The series will return in November with a trilogy of 60th anniversary specials<\/a> that are expected to see David Tennant pass the torch to Ncuti Gatwa, who will be leading the franchise into a bold new era with showrunner Russell T Davies.<\/p>\n Coming along for the ride is comedy writer and actor Gemma Arrowsmith, who recently brought her very own series \u2013 titled Sketched Out \u2013 to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Mary Malone has also joined the cast, following earlier roles in ITV\u2019s Vera<\/a> and Channel 4\u2019s Chivalry<\/a>, as well as acclaimed turns in theatrical productions. Both will appear in this year\u2019s Christmas episode in mystery roles.<\/p> Speaking exclusively to Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, executive producer Phil Collinson said: \u201cThe cast for our end-of-year festive special is continuing to grow. Though still with some names we haven\u2019t announced yet!<\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s a delight to welcome two more names on board, with Gemma Arrowsmith and Mary Malone\u2026 and you won\u2019t have to wait long to find out how they connect to the Doctor and Ruby Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n Collinson went on to confirm that Hollyoaks<\/a> alum Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy and Billy Brayshaw (of HBO Max sequel A Christmas Story Christmas) had taken undisclosed roles in season 14.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n He explained: \u201cComing up after that, in the 2024 series, it\u2019s a delight to open the studio doors to a former star of Hollyoaks with Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy.<\/p>\n \u201cHis character in the Oaks, Jesse, died of alcohol poisoning on his wedding day, so let\u2019s hope he has a more peaceful time in the Whoniverse. Although I can\u2019t promise!<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, in a separate episode, we\u2019re delighted to say hello to Billy Brayshaw,\u201d added Collinson, \u201cand there are plenty more names to come!\u201d<\/p>\n Doctor Who Magazine #594 is on sale from today, Thursday 17th August 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who is coming soon to BBC One and iPlayer. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. <\/b>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The list includes Vera and Hollyoaks stars. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35874,"template":"","categories":[6,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson.jpg",2000,1333,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-announces-4-new-actors-joining-ncuti-gatwa-and-millie-gibson.jpg",2000,1333,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The list includes Vera and Hollyoaks stars.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/35871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Doctor](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/DWM-594-501878d.jpg?quality=90&resize=292%2C413\" "\\"DWM")
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