Behind the Scenes | The Making-of Joy to the World | Christmas 2024 | Doctor Who

[@danm3882]

Really loved Anita as a character. Hopefully she’ll return at some point!

[@godstriker9514]

Real

[@Philcoco]

Yeah Anita is good

[@Ricartoon_art]

I tragically lost my mother during the covid pandemic, and I didn't have the chance to say goodbye to her, Joy's story touched me deeply, I finished the episode in tears but very happy to be able to watch such a beautiful story, Merry Christmas to everyone!

[@jalcalahr]

Same here with my dad 😢 a lot of us didn't get to say goodbye.

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

Doesn’t make sense as doctor who aired in 2020 and chiball deliberately avoided it, another retcon I guess

[@lozinozz7567]

❤

[@lozinozz7567]

@@jalcalahr❤

[@93Chowo]

My mother died before that time due to cancer and even so I got to see her one last time before she died (luckily my father was there so she didn´t die alone) the ending still made me cry because I loved her so much and especially during the holidays I think of her. If there is an afterlife I hope I get to see her again like how Joy did in this story. Merry Christmas and have a wonderful time with your loved ones.

[@Danziii]

Loved this episode, the part with Anita was the absolute highlight, for me. Loved her character!

[@Danziii]

@ please go away

[@jazzguitar3441]

„Still microwaved“ „Well you can’t expect miracles“ Absolutely sent me 💀

[@aevelizee]

"Why is there a lizard man in my room?" "I'm so sorry this has never happened before" one of my favourite lines in it 😁

[@Blazing_Ninja]

Same 😂

[@lightweaver1839]

Mine too :)

[@AR-zr1om]

“Is this armed” is my absolute favourite line of ncuti so far

[@piccolomouse]

yes, so funny!

[@godstriker9514]

Absolutely, ptsd be hitting hard

[@benwasserman8223]

That final reveal definitely caught me off guard. But it’s a nice reminder that Steven Moffat is a mad genius when he gets the story right.

[@timlemmens1087]

Except Jesus was born during 6BC. (Don't ask me about the logic, it's what the internet says)

[@boghag]

@@timlemmens1087 And there probably wasn't a star seeded by Villenguard there that greeted Jesus. A story has to have enough creative freedom to express itself (and the meaning of the location would have been slightly muddled if it said 6BC)

[@timlemmens1087]

@boghag Yeah, I know. It's just an odd fact that I discovered and like to bring up as a joke.

[@adamburke4738]

I love Moffat it’s tragic that you’re blowing smoke up his backside. This episode was so poor I couldn’t even finish it.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@adamburke4738 Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@bobhughes2290]

A proper Dr Who Christmas special. I sat there and bawled my eyes out.

[@mmcc5846]

Bob Hughes never understood the story a lot of rubbish

[@sleepdeprivedcactus]

@@mmcc5846 mmcc never understood the story, hes speaking a lot of rubbish

[@veggiet2009]

Me too!

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

​@@mmcc5846here we have another ruSSian spy. Or are you the same guy with lots of fake accounts?

[@R_SENAL]

I am here for the Anita's Time Hotel spinoff! Love that character! Maybe she'll be like Donna and come back??

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

My father died 3 weeks before Christmas just after his birthday. Not long after, my mother died Christmas night. Holidays are a bummer in my family for me but this episode will restore a lot of faith.

[@Tulf42]

Is it wrong that I enjoyed the year of the Doctor being on Earth more than the main story plot? I love the moments of the Doctor trying to live a normal life in his endless adventures of roaming around all of time and space, whether it is in comedic stories like The Lodger, with the Eleventh Doctor passing off as a flatmate, or in darker stories like Human Nature/The Family Of Blood, with the Tenth Doctor disguised as John Smith living in early twentieth century England and having a future with Joan Redfern. Even the Ninth Doctor remarks how he never had a life like the couple who were to be married in Father's Day from how they met.

[@TheToymaker0]

I loved that The Doctor mentioned a Weeping Angel 😂

[@godstriker9514]

Im glad someone noticed the reference!

[@TheToymaker0]

I mean like what else would it be😂

[@RSwizard101vids]

i noticed that too

[@JamesBoxxy]

I'd genuinely love to see Anita be a companion in the future, I really liked her character! #AnitaForCompanion

[@elitusyeetus2032]

genuinely itd be nice to have another companion on the older side with the other one being donna

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

​@@elitusyeetus2032still remember how good Evelyn was on audio...

[@tsjmcgrath]

Really loved this episode. I hope we can see Anita again!

[@WildeMermaid]

Joy's story had me sobbing... it really hit close to home. My dad was dying in the hospital around christmas 2021... i caught covid while visiting him & missed the last week of his life. I'm glad Doctor Who touched on this topic. It was/is still so life-altering for many people. While this episode was a bit heavy i loved the concepts included w/ the doctor slowing down, the time hotel, making friends, seeing the hobbit door, t-rex, Joy bringing hope/joy to the world, Trev's help, & Anita's opportunity, etc.

[@TomCee53]

So many little moments. Joy throughout. Very creative. If I hunted, I might find something to not like, but I’m not interested. Definitely one of the best of the specials.

[@thatpeskyrat]

I love this attitude :) sometimes I enjoy being critical, but today I really don’t see the point in picking apart something I had a good time watching!

[@Directorkey718]

oh jeez, I JUST NOW got that plunger joke, lol! Flew right over my head when I watched the special earlier today.

[@thedoctorscompanionintheta7372]

Was it really Steph's first time on television? 🤯 She's been gorgeous! I just LOVED Anita & instantly asked on Social Media, if we can habe her back in future. Anita would be a brilliant "earth companion", in a way like Craig was for 11. PLEASE let the Doctor visit her again, every now and then.

[@TheTazzietiger]

Australian here , my mother was in an aged care home about 800 metres from my house and she was dying and I was not allowed to see her because of covid restrictions , the last time I saw here was 6 weeks before she died on 22 April 2020 . so this episode hit me because I felt guilty that she died without me being there .

[@hollymatton474]

I love watching the behind the scenes of doctor who! Joy to the World was such a brilliant christmas special and I loved the character of joy! Anita was amazing and I hope we end up seeing more of her! Merry Christmas! ❤️❤️🔷🎄😊

[@ElenaAlduin]

We NEED more Anita!! She was such an amazing character in this special

[@piccolomouse]

so sad that Trev died and Anita didn’t get to be a companion. wish the episode was longer so it didn’t feel as rushed, but overall i really enjoyed this episode

[@piccolomouse]

also wish they spent longer with the dinosaurs!

[@Dracojo.]

thanks Steven Moffat This was another great episode

[@mmcc5846]

Dra ojo what a lot of crap

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@mmcc5846 Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

​​@@mmcc5846the ruSSian spy again. You gave yourself away 'cause you can't copy a name in roman alphabet.

[@k012957]

Anita in the Time Hotel would be a great spinoff series.

[@valentinbomlander7262]

I absolutely loved this episode, 2 doctors in a row setteling down though hahah

[@bjwieland-doucet5917]

LOVED this ep! I cried several times. Joy is a treasure for sure. 🎉😮😊😅👏🌟

[@ErinChappel]

I loved Joy to the world. RIP Trev.

[@timlemmens1087]

Intriguing concept with the case, emotional ending, lovely sequences between the Doctor and Anita. Creative way that the doors are used. The rest of it was alright, but nothing special. But I enjoyed it, so that's the important thing.

[@TeeJayDesastron]

I just watched the episode and it is great. It is completely insane but so very wholesome. My favourite character this time was Anita, played by Stephanie de Whalley. The characters' relationship to the Doctor actually beat the main storyline of the episode for me, simply because the two actors had such great chemistry. I think Anita would be a great choice for a future companion. That being said I also enjoyed Joy played by Nicola Coughlan quite a bit. Well, this was nice. And now I will be waiting for the next episode.

[@Ace.of.bass08]

Did anyone notice the song "the stowaway" from the david tenannt christmas special "voyage of the damned" near the start when we first see the inside of the hotel in the background instrumentation? Thats my favorite christmas special and i literally screamed

[@QCS_AdamCole]

Really good special this year. Can't wait for the new season!

[@samtamoglia7335]

I absolutely loved this. Here's to the next adventures.

[@mikebasil4832]

This Christmas special had a most beautiful reveal for the ending. Thank you and Merry Christmas, Doctor Who. 🎄💙🌟

[@jillboler4500]

Merry Christmas.

[@arenadi5776]

I want a side series of the Anita year 😭😭I love her, it was so grounded and beautiful 💗

[@robkazer5841]

Steph's first TV role was as Anita!? She's so lovely!! I'd adore the chance to see her pop in again 💜 I'm curious to see her other work, too!

[@analugo28]

Nicola was great 💫😭❤️

[@llt8101]

It's a fun story but that door has never been mysterious to me because I grew up in a big family. When we (rarely) stayed in a hotel we needed two rooms that were next to each other. Then the people in both rooms would unlock their side of the door and it would be opened. You can only open it if both sides are unlocked.

[@mandotrooper549]

I like that they used a doors of hobbit hole in time hotel

[@MorgamerYT]

10/10 BEST DOCTOR WHO EPISODE IN YEARS.

[@Paul-b4d5y]

The ratings are very low . The show died when matt left

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@Paul-b4d5y Said no-one with a brain ever. Wrong on both counts and you know it. Cope harder.

[@jacobhogan3208]

Knew the ending as soon as i saw the star in the sky. Amazing.

[@mmgringoire2]

Such a good episode. Nicola and the actress that played Anita were wonderful. I wish that Joel Fry's character hadn't died, but seeing the conclusion of the his and all the victims' stories was really touching. The ending had me crying.

[@ryan.e.reinbold]

Very touching Who Christmas special. The ending made this grown American man cry.

[@AlexanderNeptune626]

oh my goodness, sameeee

[@woahdudeitsme9742]

Doctor Who always does. I can't think about Rose, Jack, Donna, Amy and Rory, Clara, Billie or any of The Doctor's companions stories without tearing up and nothing else gets me like that.

[@iandeeley9033]

Merry Christmas!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@MushroomHaterProductions]

Honestly, I think Joy to the World is magnificently timey wimey. Not perfect, but definitely a very strong Christmas special.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

I thoroughly enjoyed it. ❄ It would be nice to see much more of 'Anita' at some point.

[@dennisdilmore7115]

More! Always more!

[@DonnaLang42rockglobally]

Please... PLEASE... Bring Anita back. Steff and Ncuti were so lovely together and it would be a gift to bring them back together again.

[@gnvtwhp1218]

Fun episode. The Doctor❤

[@lightweaver1839]

In the last year I lost my partner and wasn't there for him at the end because I ran out of the physical and emotional strength to be there. Will always blame myself for it but know he doesn't, just as Joy's mom never blamed her.

[@Jamie-ks1wm]

I bawled like a baby when Joy was talking about her mother. I let my mother down. Christmas Eve last year, she called 911 and she never came home. She died in the hospital in January. My flight got canceled and I didn't get to see her.

[@ryanlockhart9102]

Brilliant episode! (And please bring back Anita sometime!)

[@Mr.-Roybot]

I don't care what needs to happen to do it but we need to bring back Anita as a companion

[@priscilafaillace6330]

I'll sign Disney channel just to watch these two incredible actors!

[@addicted2anxiety559]

The Anita character was lovely

[@thecglewis7]

This is a properly brilliant Christmas special. Happy Christmas all! ❤️❤️➕🟦

[@omgitgiovanni]

Loved it!

[@sabalianderson]

Watched the episode last night. Waited for Ellie from @WhoCulture to give me her ups and downs. Heading to watch it again! The Doctor and Anita were perfection 👌🏾

[@juliedavies3660]

❤❤ great episode nice calm episode for christmas 🎄 with all magic mystery and joy of season mix in x brilliant ❤❤🎉 can't wait for next series ❤

[@Nick7901962]

I just pray we one day get a semi-serious Christmas special like we had in 2005-10

[@sobernerd2676]

The Bethlehem reveal was amazing. 10/10

[@JacqBennett-gm4cu]

It had everything, glitz and glamour, high budget action but also so much heart and every every character had a great character arc that you could emotionally invest in and break your heart. Brilliant stuff and brilliant performances all around, Nicola Coughlan absolutely breaking my heart, as well as Steph De Whalley.

[@analauaracarreras2189]

Nicola coughlan 💖🌟

[@FreihEitner]

Ah, "Is this armed?!" was a brilliant touch. :-)

[@jazzguitar3441]

I cried. It hurt a lot.

[@Paul-b4d5y]

So did the weeping doctor again

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@Paul-b4d5yThere’s no such thing.

[@woahdudeitsme9742]

Shine in peace Trev!

[@deanemayer466]

Love the episode but wish joy had more screen time

[@jacquie58]

It would be so nice to see Steph/Anita return as a companion at some point.

[@OliverByrom]

That episode was amazing, the upcoming series looks spectacular

[@2429Ryanspeer]

Everyone's opinion on this Christmas episode?

[@leeseth]

loved it.

[@usersilhouettes]

so so gd

[@keithwong506]

It's quite nice, got lots of innovative ideas

[@clayyoda5611]

Love how every bodies ignoring the 2 sexist jokes near the start.

[@adampaul6675]

@clayyoda5611 Honestly that part was really weird cos it legit led the whole plot unfolding simply cos they made those jokes xD Episode was fine though I enjoyed it nonetheless

[@natsutepig]

Loved the episode, very heartwarming.

[@imsbvs]

It began slowly, at times I felt bored, later picked up. Very sentimetal, references to COVID time deaths and being alone are the kind of things usually written into TV soaps. Not my favourite modern episode, I share comments by others that Anita was a ray of sunshine.

[@Rennie-v4u]

Come backk 😂❤

[@lightweaver1839]

Maybe the doctor will figure out some people want him back in their lives. Not intrution but the finding of someone presious.

[@TheyCallMeDJYT]

Finally getting this episode at the end of the year really made this year worth it for me, it was great, can’t wait for the second season with Ncuti

[@likecat7886]

Steven Moffat delivered once again.❤ Loved the Weeping Angels reference. Sometimes it felt off a bit, but it came together beautifully in the end. We need Anita back. ❤When it was speeding through that one year at the hotel I'm not gonna lie, I was a little bit... Annoyed (?), but by the end I wanted to see more of her. (And the Doctor interacting later on)

[@keithwong506]

It should get more time for this episode for more build up, I love the memes and they are spot on !!!

[@docintar]

Finaly! One good episode for Scuti! Sutek was disappointment, so this was a nice recovery episode

[@DrWhoFanJ]

One more to complete 10 good episodes for Ncuti.* Sutekh* was not a disappointment.

[@docintar]

​@@DrWhoFanJ I am not native English speaker :D

[@Phoenix-bi9bn]

Anita is the companion for season 4. Easy

[@evan_vangelisskoupras3085]

Hey @Doctor Who nice Christmas special there! Steph De Whalley was lovely, would love to see her back in episodes! ALSO, do inform higher ups: I have a suggestion for next DW actor; and that is Greyston Holt. I know it's kinda unorthodox for a viewer to suggest one and he's Canadian, but was just watching "A sweet Christmas Romance" on telly and I think he'd be great for the role. He has that DW feeling, and amalgam of several doctors of the past, but could make his own stand out(there are elements of it in that movie I spotted him at, if you'll watch).

[@jmcdonald.1998]

BRING ANITA BACK 💙💙

[@purefoldnz3070]

Keep the brown coat for all episodes moving forward, he needs a least one piece of kit that is constant.

[@davidevans3227]

is that a reference to Mr ben, at about nineteen seconds

[@tracyroweauthor]

DW NEEDS Moffat back. No one, and I mean NO ONE writes for the Doctor as well as he does. RTD deserves all the credit for bringing DW back, but his writing is silly and has no depth. Moffat knows how to take us on an emotional roller coaster.

[@MoUniiiiii]

Best Ep Ever!! ❤❤❤❤❤ 10/10

[@lggsretrofinds4461]

Thia christmas special even made me cry i felt this compared to last years looks like 2025 will be the best season so far

[@Wackydude27]

HER LAST NAME WAS ALMOND?!

[@NostalgiaAmbience]

Moffat quoting Hartnell ❤❤

[@IsiahBradley]

I want Anita back!!!! #BringAnitaBack #BringAnitaBackToDoctorWho #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoChristmasSpecial #DoctorWhoChristmasSpecial2024

[@lismaryortiz813]

I wanted more Joy!!!

[@gami_3366]

I’ve seen this special for Joy and wow I liked it!!! 🫰🏻

[@deathlybadger7192]

Feel like I’m in a minority that disliked this episode. Kind of all over the place for me with some neat concepts. Also thought the ending was certainly a choice of all time. Not religious myself but someone will absolutely whine about it online and call the show woke somehow because of it

[@mayotango1317]

First time watch a Moffat story?

[@timkinss]

You're not in a minority. You are in an ever-in increasing minority of people who say things are called woke by whiners without a reason, though. Everyone knows it's bad by now . Laters all

[@nathan121uk]

I’m a Christian, and not going to lie the acknowledgment of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, Judea was my highlight. We don’t need a story to revolve around Jesus as we already have a very good account of what happened, as long as they recognise that there is a reason for the season and in my opinion, how they ended was perfect for me. It wasn’t sacrilegious nor blasphemous.

[@mayotango1317]

@@nathan121uk Also, the Tenth Doctor mention that he take the last room in "Planet of the Dead".

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

I'm like... 75/25. Ironically the best Doctor Who Christmas special was back in 2010 under Moffat lol but this was alright. Not my favorite but fairly unique and interesting. Heartfelt and heartbreaking to boot.

[@ravenswolf57]

JUST SAY DR Who Is Coming back t BBCA. Jan1 !!! YAAAA! I am recording Every Episode right now it's a Christmas MarTHON!

[@postbunnie]

So this is a Has Been Hotel

[@charleslord2433]

I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING So many gems in here "mavity" "is this armed" Got the year wrong in Bethlehem though...

[@Jennifer-dk1ni]

I thought so too but after looking into it I think they used the date of the Epiphany or Three Kings Day, which is at the end of the twelve days of Christmas. It’s supposed to be the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus following the Star to his location since we don’t know exactly how long before or after Jesus’s birth the star actually appeared. The bible never makes that bit clear only says the wise men used it as a guide. If they’re going by that date and keeping December 25th as the date of Jesus’s birth then it would already be into the new year after his birth when they visited and the Star was visible. So basically year 1 if Jesus was born in year 0. Not sure if that’s how they came to that conclusion for Doctor Who but it’s my best guess. 😂

[@RossLynchFan2005]

I thought it would be trash but it was surprisingly good

[@DrWhoFanJ]

No-one intelligent did.

[@fr2ncm9]

7:52

[@MrHamster150]

I want to know how he found out what the code was!

[@chris-hz2wd]

He explained, it’s a bootstrap paradox, like in the under the lake episodes with 12. He knew the code because he was told the code, he never got the code, it’s a bootstrap paradox

[@MrHamster150]

@ ahh I clearly wasn’t paying attention! Thank you 🙏

[@timlemmens1087]

Also, am I the only one annoyed that the ending got the date wrong. Because Wikipedia says that Jesus was born on 6BC and not in the year 1.

[@ffotograffydd]

Probably… 😂

[@throttlebirdjdm4168]

So jesus christ was born 6 years before christ? Huh

[@Shampyon]

@throttlebirdjdm4168 Yeah, the calculations made by the people re-inventing the calendar system were off by a few years. In part because they hadn't factored in leap years. BY the time the mistake was realised they'd already been counting years up from "1AD" for almost 1500 years - a bit late to change it all up.

[@throttlebirdjdm4168]

@@Shampyon Oh wow! I never knew that. How interesting

[@timlemmens1087]

@throttlebirdjdm4168 I blame The Master.

[@JoanneMaddison2017]

I’m so sorry but it was all over the place, not making sense and the graphics seemed off.

[@valentinbomlander7262]

How did it not make sense