Doctor Who Makes a Special Christmas Appearance

San Diego Comic-Con may be sweltering in the sweltering summer heat right now, though Doctor Who he doesn't care right now. It's already Christmas for our favorite Time Lord, and that means it's time for us to get a glimpse of the 15th Doctor's upcoming adventure.

It's called “Joy to the World” and it's written by a former producer of the show (no, not that one) Steven Moffat, the Christmas special stars Bridgertonby Nicola Coughlan. It sees the 15th Doctor flying solo for the first time since last year's Christmas special, “The Church on Ruby Road.” Although apparently not for long, according to a time-varying clip presented by Coughlan himself Doctor WhoHall H panel at Comic-Con, introducing us to Joy, the Doctor's never-ending desire to deliver ham and cheese bread with a pumpkin spice latte, and the surprising return of regular bread. Doctor Who species. Check it out below:

It's an interesting twist, considering we only just got the news Doctor Who a spinoff Battle Between Land and Sea, focusing on Sea Devils. The Silurians and the Sea Devils as different evolutionary branches of the animals that roamed the Earth before mankind have always been closely related. Doctor Who history, despite appearing in more different stories than not – they only met once on screen, in the 1984 series “Warriors of the Deep”. Between Christmas and the spinoff, things are looking up for reptiles and amphibians Doctor Who bad luck.

Doctor Who returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and Disney+ worldwide, this Christmas.

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