The latest Doctor Who Christmas special, 'Joy to the World,' is now streaming! Collider spoke with writer Steven Moffat and showrunner Russell T. Davies about the episode, revealing cut locations, the joys of single-episode characters, and casting Nicola Coughlan. They also teased what we can expect from Season 2, including the Doctor's companion and the possibility of chairs in the TARDIS!
Editor's Note: This interview contains mild spoilers for Doctor Who 's 2024 Christmas special,'Joy to the World.' One of our favorite holiday traditions has finally arrived! Doctor Who 's latest Christmas special is now available to stream on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer around the world. 'Joy to the World' sees Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor take a wild adventure with Nicola Coughlan's Joy as they take on danger, dinosaurs, and more in a romp through the Time Hotel's'Christmas everywhere all at once' event.
After saying goodbye to Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) at the end of the previous season, the Doctor gets a much needed reminder that he should never be alone. In celebration of'Joy to the World,' I sat down with writer Steven Moffat and showrunner Russell T. Davies to discuss the episode and get a few teases about what we can expect from Season 2. During our conversation, Moffat and Davies revealed which locations they had to cut from the Time Hotel and what they love about writing single-episode characters. They also spoke about casting superstar Nicola Coughlan in the companion role for this episode and Davies teased a bit about what we can expect from Season 2's companion and whether Gatwa's Doctor will ever have chairs in his TARDIS. You can read our full conversation below. 'Joy to the World' Almost Took 'Doctor Who' Back to Ancient Egypt 'We had some half-finished pyramids and some quite good pyramid jokes.' COLLIDER: I'm so excited to chat with you guys. This is such a cute little holiday episode, and there's a lot going on. You have a whole dinosaur, for goodness sake. So, how did you decide which time periods we would flip between at the Time Hotel, and were there any that you cut that didn't make it to the final episode? STEVEN MOFFAT: Oh, well done. Yes, we cut Ancient Egypt. We had some half-finished pyramids and some quite good pyramid jokes. I forget what they were, but I remember I'd be quite proud of them. We had a submarine scene, as well..
DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL JOY TO THE WORLD STEVE MOFFAT RUSSELL T DAVIES NICOLA COUGHLAN SEASON 2 TIME TRAVEL DINOSAURS TARDIS
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