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Warning : spoilers in the lead for Doctor Who ’s " Joy to the World . "
Doctor Who ’s 2024 Christmas special can not aid but nod towards the 1970s tiddler ’s TV show it ’s very understandably base on . Written by formerDoctor Whoshowrunner Steven Moffat , it comes as no surprisal that " Joy to the World " revolves around an intriguing core concept . Moffat was antecedently responsible for the Weeping Angels ' " do n’t blink " theme , theDoctor Who / Time Traveler ’s Wifecrossover of " The Girl in the Fireplace , " and the " Doctor steps on a landmine " premise of season 14 ’s " Boom . " In the same vein , " Joy to the globe " precede the cunning Time Hotel .
Some 2000 age intoDoctor Who ’s future , London is home to a hotel where each room contain a portal vein to another era . Guests then dress up in period costumes and holiday in the past , whether that be blackwash tours , historical event , or a dinosaur safari . As with his previousDoctor Whoepisodes , Moffat uses the story ’s lofty concept to spin an adventure for the Doctor - in this case , the evil Villengard Corporation overwork the Time Hotel for nefarious purpose . Fun the Time Hotel may be , but the approximation is based heavily uponMr Benn , andDoctor Whoseems to realize it .
Doctor Who Easter Egg All But Admits “Joy To The World” Is Based On Mr Benn
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Originally a series of Good Book written by David McKee , Mr Bennwas later conform into an alive television receiver series that premier in 1971 . Each installment involved the titulary Mr Benn visiting his local costume shop , putting on an turnout , then take the air through a wizard door to the public that costume do from . If Mr Benn enclothe as a cowboy , he would visit the Wild West . If Mr Benn dressed as a gladiator , he would bring down Ancient Rome , etc . SubstituteMr Benn ’s costume store for a hotel , and what remains is pretty much the exact assumption ofDoctor Who ’s 2024 Christmas special .
Doctor Whomakes no attempt to hide the similarities between " Joy to the World " andMr Benn , and actually addresses the comparison head - on . When Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor is scan the hotel ’s lobby , he detect thatguests get their costume from a workshop called " Mr Benn ’s Any Era Clothes . “Using the name " Mr Benn " - and for a costume workshop , no less - is a very light quotation that " Joy to the domain " owe a creative debt to the 1970s toon .
Mr Bennoriginally ran for just 13 episodes , but a further exceptional , " Gladiator , " release in 2005 .
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The Easter egg go deeper still , as the store ’s logotype include a classical bowler lid exactly like the one Mr Benn would wear before changing clothes . Even intimately , the shop windowpane expose a cherry-red suit of clothes of armor - a make love homage to McKee ’s first rule book in the series , Mr Benn - Red Knight
Doctor Who’s “Mr Benn” Easter Egg May Reveal What Happens To Anita
Doctor Who Subtly Confirms A Happy Future For Anita?
Doctor Who ’s " Mr Benn ’s Any Era Clothes " Easter nut is a very clear reference toMr Benn , but it might also purpose a primal plot point from the episode itself . " Joy to the World " sees theFifteenth Doctor befriend Sandringham Hotel manager Anitaas a irregular companion over the course of a year . As a reward for putting up with him , the Doctor recommends Anita as a novel recruit for the Time Hotel , offering his chair Quaker an exciting opportunity for a new life . Crucially , however , Anita is listed as " Anita Benn " in the episode ’s ending credits .
It can not be a coincidence that Anita Benn joins the Time Hotel ’s staff and the Time Hotel has a workshop called " Mr Benn ’s Any Era apparel . " Because of the time - bending nature of the hotel and its enlisting policy , it ’s possible the " Mr Benn " who owns the hotel ’s costume shop is a future descendant of Anita ’s . If so , that would paint a picture she lived a felicitous and fulfilled life afterDoctor Who ’s " Joy to the World , " start up a family that was felicitous enough to remain part of the Time Hotel ’s staff for multiple propagation .
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