest to you.
There was a meteor shower in the southwest, unexpected timing and density.
I've calculated there's a 34% chance that it is the result of alien intervention!
24% ...
Well, it, they could just be meteors, but just worth looking into.
There is a very pleasant tea room in the area ...
Also, there's a Professor Arasmus Pink
who's claiming he's gonna split the world open
with a giant drill through the thinnest part of the Earth's crust.
I think we should investigate!
I mean, he doesn't actually have a giant drill.
And he's not really a professor.
And he was a bit drunk at the time and singing a bit,
But you know it's never to early to ...
investigate a drill.
I've declared war on the Moon!
Do be quiet, Strax!
Too long the Moon has hung unmonitored and unsuspected in the sky.
It has gained an enormous, tactical advantage!
There's no one living there!
Then it is clearly time to act!
They won't suspect a thing!
Who won't suspect a thing?
Moonites ...
Why do you keep doing this? What is the point?
I have told you, I keep telling you,
I don't do this any more. I've retired.
There's a man on Praed Street with an invisible wife!
Maybe he just ... doesn't have a wife ...
You're wasting your time.
Merry Christmas!
I think he means it.
Yes, my dear.
I'd rather think he does.
Damn Moon!
There you go.
The Doctor has retired!
This Christmas, yes, we'll face terrible, terrible danger.
But, as all humanity hangs in the balance,
will anyone be able to persuade The Doctor to save the day?
Yes.
Well, then so much for dramatic tension!
Blimey, Jenna.
Right. See you later for the very first showing of the Christmas trailer.
See you later!