Joy to the World (Doctor Who)

312 – "Joy to the World"
312 – "Joy to the World"
Doctor Who episode
	Promotional poster, featuring the caption "Joy to the Worlds"
Cast
	Doctor Ncuti Gatwa – Fifteenth Doctor;
	Companion Nicola Coughlan – Joy Almondo;
	Others Millie Gibson – Ruby Sunday; Peter Benedict – Basil Flockhart; Julia Watson – Hilda Flockhart; Niamh Marie Smith – Sylvia Trench; Phil Baxter – Edmund Hillary; Samuel Sherpa-Moore – Tenzing Norgay; Steph de Whalley – Anita Benn; Jonathan Aris – Hotel Manager; Ruchi Rai – Receptionist; Joshua Leese – Mr Single; Joel Fry – Trev Simpkins; Ell Potter – Server; Liam Prince-Donnelly – Barman; Fiona Marr – Angela Grace; Fiona Scott – Joy's Mum;
Production
Directed by	Alex Sanjiv Pillai
Written by	Steven Moffat
Produced by	Alison Sterling
Executive producers	Russell T Davies; Julie Gardner; Jane Tranter; Steven Moffat; Joel Collins; Phil Collinson;
Music by	Murray Gold
Running time	54 minutes
First broadcast	25 December 2024
Chronology
← Preceded by; "Empire of Death"	Followed by →; "The Robot Revolution"

"Joy to the World" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One and released on Disney+ on 25 December 2024 as the fifteenth Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005.

In the episode, the Fifteenth Doctor discovers a mysterious briefcase in a strange hotel that harnesses the power of time travel as a gimmick. While investigating, he meets one-off companion Joy Almondo (Nicola Coughlan) who helps him solve the mystery.

"Joy to the World" was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai. It was filmed in October and November 2023. The episode was seen by 5.91 million viewers and received mostly positive reviews from critics.