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<p>Created page with &quot;{{article | publication = TV Times | file = 2024-12-21 TV Times p19.jpg | px = 450 | height = | width = | date = 2024-12-21 | author = Hannah Davies | pages = 19 | language...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{article<br /> | publication = TV Times<br /> | file = 2024-12-21 TV Times p19.jpg<br /> | px = 450<br /> | height = <br /> | width = <br /> | date = 2024-12-21<br /> | author = Hannah Davies<br /> | pages = 19<br /> | language = English <br /> | type = <br /> | description = <br /> | categories = <br /> | moreTitles = <br /> | morePublications = <br /> | moreDates = <br /> | text = NCUTI GATWA and NICOLA COUGHLAN on their epic festive tale<br /> <br /> Picture the scene: you've checked into a London hotel for a quiet break when you suddenly open a secret doorway that plunges you into a whirlwind involving treachery, a T-rex and a Time Lord!<br /> <br /> This is the intriguing storyline that unfolds for Bridgerton and Derry Girls favourite Nicola Coughlan when she guest-stars in popular BBC1 sci-fi drama Doctor Who's much-anticipated new festive tale, Joy to the World.<br /> <br /> After her character, an optimistic lady named Joy, crosses paths with the Fifteenth Doctor (played by Ncuti Gatwa) at the Time Hotel, she finds herself embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. But with one of the Doctor's adversaries lurking in the wings, can the pair thwart a deadly plan threatening all of human history and save Christmas everywhere?<br /> <br /> Here, Ncuti, 32, and Nicola, 37, tell us about the merry mayhem ahead...<br /> <br /> DOCTOR WHO is previewed on [[Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) finds herself confronted with danger|pages 114-115]]<br /> ----<br /> 'THERE'S SO MUCH HEART IN THE STORY'<br /> <br /> NCUTI GATWA on the Doctor's latest escapade<br /> <br /> <br /> What can we expect from this story, Ncuti? <br /> <br /> We find the Doctor alone at the start of the episode. He's lost his companion [Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson], who's at home with her family, and he's trying to fill that void with an adventure, and it's a big one!<br /> <br /> Fighting a T-rex and working with Nicola was great fun. Joy forces the Doctor to question himself, but there are some funny moments between them.<br /> <br /> <br /> Is the episode full of festive cheer? <br /> <br /> It has a joyous, lovely, warm, Christmassy feel. There's so much heart in the story, which touches on loss, love and humour, and that's exactly what you want for a Christmas Day adventure with the Doctor.<br /> <br /> <br /> Are there any moments that stand out to you from filming? <br /> <br /> One scene was very precarious. The set was pivoted on a gimbal, so it could move, and the whole thing was like a bucking bronco.<br /> <br /> <br /> Where will you be watching the episode?<br /> <br /> I still find it mortifying watching stuff I'm in. I don't know whether I'll be watching it with family and friends, or pretending it isn't happening, then catching up later...<br /> <br /> <br /> Lastly, if you could check in to the Time Hotel, where would be your first stop?<br /> <br /> [Laughing] I would go to bed - that's somewhere I've not seen in a while!<br /> ----<br /> 'IT'S A BIG ADVENTURE!'<br /> NICOLA COUGHLAN joining the Whoniverse<br /> <br /> <br /> How does it feel to be part of a Doctor Who special, Nicola?<br /> <br /> I know how important the Christmas special is to people. It's the kind of thing where the whole am ysi s down to watch it, even if they aren't regular viewers.<br /> <br /> <br /> What can you tell us about Joy?<br /> <br /> Joy's someone who comes across as very shy and retiring. She never wants to cause a fuss. Then you realise that she's hiding a lot of pain and struggle in her life. But the Doctor doesn't let her rest on her laurels and he really takes her through it. It's a big adventure!<br /> <br /> How did it feel acting with all the special effects? <br /> <br /> Amazing, because it felt like, 'Oh we really are in Doctor Who!' When a door opens and a Silurian [a reptilian humanoid] walks in, you know you are in the Whoniverse. This episode is also quite stunt-heav was super-excited to do the stunts<br /> <br /> <br /> Will you be tuning in to watch the special on Christmas Day? <br /> <br /> Yes, I'll be home in Ireland with my family, so I'll be hoping to impress my teenage nephew. We watched it las year all together, and I was thinkin 'This is going to be me next year'<br /> <br /> <br /> Finally, if you were able to check in to the Time Hotel, where would you go first?<br /> <br /> A Great Gatsby-esque party in the 1920s or 1930s, with lots of champagne and dancing. That would be very fun!<br /> <br /> }}</div>

John Lavalie