Doctor Who: Rose Ayling-Ellis Set for "Frightening" Season 2 Episode

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Doctor Who: Rose Ayling-Ellis Set for "Frightening" Season 2 Episode

Rose Ayling-Ellis MBE has joined the cast of Showrunner Russell T. Davies' Doctor Who Season 2. Here's a look at what Davies had to share...

Published Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:32:07 -0600
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As focused as fans are on Showrunner Russell T. Davies' Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) and Nicola Coughlan-starring, Steven Moffat-written Doctor Who Christmas Special, "Joy to the World" as it inches closer to our Christmas Day screens, the BBC is offering fans a Season 2 holiday present. Earlier today, it was announced that Rose Ayling-Ellis MBE (Ludwig, EastEnders) is joining the cast of Season 2 for what's described as "a thrilling and frightening adventure" set to go down sometime in 2025.

"I loved 'Doctor Who' when I was growing up, so being cast in the show was a dream come true. My inner child is ecstatic with excitement! Working with Russell and filming alongside the talented cast and crew has been an incredible experience. Ncuti is a wonderful Doctor, and I can't wait for audiences to see what we have created together." Ayling-Ellis shared. Davies added, "We always want guest actors on 'Doctor Who' to have fun, but Rose takes it to a whole new level. She storms in with an astonishing performance of terror, anger and bravery in one of the most frightening episodes we've ever made."

Doctor Who Christmas Special: "Joy to the World" (Official Overview)

Along with Gatwa and Coughlan, the special also stars Steph de Whalley as Anita, Jonathan Aris as Melnak, Joel Fry as Trev, Peter Benedict as Basil, Julia Watson as Hilda, and Niamh Marie Smith as Sylvia. Produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television and set to hit Disney+, BBC One, and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day, here's a look at the overview released in the BBC's holiday rundown:

Ham and cheese toastie and a pumpkin latte? The Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, returns this Christmas for a time-hopping trip through the history of Earth.

The episode introduces Joy, starring Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls), who checks into a London hotel in 2024, only to discover that her quiet stay is anything but ordinary. When Joy opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel, she discovers danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across the Earth, just in time for Christmas.

Where has the Doctor been? What is going on in Joy's hotel room? An old enemy of the Doctor's is lurking in the wings, and all of human history hangs in the balance. Can the Doctor save Christmas – everywhere, all at once?

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