The BBC have confirmed two new co-stars to appear in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, read on for further details:
Early this morning we revealed that Richard E Grant will
appear in the new series of Doctor Who. We can now confirm that he joins
the cast for this year’s Christmas Special which will also star Tom Ward.
Richard E Grant voiced the Doctor in the animated adventure,
Scream of the Shalka, after briefly appearing as the Time Lord in The Curse of
Fatal Death, a light-hearted Comic Relief Special that was written by Steven
Moffat. Tom Ward is perhaps best known for his role of Harry in Silent Witness,
but this isn’t his first brush with time traveling adventures, having starred
as the title character in The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells.
A BBC press release also reveals the Christmas Special
begins filming this week and was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Saul
Metzstein. In the episode, the Doctor (Matt Smith) will be joined by the new
companion, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.
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.
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.
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