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| Doctor Who guest stars unveiled | Doctor Who guest stars unveiled |
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| Actress Felicity Kendal is to be among the guest stars when Doctor Who returns in 2008, producers have announced. | Actress Felicity Kendal is to be among the guest stars when Doctor Who returns in 2008, producers have announced. |
| Best known as Barbara Good in 1970s sitcom The Good Life, Kendal will play Lady Clemency Eddison in the hit science fiction programme. | Best known as Barbara Good in 1970s sitcom The Good Life, Kendal will play Lady Clemency Eddison in the hit science fiction programme. |
| Filming on the next series has already begun, with comedian Catherine Tate becoming the Doctor's latest companion. | |
| Stars David Tennant and Freema Agyeman both return, and other guests include former Blackadder actor Tim McInnerny. | Stars David Tennant and Freema Agyeman both return, and other guests include former Blackadder actor Tim McInnerny. |
| Over the course of the series, the time-travelling hero will revisit his old enemy The Ood - a race of squid-like humans - and drop in on legendary crime novellist Agatha Christie. | Over the course of the series, the time-travelling hero will revisit his old enemy The Ood - a race of squid-like humans - and drop in on legendary crime novellist Agatha Christie. |
| 'Brilliant idea' | 'Brilliant idea' |
| "Visiting Agatha Christie has been on my wish-list for ages now, and for the Doctor, it's a real meeting of minds," said executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies. | "Visiting Agatha Christie has been on my wish-list for ages now, and for the Doctor, it's a real meeting of minds," said executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies. |
| Agatha Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, said it was a "brilliant idea" to introduce her to the show. | Agatha Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, said it was a "brilliant idea" to introduce her to the show. |
| "As far as I know my grandmother never saw Doctor Who, but I am sure she would have been intrigued, excited and above all flattered by all this attention in 2007," he said. | "As far as I know my grandmother never saw Doctor Who, but I am sure she would have been intrigued, excited and above all flattered by all this attention in 2007," he said. |
| Christie's role will be played by actress Fenella Woolgar, who was recently seen in BBC One's Jekyll. | Christie's role will be played by actress Fenella Woolgar, who was recently seen in BBC One's Jekyll. |
| Catherine Tate said she was "delighted" to be returning to Doctor Who, following her guest appearance as Donna Noble in last year's Christmas special. | Catherine Tate said she was "delighted" to be returning to Doctor Who, following her guest appearance as Donna Noble in last year's Christmas special. |
| She reprises the character in this series - beginning with an episode where she has to track down the Time Lord during an alien emergency in modern-day London. | She reprises the character in this series - beginning with an episode where she has to track down the Time Lord during an alien emergency in modern-day London. |
| "I had a blast last Christmas and look forward to travelling again through time and space with that nice man from Gallifrey," said Tate. | "I had a blast last Christmas and look forward to travelling again through time and space with that nice man from Gallifrey," said Tate. |
| Before the new series begins, Doctor Who returns with a Christmas special set on the Titanic and co-starring Kylie Minogue. | Before the new series begins, Doctor Who returns with a Christmas special set on the Titanic and co-starring Kylie Minogue. |