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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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104 comments

  • Doctor Who

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:19am

    Glad it’s Richard E Grant but really wanted it to be Miranda Hart lol

  • Doctor Who

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:15am

    That wasn’t the real queen though

  • Ronnies thoughts

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:11am

    He also played the doctor in scream of the shalka

  • Jim

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:08am

    Sorry that was supposed to say he played one of the doctors stupid fast typing on iPod

  • Jim

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:08am

    He plate done of the regenerations of he doctor in the comic relief special 1999 the curse of fatal death

  • Duckter who

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:07am

    Whos that?

  • Hi

    August 6th, 2012 - 12:03am

    It’s richard e grant!

  • Dalek Jake

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:39pm

    booboo Will series 7 have prequels?

  • doctor who 19

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:36pm

    booboo plz put who it is on tomoz as i have to go to bed thanks night people

  • Tardis’nt

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:35pm

    Ha ha! it better be him, only time will tell!

  • booboo

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:18pm

    no but when there is it will all be in the merchandise section

  • doctor who 19

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:17pm

    booboo is there any news on toys

  • booboo

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:12pm

    dont think they are iconic (yet) to be honest

  • Dalek Jake

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:12pm

    Hope so, but I don’t think someone from Primeval is an icon.

  • Xylok emperor

    August 5th, 2012 - 10:11pm

    If 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 - 10:10pm

    Dear 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 - 10:05pm

    lol 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 - 10:01pm

    i hope it is someone that is upopula thene it would be amazizng

  • Trekker

    August 5th, 2012 - 9:55pm

    Patrick Stewart perhaps????

  • Anonymous

    August 5th, 2012 - 9:46pm

    maybe somone outta of primeval

  • doctor who 19

    August 5th, 2012 - 9:44pm

    he is a brilliant actour

  • Jonathan

    August 5th, 2012 - 9:43pm

    Too right and it would be rather good too

  • Jonathan

    August 5th, 2012 - 9:42pm

    Well 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 - 9:33pm

    Christmas?
    CHRISTMAS IS ALIVE!
    ALIVE!

  • Tardis’nt

    August 5th, 2012 - 9:03pm

    Rowan Atkinson…

  • the etrenal doctor

    August 5th, 2012 - 8:07pm

    ray stevons

  • booboo

    August 5th, 2012 - 7:43pm

    played by Brian Blessed – epic

  • the astronaut of death

    August 5th, 2012 - 7:42pm

    SANTA 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 - 7:26pm

    i 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

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