2011 Christmas Special details

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has released more news on this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, here are some cast details:

Claire Skinner - Madge Arwell
Alexander Armstrong - Reg Arwell
Maurice Cole - Cyril Arwell
Holly Earl - Lily Arwell
Arabella Weir - Billis
Bill Bailey - Dorxil
Paul Bazely - Ven-Garr

Monster performers Paul Kasey and Spencer Wilding also return to the show in, as of yet, unnamed characters. There's more info included in the magazine which is released tomorrow. Here's the synopsis:

The special, set during the Second World War, sees Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, evacuated to a draughty old house in Dorset, where the caretaker is a mysterious young man in a bow tie, and a big blue parcel is waiting for them under the tree. They are about to enter a magical new world and learn that a Time Lord never forgets his debts.

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