Doctor Who returns on Christmas Day for a festive special, introducing Jenna-Louise Coleman as new companion Clara and guest starring Richard E Grant and Tom Ward.

Christmas Eve 1892 and the falling snow is the stuff of fairy-tales. When the fairy-tale becomes a nightmare and a chilling menace threatens Earth, an unorthodox young governess, Clara, calls on the Doctor for help. But the Doctor is in mourning, reclusive and determined not to engage in the problems of the universe. As old friends return, will the Doctor really abandon humankind or will he fight to save the world – and Christmas – from the icy clutches of this mysterious menace.

‘The Snowmen’ airs at 5.15pm on Tuesday 25 December on BBC One. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» “Psychotic potato dwarf.”

» “It could be a terrible weapon in the wrong hands.”

» “Why would I run? I know what’s going to happen next.”

» “Do you think I’m gonna start investigating just because some bird smiles at me?”

» “You invented fish.”

» “I suggest a full frontal assault with automated lazer monkeys, scalpel mines and acid.”

» “Do you have a goldfish named Colin?”

» “Good evening, I’m a lizard woman from the dawn of time. And this is my wife.”

» “We saw a dead cow.”

» “What two words?”

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