Doctor Who
Warning : Spoilers onward for the 2024Doctor WhoChristmas special , " Joy to the World . “Doctor Who ’s rich and storied account means the show can accost long - forgotten storylines , and showrunner Russell T. Davies has chosen to do so with an incredibly niche firearm of canon from the era of Tom Baker ’s Fourth Doctor . Baker was one of the most pop actors to play the Time LordinDoctor Who ’s classical era , and thereturn of SutekhDoctor Whoseason 14proves that Humphrey Davy is also a fan of that point of the franchise ’s account . However , the show ’s leader is turn over even deeply into Four ’s past times to possibly help informDoctor Whoseason 15 ’s tale .
Tom Baker remain the longest - serving ofall the actors to play the Doctor . He made his launching as Four in 1974 and stepped forth in 1981 . His lengthy time as the show ’s leading man result in many plot line boast his version of the Doctor , and innumerable item that have been sentence to be left behind due to their obviously uselessness to the larger saga . Excitingly , Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor may be about to have a run - in with an element of his predecessor ’s imposingly long arc .
Doctor Who’s 2024 Christmas Special Twice Mentions The “Icelandic Alliance” From Tom Baker’s Era
“Joy to the World” is teasing a comeback for the Nordic coalition
The Icelandic Alliance is a fancied concretion of Carry Nation based in Iceland inDoctor Who ’s 51st one C . It featured as an factor of the story for " The talon of Weng - Chiang , " the final serial of theDoctor Whoclassic era ’s 14th time of year in 1977 . Since then , it has been used very slenderly by the enfranchisement , almost to the point in time of irrelevance . TheDoctor Who2024 Christmas special , " Joy to the World , " changes all that by including two reference book to the Icelandic Alliance .
One of the winks to the Nordic organisation come in the grade of a newspaper headline on the front of a newsprint halt by Gatwa ’s Doctor . The front Sir Frederick Handley Page was station to the officialDoctor WhoX(formerly Twitter ) account , where it can be read in full . The second honorable mention of the Iceland Alliance in " Joy to the World " is whena leaflet features its name in the Time Hotel . It may seem like a random clock time for the Alliance to come back , but when the writer of " Joy to the World " is considered , it makes far more sensory faculty .
How The Icelandic Alliance Could Return In Doctor Who Season 15
Prisoner Zero’s 51st-century trial ended with him being found innocent
Former showrunner Steven Moffat returned to pen the handwriting for " Joy to the World . " This ties utterly into Moffat connect the Icelandic Alliance to one of his first theatrical role as the show ’s leader - Prisoner Zero . The eel - like alien has only appeared in one instalment so far -Doctor Whoseason 5 , episode 1 , " The Eleventh Hour . " At the end of the instalment , Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor manages to have Prisoner Zero arrested . However , " Joy to the World " quietly reveals Zero ’s test snagged him an sinless finding of fact courtesy of the Icelandic Alliance . So , Doctor Whoseason 15 could bestow them both back .
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Doctor Who : Doctor Who is a British sci - fi television series debuting in 1963 , follow The Doctor , a prison term - jaunt foreign Time Lord . The Doctor explores the universe in the TARDIS , accompanied by companion , confront various adversaries and striving to salve culture while address injustices .
The former Doctor Who serial introduce the Fifteenth Doctor , get together by new companion Ruby Sunday .
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Doctor Who: Doctor Who is a British sci-fi television series debuting in 1963, following The Doctor, a time-traveling alien Time Lord. The Doctor explores the universe in the TARDIS, accompanied by companions, confronting various adversaries and striving to save civilizations while addressing injustices.
Doctor Who: Doctor Who is a British sci-fi television series debuting in 1963, following The Doctor, a time-traveling alien Time Lord. The Doctor explores the universe in the TARDIS, accompanied by companions, confronting various adversaries and striving to save civilizations while addressing injustices.
