Despite Nicola Coughlan playing the companion in Doctor Who‘s 2024 Christmas special, the actor admits that she had no experience whatsoever prior to being cast in the role. Coughlan’s breakout role was in the Channel 4 historical sitcom Derry Girls as anxious teen Claire, before joining Netflix’s period drama Bridgerton as the third season’s romantic lead, Penelope Featherington. Set following the events of Doctor Who season 14, the Christmas special “Joy to the World” sees Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor travel across human history in a hotel offering rooms from throughout time and space.
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