'River Song' Will Return In This Year's DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special
Alex Kingston is set to reprise her role as 'River Song', the Doctor's mischievous and alluring wife/companion in Doctor Who's upcoming Christmas special episode.
By Minty -
Sep 02, 2015 08:09 AM EST
Source: BBC
The BBC have revealed that Alex Kingston is set to reprise her role as the enigmatic 'River Song' in the 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special. Kingston first appeared as Song way back in Series 4, before taking up a more significant recurring role as the Eleventh Doctor's wife and ally in Series 5-7. This will mark the first meeting between her character and Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor.
“To be honest, I did not know whether River would ever return to the show, but here she is, back with the Doctor for the Christmas special,” Kingston claimed. “Steven Moffat is on glittering form, giving us an episode filled with humour and surprise guest castings. I met Peter for the first time at Monday’s read through, we had a laugh, and I am now excited and ready to start filming with him and the Doctor Who team. Christmas in September? Why not!”
The episode will be directed by Douglas Mackinnon, from a script written by showrunner Steven Moffat. “Another Christmas, another special for Doctor Who - and what could be more special than the return of Alex Kingston as Professor River Song?” Moffat added. “The last time the Doctor saw her she was a ghost. The first time he met her, she died. So how can he be seeing her again? As ever, with the most complicated relationship in the universe, it’s a matter of time...”
Kingston's Song is a divisive character with Who fans. Many adore her witty and rebellious nature, but some found her character's complicated backstory increasingly tiresome towards the end of the Smith/Moffat era. Are you happy to see her back, or is it time for the show to move on?
Series 9 of Doctor Who premieres September 19 on the BBC. The Christmas special appears to be titled 'A Spectacular Christmas', and will air on Christmas Day.