{"id":16969,"date":"2022-06-15T15:45:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1662816"},"modified":"2022-06-15T16:12:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T14:12:09","slug":"doctor-who-fan-theory-predicts-neil-patrick-harris-is-classic-character","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fan-theory-predicts-neil-patrick-harris-is-classic-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fan theory predicts Neil Patrick Harris is classic character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Neil Patrick Harris is the latest addition to the cast of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\">the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who<\/a>, in which he\u2019ll face off against a returning David Tennant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/russell-t-davies-ncuti-gatwa-secret-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Russell T Davies<\/a>, who is reprising his role as showrunner, confirmed earlier this week that the How I Met Your Mother and It\u2019s A Sin star <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-newsupdate\/&quot;\">is set to join the sci-fi in what looks to be a villainous role<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my huge honour to open our studio doors for the mighty Neil Patrick Harris\u2026 but who, why, what is he playing?\u201d he said in a typically cryptic statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll just have to wait. But I promise you, the stuff we\u2019re shooting now is off the scale. Doctor beware!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There might be plenty of secrecy surrounding the character Harris will be playing but that hasn\u2019t stopped <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-scale-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> fans from speculating.<\/p>\n<p>And thanks to several clues in the image, the Celestial Toymaker \u2013 a villain not seen on screen since the 1960s \u2013 has become the fan consensus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">I am convinced it is The Toymaker.<br\/><br\/>He even had prior history with the Doctor before they even met in the original 1960s serial, not to mention his reality warping powers to throw trials and games feels suitably &#8216;special&#8217;. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/Emz689UbnH&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/Emz689UbnH<\/a><\/p>\u2014 James Johnson (@ThePrydonian) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePrydonian\/status\/1536402151236415492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>One fan <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/LewisJohnY2\/status\/1536393951229386752&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">theorised<\/a>: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">My immediate thought seeing this is\u2026 <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Celestial Toymaker<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">? Making the Doctor play in their most dangerous adventure yet with previous selves, former companions and old enemies?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another fan <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Janksy_\/status\/1536397331909730307&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">My guess is he\u2019ll play the <\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-b88u0q=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Celestial Toymaker<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> and, given his history with other universes, he\u2019ll open the multiverse which causes the Doctor\u2019s regeneration to go wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/ReelEnthusiast\/status\/1536397609677504515&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>: \u201cHe\u2019s playing the Celestial Toymaker, 100%. He\u2019s gotta be! The apron, the tools, the look \u2013 it can\u2019t just be me who sees it, right? We already know Russell\u2019s bringing in characters from the comics so this wouldn\u2019t be too much of a stretch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, photos from the Doctor Who set in Bristol show a toy shop store front called Mr Emporium, which supports the theory that Harris could indeed be portraying the Celestial Toymaker.<\/p> <p>Harris added to the mystery by posting a photo of himself in the role on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CewO_VbsiTn\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> alongside the caption: \u201cNever looked more dashing. Thank you for inviting me into your Whoniverse,\u00a0@russelltdavies63. I\u2019ll try my hardest to do my worst. This Doctor has no idea what\u2019s in store. And even if he does\u2026 Who cares? Ha ha ha HA ha-ha-ha!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davies\u2019 new era of Doctor Who has already seen four major casting announcements, with\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-catherine-tate-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">David Tennant and Catherine Tate<\/a>\u00a0confirmed to be returning to their roles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-next-doctor-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>\u00a0will\u00a0play the new Doctor and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yasmin-finney-rose-cast-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Yasmin Finney<\/a>\u00a0a new character called Rose, it has also been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>. 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