August 6th, 2012
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Richard E Grant Cast In Christmas Special
Casting news – Richard E Grant In Christmas Special
Filming of 2012’s Doctor Who Christmas episode starts this week with two big film and television stars joining the show.
Richard E Grant, actor, author and director, has starred in over 80 film and television hits including Withnail And I, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jack & Sarah, Gosford Park and The Iron Lady.
He is no stranger to Doctor Who – Richard E Grant has played “The Doctor” twice, once in the Curse of Fatal Death and as the Ninth Doctor in animated webcast Scream of the Shalka.
On joining the show, Richard says: “I played Doctor Who in the digital animated Scream Of The Shalka and I’m honoured to be in the Christmas Special.”
Tom Ward, who has starred in BBC One’s in Silent Witness as Harry Cunningham since 2002 also joins the Doctor, played by Matt Smith, and his new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.
It is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Saul Metzstein. It will be shot in Cardiff at BBC Wales’ studios.
Doctor Who is coming soon to BBC One and the Christmas Special will be followed by a further eight episodes next year.
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Anonymous
August 5th, 2012 - 7:04pmThe Master isn’t dead. People just presume he is. He couldn’t have been taken back to the Time War as he wasn’t there in the first place.
He’s out there somewhere, it’s only a matter of time (although how much time remains to be seen).
Anonymous
August 5th, 2012 - 6:53pmIs that who’s going to be in it?
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 6:34pmChristopher Lee, oh yes
KGF
August 5th, 2012 - 6:34pmIn reply to @Jason doctorwhoone – anything’s possible. The Master’s dead, but he could return.
Anyway, I’d love to see Kylie Minogue back – or Christopher Lee make his Doctor Who début.
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 6:33pmChristopher Lee
KGF
August 5th, 2012 - 6:32pmSteven Moffat has already said that if a good enough story that needs to involve Jack crops up, then he will include him. He’s not just going to include him for fan-sake.
Jason doctorwhoone
August 5th, 2012 - 6:29pmWould be nice to have him back on the show. I wounder what he’d think of Matt Smith’s Doctor, since Jack’s worked alongside his previous 2 incarnations from the new series already.
Jason doctorwhoone
August 5th, 2012 - 6:27pmThe Queens kinda been in Doctor Who [Voyage of the Damned].
Jason doctorwhoone
August 5th, 2012 - 6:26pmOh god no not him, I can’t stand that guy. Sorry, but thats how I feel about him. I’m often sick of it when some people want him to be in Doctor Who just cos of his bleeden modern Sherlock. Sadly for Star Trek fan’s his gonna be in the next Star Trek film of J.J. Abrams . . . . god help them.
Jason doctorwhoone
August 5th, 2012 - 6:24pmNo, his dead, and he got his revenge on Rassilon who made the Master what he became, so let him rest in peace.
Jason doctorwhoone
August 5th, 2012 - 6:23pmSpock ? …. I could imagine a lot of Trekkies watching Doctor Who just to see him, especially some old friends of mine who are big fans of both shows.
Jason doctorwhoone
August 5th, 2012 - 6:22pmIf it is Paul, then that would be fantastic, they could film the unseen regeneration between his 8th Doctor into Christopher Eccleston’s 9th incarnation, but knowing Chris, he never wants to come back so they might as well just show the regeneration of the 8th Doctor begining but not show the change of the faces between the 8th and 9th, unless they can fake it by merging the image of the 9th Doctor regenerating into David Tenannts 10th Doctor with the 9th Doctors head tilted upwards during regeneration to make it look as if Paul is regenerating into Chris.
Jonathan
August 5th, 2012 - 6:16pmJohn Barrowman I think as Capatin Jack is meant to be coming back at some point
RoastyRhino
August 5th, 2012 - 5:55pmWait, maybe it has 5 edges?
duckter who
August 5th, 2012 - 5:49pmMY NAN!!!!!
David Jefferies
August 5th, 2012 - 5:31pmHM the Queen?
Give me a Dalek any day
August 5th, 2012 - 5:28pmNo. He’s in a different episode. 🙂
OODSIGMA
August 5th, 2012 - 5:25pmSo the person is david???
Esterath
August 5th, 2012 - 5:10pmOh wait, David Warner’s in ‘The Cold War’ episode playing the Ice Lord.
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 5:10pmThe BBC have already confirmed that
Esterath
August 5th, 2012 - 5:09pmDavid Warner.
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 5:09pmthats already been confirmed
Guy
August 5th, 2012 - 5:08pmBenedict Cumberbatch, maybe?
James
August 5th, 2012 - 5:07pmIt’s David Warner, by the way.
the dr
August 5th, 2012 - 4:55pmPaul McGann
Sonic screwdriver
August 5th, 2012 - 4:55pmTeamGB
crazy guy
August 5th, 2012 - 4:55pmsorry for spelling but in a hurry to type
crazy guy
August 5th, 2012 - 4:54pmdaniel craig or prehaps the jhon simmn or james corden i would laugh if it was the queen but i doubt it
Stig
August 5th, 2012 - 4:54pmLeonard Nimoy
The master
August 5th, 2012 - 4:53pmThe Master