{"id":54336,"date":"2024-07-04T12:06:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T10:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2067044"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:37:40","slug":"steven-moffat-talks-doctor-who-christmas-special-nicola-coughlan-will-break-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/steven-moffat-talks-doctor-who-christmas-special-nicola-coughlan-will-break-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Moffat talks Doctor Who Christmas special: \u2018Nicola Coughlan will break your heart\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like we’re headed for an emotional festive special. <\/p>

By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 10:06 AM<\/p>

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Now that the latest season of Doctor Who<\/a> has come to a dramatic end, all eyes are on the Christmas special<\/a>. Yes, it\u2019s a long while away, but there\u2019s already plenty of excitement surrounding the episode, titled Joy to the World, and it\u2019s clear to see why.<\/p>\n

Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat<\/a> has penned it, while Bridgerton<\/a> darling\u00a0Nicola Coughlan<\/a> is confirmed for the cast.<\/p>\n

Moffat recently opened up about what fans can expect from Coughlan\u2019s character, drumming up even more excitement for the upcoming special.<\/p>\n

\u201cNicola is wonderful in it, she will break your heart,\u201d he told Ireland AM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not allowed to say anything about it. At least I think I\u2019m not allowed to say anything about it so I\u2019ll just shut up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\"Steven\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Steven Moffat standing on the set of Doctor Who episode Boom.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The former showrunner also revealed that it \u201cwasn\u2019t as weird as it should\u2019ve been\u201d to return to the sci-fi classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just fun and it was quite nice that I had my old job back for exactly one episode and then I could go lie down. Russell [T Davies] has to keep toiling away all the time, constantly,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Davies himself has also teased what fans can expect from the special.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t give away much more but work has begun on it already, and it\u2019s mad, it\u2019s one of the maddest Christmas specials you\u2019ll ever see,\u201d he said during a behind the scenes video on YouTube<\/a> for Empire of Death. \u201cIt\u2019s epic, it goes to so many different places. And it\u2019s a great story of who the Doctor is when he\u2019s alone.\u201d<\/p>

Doctor Who will return at Christmas on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong>\u00a0Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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