Good news – Doctor Who's Christmas special will also air in cinemas. Bad news – it will only be on the big screen in the US. Boo.

'Twice Upon a Time' will be Peter Capaldi's final outing as the Doctor before he regenerates into Jodie Whittaker, and lucky viewers Stateside will get to see it all on the big screen.

The episode will be broadcast nationwide in cinemas across the Pond on December 27 from 7pm local time, Entertainment Weekly reports. Tickets will go on sale on October 20 here.

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On top of that, audiences will get two special features taking them behind the scenes of the episode and celebrating the tenures of Capaldi and outgoing showrunner Steven Moffat.

Of course, the rest of us will likely get to see the Christmas special on actual Christmas Day two days before (it's not 100% confirmed but it is tradition) – though we will have to settle with the small screen after a big lunch and a few too many glasses of sherry.

That being said, if you really, really want to see it again in cinemas, you could always hop on a plane/jump in time in the TARDIS.

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'Twice Upon a Time' will see a turn from David Bradley as the First Doctor, as well as a welcome return for Pearl Mackie as the Doctor's latest companion Bill Potts.

However, the latter has warned us that the episode will get pretty heavy emotionally as we say goodbye to Capaldi's 13.

"I'd say have a box of tissues close at hand," she said. "As to be expected: it's Peter's last episode as the Doctor and my last episode as well."

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She said there were lots of positives too, explaining: "There's new beginnings – you've got new beginnings with Jodie Whittaker – it's a great adventure with two Doctors, it's going to be very exciting, it's going to be a lovely episode."

Doctor Who's 'Twice Upon a Time' will air on Christmas Day in the UK on BBC One and BBC America in the US. Watch a trailer below:

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