The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)
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The Church on Ruby Road will be the 2023 Christmas Special of Doctor Who, broadcast on 25 December 2023.[1]
This will be the first full episode to feature the Fifteenth Doctor, as played by Ncuti Gatwa, and introduce audiences[2] to Ruby Sunday, the new companion, played by Millie Gibson, closing off the sixtieth anniversary year with the start of a brand new era.
This story will also mark the return of the Christmas Specials to televised Doctor Who, having been absent since 2017's Twice Upon a Time.
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- This story's title was officially announced by the official Disney+ Twitter account in a "Season's Streamings" promotional image on 6 November 2023,[1] ahead of any BBC announcements.
- This marks the return of the Christmas Specials; in the instalment of Russell T Davies's column Letter from the Showrunner printed in DWM 585, Davies had stated that a "Christmas Special" would be returning as the format of the first full episode of the Fifteenth Doctor's tenure, although clarifying that he considered the term to be synonymous with the Festive Specials. The Disney+ announcement clarified that The Church on Ruby Road was a true Christmas Special.
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