First look at the Doctor Who Christmas special “Joy to the World” 2024

Here's our first look at the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special “Joy to the World” starring Ncuti Gatwa and guest star Nicola Coughlan.

Press release:

Doctor Who fans were treated to an exclusive clip from the upcoming Christmas special at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, featuring Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls) as Joy. The clip was presented at the panel in Hall H on Friday, July 26, and was introduced with a special video message from Nicola.

“I'm thrilled to be taking part in the Doctor Who Christmas special this year and am excited to introduce you to my character Joy.”

In the exclusive 3-minute clip, we see Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor appear at random points in Earth's history – offering a ham and cheese toastie and a pumpkin latte to the baffled people he encounters – before finally meeting Joy in her hotel room in London in 2024. Meanwhile, Joy, who has just checked in, is much less alone in her single room at the hotel than she originally expected…

Where was the Doctor Who? What did Joy see in her room? And who is the ham and cheese toastie really for? We'll have to find out when Doctor Who returns this Christmas…

The episode was written by Steven Moffat and is scheduled to air on Christmas Day (TBC).