‘ Tis the season forDoctor Who‘s repay yearly custom ofa Christmas special , and there ’s an extra present under the tree diagram this twelvemonth … in the shape of an supernumerary fifteenth Doctor .
The BBC and Disney just released the first trailer for “ Joy to the creation ” , this year’sDoctor WhoChristmas particular . Pennedby former showrunner – and scribe oflast season ’s best instalment – Steven Moffat , the installment sees the Doctor run into the titular Joy ( Nicola Coughlan ) at a high - tech temporal hotel extend Guest a luck to visit every Christmas ever through time - travel technology . But the real bend here is that , throughpresumably timey - wimey antics , the Doctor ’s real foil this festive time of year is himself .
away from doubled - up antics , the trailer makes it seem like we ’re going to get the Doctor make averyinteresting scrutiny of himself . Beyond the gags of the Doctor get hold his own Doctor - ness highly frustrating to allot with when he ’s on the receiving end of it , “ Joy to the humankind ” looks like it ’s live to explore the excited side effect of the Doctor and Ruby farewell ways at theend of last season , and more broadly , why the Doctor end up pushing people in his life away all the time . Exactly what you need for Christmas viewing !
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No doubt we ’ll get a slimly cheerier rendition of that when “ Joy to the globe ” hits Disney+ internationally , and the BBC in the UK and Ireland , on Christmas Day , December 25 .
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