Doctor Who Christmas specials are always worth the wait, and the next one is shaping up to be pretty epic. Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan will join Ncuti Gatwa in the holiday episode of the cult sci-fi series, and the first teaser trailer has been unveiled at this year’s Comic-Con.
Coughlan tuned in via video message to announce her upcoming Doctor Who episode, and told fans in San Diego that she can’t wait for them to meet her character Joy.
“I am thrilled to be joining Doctor Who for the Christmas special this year, and I am so excited for you to meet my character, Joy – A determined woman whose life is changed forever when she meets the Doctor,” she said in the video.
This isn’t the only exciting Doctor Who news coming out of the San Diego Comic-Con. The Little Mermaid star Jonah Hauer-King will be joining the cast next season, as a character who’s integral to the story of Ruby Sunday, the Doctor’s companion played by Millie Gibson.
Spin-off series The War Between the Land and the Sea is also in the works, with Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the lead roles. It hails from Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Russell T Davies, and sees humanity facing an international crisis after a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean.
