Nicola Coughlan did not know what was going on in Doctor Who Christmas Special

Nicola Coughlan has said she did not know what was going on in the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, the Derry Girls star said: "I can't tell you anything, not because of secrecy but because I had no idea what was going on."

The Bridgerton star explained that she was not able to watch Doctor Who when she was growing up.

"I was brought up in Ireland so didn't see it as a child. So, when I got the part, I looked it up on Wikipedia – it was like reading War and Peace and it was so confusing with monsters and time travel.

"It was a fun experience, and I had a lovely time. If they want me back, I would do it again."

In the festive episode of the BBC series, Joy to The World, Coughlan will play a character called Joy, who will be taken on a time-hopping trip through the history of Earth by Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor.

Coughlan also shared that her mother was not happy with her sex scenes as Bridgerton's Penelope.

The Galway native said: "I was 35 and I realised I had never played an adult, and I was like, 'How do I do this?'

"It was then so weird having to play the romantic lead and getting up to sexy things.

"My mother was so mad at me about those scenes – as if they were my fault, so I didn't go to the screening with her."

The full interview will be shown on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One Northern Ireland at 11.10pm.

Source: PA