Russell T Davies has cooked up three specials \u2013 The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle<\/a> \u2013 which promise to introduce us properly to David Tennant\u2019s Fourteenth Doctor<\/a>, as he reunites with Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n We\u2019re also expecting an appearance across the three-part run from Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, as the baton is passed ahead of his upcoming Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n But who else is returning to the cast and who are the brand new stars joining for these three episodes? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials<\/p>\n Here are the main cast members and characters in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. Read on below for more info about who they are and where you\u2019ve seen the actors before.<\/p>\n Who is The Fourteenth Doctor? <\/strong>The Doctor is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who travels in space and time in his TARDIS, usually with a companion. The last we saw the Doctor was when Jodie Whittaker<\/a>\u2018s Thirteenth incarnation regenerated into the Fourteenth \u2013 who, for some reason, has the same face as the Tenth.<\/p>\n The three new specials will see the Doctor reuniting with his former companion, Donna, while also looking to find out why his old face has returned.<\/p>\n Where have I seen David Tennant before? <\/strong>Tennant is, of course, best known for playing another incarnation of the Doctor, the Tenth, a role he played from 2005 to 2010, and then again for a one-off appearance in 2013.<\/p>\n Outside of Doctor Who, we has also starred in Good Omens<\/a>, Staged<\/a>,\u00a0Broadchurch<\/a>,\u00a0Deadwater Fell<\/a>, Criminal<\/a>, Casanova, Jessica Jones, Inside Man<\/a>,\u00a0The Sandman<\/a>,\u00a0Litvinenko<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0There She Goes<\/a>, as well as the films Mary Queen of Scots, Fright Night and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Donna Noble? <\/strong>Donna is the Doctor\u2019s former companion. She was a temp from Chiswick when she met the Doctor, being transported into his TARDIS because she had unwittingly become caught up in a plan to destroy the Earth and unleash the Racnoss.<\/p>\n She later travelled with the Doctor through time and space, but when she touched his severed hand full of regeneration energy, it created a Time Lord\/human metacrisis.<\/p>\n This not only created a new half-human Doctor, who is now sealed away on a parallel Earth, but also made Donna the DoctorDonna, filling her head with Time Lord knowledge. The metacrisis was killing her, so the Doctor removed all of her memories of himself and their travels.<\/p>\n He warned her family that if she ever remembered him, she would die. A brief brush with danger ensued in the Tenth Doctor\u2019s swan song, The End of Time, but Donna survived and went on to marry her boyfriend Shaun Temple, still none-the-wiser as to her time-travelling past.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Catherine Tate before? <\/strong>Outside of Doctor Who, Tate is best known for her comedy work, in series such as The Catherine Tate Show, Big School, The Office (US)<\/a>, Hard Cell<\/a> and Queen of Oz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Sylvia Noble? <\/strong>Sylvia is Donna\u2019s mother, who in season 4 was seen to always be quick to put her daughter down. Since then, she\u2019s been trying to keep the truth from her secret, in order to protect her \u2013 but will she be able to stop Donna from remembering the Doctor?<\/p>\n Where have I seen Jacqueline King before? <\/strong>King is known outside of her Doctor Who work for appearing in 55 Degrees North, Coronation Street<\/a>, Holby City, Doctors<\/a>, Turn Up Charlie and Mammals<\/a>, among other series and films.<\/p>\n Who is Shaun Temple? <\/strong>Shaun is Donna\u2019s husband, who she met shortly after her time with the Doctor. He is unaware of her past, travelling with The Doctor, and so is just as in the dark as she is.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Karl Collins before? <\/strong>Collins has previously appeared in films including The Flash<\/a> and Attack the Block, while he has also had roles in The Bill, Twenty Twelve, Death in Paradise<\/a>, Black Mirror<\/a>, This is England \u201990, Hollyoaks<\/a>, Vera<\/a>, The Larkins<\/a>, Champion<\/a> and Culprits<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Rose Noble? <\/strong>Rose is Donna and Shaun\u2019s daughter, who we will first meet in The Star Beast. She shares a name with one of the Doctor\u2019s former companions, Rose.<\/p>\n Finney previously revealed<\/a> that Rose is a \u201ctrans icon \u2013 a 15-year-old trans girl with a great, supportive family\u201d, while also telling fans to \u201cenvision Heartstopper but fighting aliens\u201d.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Yasmin Finney before? <\/strong>Finney is best known for her role in Netflix<\/a>\u2018s teen drama Heartstopper<\/a>, while she was also a guest judge earlier this year on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Shirley Anne Bingham? <\/strong>Little is currently known about new character Shirley, although she is expected to be an ally of the Doctor\u2019s.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Ruth Madeley before? <\/strong>Madeley has had roles on a number of major TV series, including Fresh Meat, Outnumbered<\/a>, Cold Feet, Russell T Davies\u2019s Years and Years, The Cleaner<\/a>, Brassic<\/a> and The Long Shadow<\/a>. She also played one of the title roles in 2022 TV film Then Barbara Met Alan.<\/p>\n Who is The Meep? <\/strong>The Meep is a character first seen by Doctor Who fans in a 1980 comic story, but little is currently known about this on-screen incarnation. All we do know is that the Meep will end up in Donna\u2019s shed at one point, and will warn Rose of \u201cmonsters\u201d.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Miriam Margolyes before? <\/strong>Margolyes has had a long, acclaimed career on both stage and screen, appearing films including Little Shop of Horrors, The Age of Innocence, Babe, James and the Giant Peach, Romeo + Juliet, Mulan, Magnolia, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Happy Feet.<\/p>\n She has also had roles in series such as Blackadder<\/a>, The Sarah Jane Adventures<\/a>, Merlin<\/a>, Doc Martin<\/a> and Call the Midwife<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Mrs Merridew? <\/strong>Nothing is currently known about Mrs Merridew.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Susan Twist before? <\/strong>Twist has had roles in series including Brookside, In The Flesh, Coronation Street and Eric, Ernie and Me.<\/p> Doctor Who cast: Full list of actors and characters in the <\/strong>60th anniversary specials<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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David Tennant plays The Fourteenth Doctor<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Catherine Tate plays Donna Noble<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>The Star Beast cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Jacqueline King plays Sylvia Noble<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Karl Collins plays Shaun Temple<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Yasmin Finney plays Rose Noble<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Ruth Madeley plays Shirley Anne Bingham<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Miriam Margolyes plays the voice of The Meep<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Wild Blue Yonder cast<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Susan Twist plays Mrs Merridew<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Giggle cast<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Ncuti Gatwa plays The Fifteenth Doctor<\/strong><\/h2>\n