4 Physician Who sixtieth anniversary particular actors had been introduced in Physician Who Journal 597.

Dara Lall performs Fudge in The Star Beast

Colin “Fudge” Higgins first appeared in a 1980 comic-strip Physician Who and the Star Beast in Physician Who Weekly, which went on to change into Physician Who Journal. In response to govt producer Phil Collinson, “Readers of final month’s DWM can have seen the creators of the Meep, Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons, delighted to find that the character of Fudge has survived from web page to display screen. And it’s beautiful to welcome Dara on board, as a personality with such a fantastic and historic background.”

John MacKay performs tv pioneer John Logie Baird in The Giggle

Russell T Davies had this to say about MacKay in DWM: “John MacKay is probably the most good option to play John Logie Baird – so good, I’ve executed it twice! John first took on this position in my ITV manufacturing of Nolly, as a result of Noele Gordon (performed by Helena Bonham Carter) was, true reality followers, the primary girl on the earth to look on color TV, put there by JLB himself. So now, to have the identical actor play the identical character signifies that all my exhibits are set in the identical universe, formally! However by no means thoughts me, John is an excellent actor, and an ideal piece of casting by Andy Pryor and his staff.”

Charlie De Melo performs Charles Banerjee in The Giggle

Producer Collinson mentioned, “It’s such a delight to welcome Charlie on board. I used to be the producer of Coronation Avenue a few years in the past and I’ve stored a watch on it ever since – that’s how we noticed Millie Gibson! So, when Charlie left the present, he was instantly on my radar, and we swooped in to get him into the present. You might need already glimpsed him within the trailer, and I can definitely say that Charles Banerjee is heading in the direction of terrors we’ve by no means seen on display screen earlier than.”

Alexander Devrient performs Colonel Ibrahim in The Giggle

Collinson mentioned of Devrient, “Lengthy-term followers have grown up with the notion of the UNIT household, a daily solid of characters who seem alongside the Physician each time he wants the companies of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce. And it’s an amazing pleasure to welcome Alexander into the clan, as Colonel Christopher Ibrahim – he isn’t even on condition that first identify till subsequent yr’s new season! Ibrahim is a UNIT stalwart, serving loyally alongside Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. However even he’s barely ready for the hazards to return. It’s good to make Alexander a part of the household. Let’s hope Colonel Ibrahim survives!”

Physician Who will return on 25 November 2023 with The Star Beast, the primary of three Physician Who sixtieth anniversary specials starring David Tennant because the Fourteenth Physician and Catherine Tate as companion Donna Noble — adopted by Wild Blue Yonder on 2 December and The Giggle on 9 December.

Ncuti Gatwa will star in his first full Physician Who episode because the Fifteenth Physician within the Physician Who Christmas particular The Church on Ruby Highway alongside Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday on 25 December.

A brand new 8-episode Physician Who sequence starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson will debut in Spring of 2024 adopted by the 2024 Christmas particular later within the yr.

BBC One would be the unique dwelling of Physician Who within the UK and Eire and all new episodes shall be completely accessible to stream on iPlayer within the UK. Disney+ would be the unique dwelling for all new episodes of Physician Who outdoors of the UK and Eire.

Physician Who Journal 597 is obtainable from Thursday 9 November at Panini and WH Smith (UK) and as a digital version from Pocketmags.