Moffat: “Santa Is Both Real And A Christmas Hero!”

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Parents concerned that their children will be confronted with the idea that Father Christmas is, in fact, evil need not switch for the remote control when this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special comes on. Writer, Steven Moffat has assured everyone that he’ll remain “a Christmas hero.”

At the launch of the Series 8 DVD and Blu-ray (which is released on Monday after being held back a week), Moffat said:

“Santa could never be evil, for heaven’s sake! Santa is both real and a Christmas hero… No, don’t worry any parents who were worried about that. Santa is presented, as he is in real life, as a great Christmas hero.”

That’ll be a relief for anyone who watched the brief scene shown on last Friday’s Children in Need in which the Doctor gave the red-suited figure a bit of a frosty (sorry) reception. Speaking of which, he also spoke about Nick Frost, joking that “he actually is the real Santa. He’s been faking it up until now. For the first time he’s allowing the natural colour of his beard to show through… You could figure it out, y’know: Nick Frost/Nicholas Frost… You see?”

Still no confirmation that it’ll air on Christmas Day (though we all expect that tradition to continue), or if Jenna Coleman’s actually leaving – heck, we don’t even know the special’s name yet!

All will be revealed over the next 35 days…

(Via DWTV.)

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