{"id":29627,"date":"2023-02-02T12:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T11:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1778954"},"modified":"2023-02-02T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T12:45:53","slug":"doctor-who-boss-teases-wonderful-guest-star-fans-havent-spotted-yet","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-teases-wonderful-guest-star-fans-havent-spotted-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss teases \u201cwonderful\u201d guest star fans haven\u2019t spotted yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Who&#8217;s stepping into the toy shop? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 02 February 2023 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>Russell T Davies has told fans that they haven\u2019t uncovered every secret in the recent <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-trailer-christmas-day-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who trailer<\/a>, with a \u201cwonderful\u201d guest star still yet to be identified.<\/p>\n<p>The showrunner kicks off his return to the sci-fi drama with three specials marking its 60th anniversary, which see the return of David Tennant as The <del>Tenth<\/del> Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as former companion Donna Noble.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest issue of <a href=\"\/\/doctorwhomagazine.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, out today, Davies explained that while some details from the trailer have been covered extensively, others have managed to fly under the radar \u2013 including a certain mystery actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I write this at the beginning of January (who knows what will be spoilt by the time you read it), that trailer still contains secrets,\u201d the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/nolly-preview-russell-t-davies-crossroads-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Nolly<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/its-a-sin-aids-crisis-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s A Sin<\/a> creator said.<\/p> <p>\u201cThere\u2019s Neil Patrick Harris, OK, there\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ruth-madeley-disabled-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ruth [Madeley]<\/a>, there\u2019s the Noble-Temple family in all their glory, and that\u2019s Ronak Patani as Major Singh, but\u2026 hold on. Wait a minute, who\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davies teased: \u201cThe man with an umbrella and his back to camera, walking into the bright red shop in the rain, who\u2019s he? That\u2019s a lovely guest star. Wonderful actor. Walking past unnoticed. Wait and see!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It\u2019s new DWM day! Issue 587 is available now from selected branches of WH Smith and some supermarkets. Available to order online from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/GiLzmOOKki&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/GiLzmOOKki<\/a> while stocks last (UK, Ireland and Gibraltar only). <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DrWho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWMtweets\/status\/1621063649384345603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>The character in question appears to be walking into a vintage toy shop, with signs in the windows advertising that it also stocks board games and magic tricks, among other items.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of this location has led some to speculate that Neil Patrick Harris could be playing retro Doctor Who villain <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-celestial-toymaker-newsupate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Celestial Toymaker<\/a>, although this remains unconfirmed for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever the mystery umbrella-wielding individual is, it\u2019s safe to say that the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who 60th anniversary<\/a> cast is absolutely stellar, with Tennant, Tate, Madeley and Harris joined by Heartstopper breakout Yasmin Finney.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6319237409112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine is out now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. 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