10 Doctor Who Episodes You Completely Forgot Existed
2. The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe - Steven Moffat
If you're anything like me, you'll often pop your feet up on a cold December's night and stick on one of Doctor Who's many Christmas specials to get you in the festive mood. You might opt for A Christmas Carol (the best choice), Voyage of the Damned (if you're one for spectacle), or even one of Capaldi's specials, which are all brilliant (yes, even The Return of Doctor Mysterio, fight me).
If you're a sadist, you might even opt to watch our beloved hero die to really feel in the spirit of Christmas - there's plenty of choice for festive heartbreak with this show.
What is almost guaranteed, however, that no one, at that special time of year, decides to watch The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe.
Very nearly taking the top spot is this incredibly forgettable special that gave us a handy advance warning for what to expect from Series 7. Here, The Doctor acts as a Mary Poppins sort of figure to two children whose father is believed dead.
It's charming at first, but the quirky aspect of his character is overdone a fair bit during this episode. You also can't help but question the writing when the present The Doctor decides to buy these children for Christmas is, wait for it, a trip to a cheap Narnia knock off that's about to be leveled by acid rain. And it gets worse, there isn't even a Mr Tumnus, just a really bored looking Bill Bailey - you really get the feeling that none of the cast, including Smith, had their heart in this one.
The Doctor also caps off the main plot by saying 'Humany Wumany', which is a little too much Moffat even for this writer.
At this point in this list, both Chris Chibnall and Mark Gatiss have both penned three episodes apiece, but who will claim the final spot...