The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Piers Wenger's tenure as executive producer, and the debut of Caroline Skinner in the same position. Adapting elements of C.S. Lewis's children's novel "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", Moffat intended the episode to be the most "Christmassy" of the "Doctor Who" Christmas specials, while Blackburn felt there was "magic" in it. It was filmed in September and October 2011, with some scenes taking place in an authentic Lancaster bomber. "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" was watched by 10.77 million viewers in the United Kingdom, making it the third most-watched programme on Christmas Day. Critical reception to
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial) Lucy has been lying. Peter and Susan kindly try to get Lucy to admit that it was "just a story", while Edmund makes spiteful comments like "found any new countries in the wardrobe?". A few days later, during a game of hide and seek, Lucy returns to the wardrobe and Edmund, the second youngest, and by far the most volatile of the four children, follows her. To Edmund's shock, he finds that Lucy was telling the truth about the country in the back of the wardrobe, but Lucy is nowhere to be seen when he enters Narnia. He carries on