Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel was a webcast and prequel produced for the 2012 Christmas special. It was the second prequel to The Snowmen to be produced, after The Great Detective, which aired in November during Children in Need.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Cast 4 Crew 5 References 6 Story notes 6.1 Filming locations 6.2 Production errors 7 Continuity 8 Home video releases 9 External links

Synopsis Edit

Madame Vastra, accompanied by her loyal companions Jenny Flint and Strax, is called upon to investigate a Victorian murder mystery. But where is the Doctor?

Plot Edit

Another case has been cracked by Madame Vastra; Strax keeps the criminal secure while a Scotland Yard officer thanks Vastra for her help, commenting how odd Strax looks. Vastra explains the Sontaran's origins, and hers as well when he asks if the skin condition hurts, mistakenly believing her to be human. She perplexes him further by saying she fell in love with her assistant Jenny Flint. Departing in a carriage, both are saddened that the Doctor appears unwilling to leave his TARDIS. However, they then both notice something very odd: it is snowing, yet there are no clouds in the sky...

Cast Edit

• Vastra - Neve McIntosh
• Strax - Dan Starkey
• Jenny Flint - Catrin Stewart
• Criminal - Uncredited
• Inspector - Uncredited

Crew Edit

• Writer - Steven Moffat

References Edit

• The criminal captured by Vastra, Jenny and Strax was wanted by Scotland Yard.

Story notes Edit

• This story is one of only a handful ever produced in which the Doctor and/or the TARDIS does not appear.
• One of only two webcast prequels to have its own title (the other being Pond Life).

Filming locations Edit

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Production errors Edit

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Continuity Edit

• Both Vastra and Jenny say the Doctor is still brooding in his TARDIS. This implies this takes place after TV: The Great Detective.
• Vastra's awakening by the construction of the London Underground is again mentioned, as in TV: A Good Man Goes To War.

Home video releases Edit

to be added

External links Edit

• The prequel on the Doctor Who website

v • e Webcasts   Pre-2005 BBC webcasts BBCi Death Comes to Time • Real Time • Shada • Scream of the Shalka   Post-2005 BBC webcasts Phones Tardisode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 iTunes Web of Lies • Prequel (The Impossible Astronaut) • Prequel (The Curse of the Black Spot) • Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War) • Prequel (Let's Kill Hitler) • Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe) • Prequel (The Wedding of River Song) • Asylum of the Daleks Prequel • The Making of the Gunslinger • Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast) • The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later • She Said, He Said: A Prequel BBC website Monster Files • A Ghost Story for Christmas • Sarah Jane's Alien Files • Pond Life YouTube P.S. • Songtaran Carols • The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel • She Said, He Said: A Prequel   Non-BBC webcasts YouTube Dead and Buried

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