David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke and Penelope Wilton star in this special which first aired in the United Kingdom on Christmas Day 2005. Written by Russell T. Davis, this is the first specially produced Christmas program in the history of the Doctor Who franchise. In the scary one hour special, Christmas has become a time of terror on Earth as all of mankind falls under the shadow of the sinister alien Sycorax.
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the forthcoming Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film's climactic car chase. Clarkson uses his expertise to choreograph the stunt driving while Hammond directs the movie's lead actors, Ray Winstone and Plan B, and organizes an explosive finale. Meanwhile, back at the test track James May casts a suspicious eye over the new Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring and gives his verdict on the brand new Fiat Panda. Plus, Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
Oswald Cooper is the prime suspect in the rape of a teenage girl, but presents an alibi supported by three pillars of the community. When Cooper is murdered, Lewis discovers a web of deceit going back 20 years, in which the dead man was used by the trio to cover up a sordid series of secrets - but the case soon takes on a personal dimension for the inspector.
In the run-up to an election at Oxford's prestigious St Gerard's Hall, the college is shocked by a string of brutal murders, someone seems to be picking off the candidates one-by-one. As Lewis and Hathaway investigate further, they become embroiled in a revenge tragedy which began thirty years ago.
After the task force is caught in a shootout, Stabler is on a mission to find out how the perps are connected to the NYPD. Reyes is determined to put the aggressors of his past behind bars, even if it means going against orders.