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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.
Doctor Who
August 6th, 2012 - 12:19amGlad it’s Richard E Grant but really wanted it to be Miranda Hart lol
Doctor Who
August 6th, 2012 - 12:15amThat wasn’t the real queen though
Ronnies thoughts
August 6th, 2012 - 12:11amHe also played the doctor in scream of the shalka
Jim
August 6th, 2012 - 12:08amSorry that was supposed to say he played one of the doctors stupid fast typing on iPod
Jim
August 6th, 2012 - 12:08amHe plate done of the regenerations of he doctor in the comic relief special 1999 the curse of fatal death
Duckter who
August 6th, 2012 - 12:07amWhos that?
Hi
August 6th, 2012 - 12:03amIt’s richard e grant!
Dalek Jake
August 5th, 2012 - 10:39pmbooboo Will series 7 have prequels?
doctor who 19
August 5th, 2012 - 10:36pmbooboo plz put who it is on tomoz as i have to go to bed thanks night people
Tardis’nt
August 5th, 2012 - 10:35pmHa ha! it better be him, only time will tell!
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 10:18pmno but when there is it will all be in the merchandise section
doctor who 19
August 5th, 2012 - 10:17pmbooboo is there any news on toys
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 10:12pmdont think they are iconic (yet) to be honest
Dalek Jake
August 5th, 2012 - 10:12pmHope so, but I don’t think someone from Primeval is an icon.
Xylok emperor
August 5th, 2012 - 10:11pmIf it would be some one from primeval it would.have to be either Cieran, Andrew, Hannah or Ben Mansfield cause their the best
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 10:10pmDear BBC
Could you please make these announcements at an earlier time, i haven’t caught up with my sleep since you had me up until midnight and then up again at 6.00am the same day
booboo
matt smithy
August 5th, 2012 - 10:05pmlol thats what I was going to say. I said to myself “I bet I stay up to midnight and it’s someone like Rowan Atkinson” lol!
doctor who 19
August 5th, 2012 - 10:01pmi hope it is someone that is upopula thene it would be amazizng
Trekker
August 5th, 2012 - 9:55pmPatrick Stewart perhaps????
Anonymous
August 5th, 2012 - 9:46pmmaybe somone outta of primeval
doctor who 19
August 5th, 2012 - 9:44pmhe is a brilliant actour
Jonathan
August 5th, 2012 - 9:43pmToo right and it would be rather good too
Jonathan
August 5th, 2012 - 9:42pmWell I’d much rather see River or Donna or a classic companion back rather than Jack to be honest
Blackadder The Whovian
August 5th, 2012 - 9:33pmChristmas?
CHRISTMAS IS ALIVE!
ALIVE!
Tardis’nt
August 5th, 2012 - 9:03pmRowan Atkinson…
the etrenal doctor
August 5th, 2012 - 8:07pmray stevons
booboo
August 5th, 2012 - 7:43pmplayed by Brian Blessed – epic
the astronaut of death
August 5th, 2012 - 7:42pmSANTA CLAUSE!
Give me a Dalek any day
August 5th, 2012 - 7:34pm“An iconic star will appear in Doctor Who” – Oh, wonder who it could be?
“The star will be appearing in the Christmas special.” – Is that sensible?
the astronaut of death
August 5th, 2012 - 7:26pmi think it could be the queen
the doctor who team could have seen her acting scills at the olymic opening ceremony and then thought we have got to have the queen on doctor who
if she can work with bond she can work with doctor