The Doctor Who and EastEnders stars join a packed line-up for the festive mystery. <\/p>
Gold\u2019s whodunnit Murder, They Hope has expanded its cast for this year\u2019s Christmas special, with a fair few famous faces joining Sian Gibson and Johnny Vegas for a festive mystery.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> can exclusively reveal that Doctor Who<\/a> legend Peter Davison and EastEnders<\/a> favourite Martin Kemp are both part of the festive episode\u2019s line-up.<\/p>\n They joined the already confirmed cast, which includes Robert Webb, Jane Horrocks, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Clive Russell and Samuel Anderson.<\/p> Gold has also confirmed that Anita Dobson, Terry Mynott, Ed Kear, Jack Carroll and Rosie Cavaliero will join the cast, while fans of the show will be glad to know Lee Mack, Sherrie Hewson and Sarah Hadland are all set to return too.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a title for the 90-minute episode \u2013 Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery. Sounds like there could be a sprinkling of romance in the air to go with the murder.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n It makes sense, considering the episode marks Gibson\u2019s Emma and Vegas\u2019s Terry\u2019s first Christmas as a married couple. A synopsis reveals what we can expect for the pair as \u201c[they] are once again thrown into the middle of a murderous catastrophe when things take a dark turn\u201d.<\/p>\n It continues: \u201cWhat is it about the residents of this far flung village that is so unsettling? Who is the strange cloaked figure that seems to appear whenever death is in the air? And can Terry finish preparing the Christmas dinner of his dreams AND solve the murders in time for Xmas lunch?\u201d<\/p>\n We\u2019ll have to wait until December to find out.<\/p>