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* [[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>
* [[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>
* [[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" />
* [[Hilda (Joy to the World)|Hilda]] - [[Julia Watson]]<ref name="Cast" />
*[[Sylvia (Joy to the World)|Sylvia]] - [[Niamh Marie Smith]]<ref name="Cast" />
* [[Sylvia (Joy to the World)|Sylvia]] - [[Niamh Marie Smith]]<ref name="Cast" />
*[[Edmund Hillary]] - [[Phil Baxter]]<ref name="Cast" />
* [[Edmund Hillary]] - [[Phil Baxter]]<ref name="Cast" />
*[[Tenzing Norgay]] - [[Samuel Sherpa-Moore]]<ref name="Cast" />
* [[Tenzing Norgay]] - [[Samuel Sherpa-Moore]]<ref name="Cast" />
*[[Anita (Joy to the World)|Anita]] - [[Steph de Walley]]<ref name="Cast" />
* [[Anita (Joy to the World)|Anita]] - [[Steph de Walley]]<ref name="Cast" />
*[[Melnak]] - [[Jonathan Aris]]<ref name="Cast" />
* [[Melnak]] - [[Jonathan Aris]]<ref name="Cast" />


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
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* 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 [[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 [[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" />
*[[DWM 607|''Doctor Who Magazine'' 607]], published [[15 August (releases)|15 August]], identified the other cast members and characters seen in the preview.<ref name="Cast" />
* 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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Notes

  • 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]

Myths

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Ratings

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Production errors

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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Continuity

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Home media releases

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Gallery

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Footnotes

  1. Andrea Laford (2023-10-31). Ncuti Gatwa films Doctor Who in Cardiff. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12.
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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.
  6. Andrea Laford (2022-12-07). Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. James Hibbs (2024-06-23). Doctor Who boss says Christmas special is 'maddest ever'. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23.
  10. 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.