Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has responded to a fan’s enquiry regarding the Doctor being an alleged bigamist.

The fan questioned the validity of the Doctor’s marriages to Elizabeth I, Marilyn Monroe and River Song, given that they’re all technically now dead, although he could just time travel back to when they’re still alive to see them.

Moffat replied in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine: “Mrs Who No 1: Dead, I presume? I suppose she must be. Think about that for a moment. He never, ever mentions her, never discusses her. But he’s not a bigamist on that score.

“Mrs Who No 2. Elizabeth the First [in ‘The Day of the Doctor’]. Well, they definitely got married. And then he never went back. Hard to excuse the old devil, on this front. Frankly, she deserved better. But does it count as marriage if the marriage is, erm, unconsummated?”

He continued: “Mrs Who No 3. Marilyn Monroe [in ‘A Christmas Carol’]. But can we trust this information? I have a suspicion it never really happened… Again, not guilty.

“Mrs Who No 4. River Song. Ahh, now there’s one! A point that no-one seems to notice is this: in ‘The Wedding of River Song’, there is no wedding, and River Song doesn’t get married. The Doctor never whispers his name to her, and is, in any event, miniaturised inside the robot replica of himself (which even by bloke standards, betrays a certain reticence about commitment).”

Moffat added: “Of course, River swaggers about the place, calling the Doctor her husband, but , well, she would, wouldn’t she? … I can’t swear River and the Doctor didn’t misbehave when we weren’t looking, but I don’t think bigamy figures here. Besides, I bet River got married about 428 times.

“So there you go. I think he’s in the clear. But who know what’s coming next…?”

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