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'''''Joy to the World''''' is the upcoming [[2024 (releases)|2024]] [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Written by [[Steven Moffat]], it will be the first [[Festive Special|holiday special]] not penned by the current showrunner.<ref name="JTTW">{{cite web|url=https:// | '''''Joy to the World''''' is the upcoming [[2024 (releases)|2024]] [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Written by [[Steven Moffat]], it will be the first [[Festive Special|holiday special]] not penned by the current showrunner.<ref name="JTTW">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/tv/doctor-who/the-big-interview-doctor-whos-steven-moffat/|title=The BIG Interview: Doctor Who's Steven Moffat|author=Tom Spilsbury|date of source=2024-05-14|website name=TV Choice Magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514075256/https://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/tv/doctor-who/the-big-interview-doctor-whos-steven-moffat/|archivedate=2024-05-14}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Ncuti Gatwa]]<ref name="DWCoughlan">{{cite web|url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/get-a-first-look-at-nicola-coughlan-as-she-joins-doctor-who|title=Get a first look at Nicola Coughlan as she joins Doctor Who|date of source=2023-11-13|website name=Doctor Who|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407155731/https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/get-a-first-look-at-nicola-coughlan-as-she-joins-doctor-who|archivedate=2024-04-07}}</ref> | * [[Fifteenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Ncuti Gatwa]]<ref name="DWCoughlan">{{cite web|url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/get-a-first-look-at-nicola-coughlan-as-she-joins-doctor-who|title=Get a first look at Nicola Coughlan as she joins Doctor Who|date of source=2023-11-13|website name=Doctor Who|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407155731/https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/get-a-first-look-at-nicola-coughlan-as-she-joins-doctor-who|archivedate=2024-04-07}}</ref> | ||
* | * [[Joy (Joy to the World)|Joy]] - [[Nicola Coughlan]]<ref name="DWCoughlan" /><ref name="SDCC">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-shows/doctor-who-christmas-special-first-look-joy-to-the-world-new-companion-name-belinda-chandra/|title=Doctor Who unveils first look at Christmas special and confirms Varada Sethu's companion name – and her potential link to an existing character|author=Molly Edwards|coauthors=Amy West|date of source=2024-07-26|website name=GamesRadar+|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726213214/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-shows/doctor-who-christmas-special-first-look-joy-to-the-world-new-companion-name-belinda-chandra/|archivedate=2024-07-26}}</ref> | ||
* [[Basil (Joy to the World)|Basil]] - [[Peter Benedict]]<ref name="Cast">{{cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-christmas-special-cast-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who casts Sherlock and Casualty stars in Christmas special|author=Louise Griffin|date of source=2024-08-15|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815195610/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-christmas-special-cast-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-08-15}}</ref> | |||
* [[Hilda (Joy to the World)|Hilda]] - [[Julia Watson]]<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
* [[Sylvia (Joy to the World)|Sylvia]] - [[Niamh Marie Smith]]<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
* [[Edmund Hillary]] - [[Phil Baxter]]<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
* [[Tenzing Norgay]] - [[Samuel Sherpa-Moore]]<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
* [[Anita (Joy to the World)|Anita]] - [[Steph de Walley]]<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
* [[Melnak]] - [[Jonathan Aris]]<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The special was first mentioned in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 585|issue 585]], published [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], in which showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] stated in his ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' column that he was (himself) currently writing the special.<ref name="DWM585">{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|title=Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine|author=Andrea Laford|date of source=2022-12-07|website name=CultBox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417233841/https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|archivedate=2024-04-17}}</ref> | * The special was first mentioned in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 585|issue 585]], published [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], in which showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] stated in his ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' column that he was (himself) currently writing the special.<ref name="DWM585">{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|title=Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine|author=Andrea Laford|date of source=2022-12-07|website name=CultBox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417233841/https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|archivedate=2024-04-17}}</ref> | ||
* However, | ** However, on [[14 May (production)|14 May]] [[2024 (production)|2024]], writer and former showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] revealed the special's title and that he had written it – making it his 50th overall script – in an interview with ''TV Choice Magazine''.<ref name="JTTW" /> This followed on from rumours of Moffat's involvement after producer [[Alison Sterling]]'s online CV briefly listed him as the writer.<ref name="Moffat">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-2024-christmas-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who's Steven Moffat 'returns to write 2024 Christmas special'|author=James Hibbs|date of source=2024-03-12|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428032152/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-2024-christmas-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-04-28}}</ref> | ||
* Earlier in the year, Moffat snuck the special's title into an interview with ''[[Radio Times]]'' in which he denied he had returned to ''Doctor Who'' at all: "It doesn't exactly bring joy to the world that I just say something negative about ''Doctor Who''."<ref name="MoffatTheSneak">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/steven-moffat-doctor-who-christmas-2024-special-confirmed-newsupdate/|title=Steven Moffat confirms he wrote Doctor Who Christmas 2024 special: 'Is that my final moment?'|author=Morgan Cormack|date of source=2024-05-14|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514171402/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/steven-moffat-doctor-who-christmas-2024-special-confirmed-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-05-14}}</ref> | |||
* On [[22 June (releases)|22 June]], Davies described it as the "maddest" Christmas special ever, with a "great story of who the Doctor is when he's alone".<ref name="Maddest">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-christmas-special-maddest-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who boss says Christmas special is 'maddest ever'|author=James Hibbs|date of source=2024-06-23|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623152612/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-christmas-special-maddest-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-06-23}}</ref> | |||
* On [[4 July (releases)|4 July]], Moffat told ''Ireland AM'' that Coughlan was "wonderful" in the special and that she would break [[heart]]s.<ref name="Break Your Heart">{{cite_web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/steven-moffat-doctor-who-christmas-special-nicola-coughlan-newsupdate/|title=Steven Moffat talks Doctor Who Christmas special: 'Nicola Coughlan will break your heart'|author=Lidia Molina-Whyte|date of source=2024-07-04|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704192739/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/steven-moffat-doctor-who-christmas-special-nicola-coughlan-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-07-04}}</ref> | |||
* On [[26 July (releases)|26 July]], a preview was released at the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' panel at [[San Diego Comic Con]], showing a few minutes of the episode. Coughlan's character was announced to be named [[Joy (Joy to the World)|Joy]].<ref name="SDCC" /> | |||
* On [[15 August (releases)|15 August]] the [[DWM 607|607th issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' identified the other cast members and characters seen in the preview.<ref name="Cast" /> | |||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
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Joy to the World is the upcoming 2024 Christmas Special of Doctor Who. Written by Steven Moffat, it will be the first holiday special not penned by the current showrunner.[2]
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- The Doctor - Ncuti Gatwa[3]
- Joy - Nicola Coughlan[3][4]
- Basil - Peter Benedict[5]
- Hilda - Julia Watson[5]
- Sylvia - Niamh Marie Smith[5]
- Edmund Hillary - Phil Baxter[5]
- Tenzing Norgay - Samuel Sherpa-Moore[5]
- Anita - Steph de Walley[5]
- Melnak - Jonathan Aris[5]
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- The special was first mentioned in Doctor Who Magazine issue 585, published 8 December 2022, in which showrunner Russell T Davies stated in his Letter from the Showrunner column that he was (himself) currently writing the special.[6]
- However, on 14 May 2024, writer and former showrunner Steven Moffat revealed the special's title and that he had written it – making it his 50th overall script – in an interview with TV Choice Magazine.[2] This followed on from rumours of Moffat's involvement after producer Alison Sterling's online CV briefly listed him as the writer.[7]
- Earlier in the year, Moffat snuck the special's title into an interview with Radio Times in which he denied he had returned to Doctor Who at all: "It doesn't exactly bring joy to the world that I just say something negative about Doctor Who."[8]
- On 22 June, Davies described it as the "maddest" Christmas special ever, with a "great story of who the Doctor is when he's alone".[9]
- On 4 July, Moffat told Ireland AM that Coughlan was "wonderful" in the special and that she would break hearts.[10]
- On 26 July, a preview was released at the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic Con, showing a few minutes of the episode. Coughlan's character was announced to be named Joy.[4]
- On 15 August the 607th issue of Doctor Who Magazine identified the other cast members and characters seen in the preview.[5]
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If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
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- ↑ Andrea Laford (2023-10-31). Ncuti Gatwa films Doctor Who in Cardiff. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tom Spilsbury (2024-05-14). The BIG Interview: Doctor Who's Steven Moffat. TV Choice Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Get a first look at Nicola Coughlan as she joins Doctor Who. Doctor Who (2023-11-13). Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Molly Edwards; Amy West (2024-07-26). Doctor Who unveils first look at Christmas special and confirms Varada Sethu's companion name – and her potential link to an existing character. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Louise Griffin (2024-08-15). Doctor Who casts Sherlock and Casualty stars in Christmas special. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15.
- ↑ Andrea Laford (2022-12-07). Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17.
- ↑ James Hibbs (2024-03-12). Doctor Who's Steven Moffat 'returns to write 2024 Christmas special'. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28.
- ↑ Morgan Cormack (2024-05-14). Steven Moffat confirms he wrote Doctor Who Christmas 2024 special: 'Is that my final moment?'. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14.
- ↑ James Hibbs (2024-06-23). Doctor Who boss says Christmas special is 'maddest ever'. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23.
- ↑ Lidia Molina-Whyte (2024-07-04). Steven Moffat talks Doctor Who Christmas special: 'Nicola Coughlan will break your heart'. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-04.
