Derry Girls Star Nicola Coughlan to Appear in Doctor Who Christmas Special

Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan is set to star in the Doctor Who Christmas special – just not this year.Showrunner Russell T Davies revealed the news during a Q&A on Monday night following a press screening of 'The Star Beast', the first of the BBC series’ annual specials.Celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary, this year’s specials bring back David Tennant as the Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble before Ncuti Gatwa takes over the reins as the 15th Doctor on Christmas Day.

“Nicola Coughlan at Christmas — not this Christmas, next Christmas,” Davies said. “We’re shooting Christmas 2024 now.”Davies discussed the three specials starring Tennant and Tate, the first of which premieres on November 25, as well as hinted at Gatwa’s introductory episode on December 25. Teasing the next series of “Doctor Who,” Davies called the process of working with Gatwa and Millie Gibson, who plays companion Ruby Sunday, “thrilling.”

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