{"id":41017,"date":"2023-12-03T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1938051"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T18:25:21","slug":"doctor-who-star-jacqueline-king-pays-tribute-to-bernard-cribbins-a-true-gentleman-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-star-jacqueline-king-pays-tribute-to-bernard-cribbins-a-true-gentleman-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who star Jacqueline King pays tribute to Bernard Cribbins: \u201cA true gentleman\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cribbins returned to film a final scene in Doctor Who before his death last year. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 03 December 2023 at 12:00 PM<\/p>

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Doctor Who<\/a> star Jacqueline King<\/a> has paid tribute to her co-star and on-screen father Bernard Cribbins<\/a> as he returned to the show in Wild Blue Yonder.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the first time in 15 years that Cribbins has returned to Doctor Who, and it was his final role\u00a0before he died<\/a> in July 2022 at the age of 93. He played Wilf<\/a>, grandfather to Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna and father to King\u2019s character Sylvia.<\/div>\n\n
The final scenes of the second 60th anniversary special showed the Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna (Tate) opening the TARDIS<\/a> doors and stumbling across Donna\u2019s grandfather, Wilf, with the world in chaos, presumably heralding the arrival of Neil Patrick Harris\u2019s Toymaker in the next special.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Remembering her beloved co-star, King exclusively told RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cI was just the most fortunate person in the world to have him as a friend, not just a work colleague.<\/p>\n

“Hello, me old soldier!”In memory of Bernard Cribbins \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f #DoctorWho<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZXb4BPMcUg<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) December 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>