Ncuti Gatwa: Fighting a T-rex and working with Nicola Coughlan... great fun!

The Bridgerton and Derry Girls actress says  she was "super excited to do the Doctor Who Christmas Special stunts, which are a thing that I didn't know I would enjoy"

Doctor Who christmas special with Ncuti Gatwa - as The Doctor and Nicola Coughlan as Joy. Images: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/James Pardon

Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa, 32, and Irish actress Nicola Coughlan, 37, are big fans of each other.

But at times, it's hard for the BAFTA and Scottish BAFTA award winners to describe what it was like working on the Doctor Who Christmas Special, coming to BBC One and iPlayer, without sounding too cheesy.