The BBC have confirmed that this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Return of Doctor Mysterio will be broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on Christmas Day at 5:45pm.
BBC Synopsis:
This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure.
With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?
Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Matt Lucas (Nardole), Justin Chatwin (Grant), Charity Wakefield (Lucy), Tomiwa Edun (Mr Brock), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Dr Sim) and Logan Huffman.
The 60-minute Doctor Who Christmas Special is written by Steven Moffat, Executive Produced by Brian Minchin, Produced by Peter Bennett and Directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark). It was shot in Cardiff at BBC Wales Roath Lock.Studios.
The Return of Doctor Mysterio: known first broadcast details
United Kingdom
BBC One
Sun 25 Dec 2015
5:45pm GMT
Australia (online)
ABC iView
Sat 26 Dec 2015
5:45am AEDT
(6:45pm GMT)
United States of America
BBC America
Sun 25 Dec 2015
9:00pm EST tbc
(2:00am GMT)
Canada
SPACE
Sun 25 Dec 2015
9:00pm EST tbc
(2:00am GMT)
Australia
ABC
Sat 26 Dec 2015
7:30pm AEDT
(8:30am GMT) also on ABC ME
South Africa
BBC First
Wed 28 Dec 2015
8:00pm SAST tbc
(6:00pm GMT)
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