{"id":41131,"date":"2023-12-05T17:51:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1939429"},"modified":"2023-12-05T18:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:05:55","slug":"doctor-whos-the-star-beast-becomes-highest-rated-episode-in-5-years","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-the-star-beast-becomes-highest-rated-episode-in-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s The Star Beast becomes highest rated episode in 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

A huge moment for the sci-fi. <\/p>

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

Published: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 16:51 PM<\/p>

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Doctor Who\u2019s highly-anticipated first 60th anniversary special, The Star Beast<\/a>, has become the highest rated episode in five years.<\/p>\n

The special, which saw David Tennant<\/a> and Catherine Tate return after 15 years, boasted an audience of 7.6 million according to BARB data, which includes catch-up figures after seven days.<\/p>\n

The last episode to rival that figure is The Tsuranga Conundrum in 2018, Jodie Whittaker\u2019s fifth episode as the Thirteenth Doctor, which was watched by 7.76 million viewers.<\/p>\n

The Star Beast has become the biggest drama launch of 2023<\/a>, also boasting a respectable overnight audience of 5.08 million.<\/p>\n

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David Tennant and Yasmin Finney in Doctor Who: The Star Beast.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The episode saw Tennant\u2019s Fourteenth Doctor and Tate\u2019s Donna Noble reunite, also bringing Yasmin Finney\u2019s Rose Noble<\/a> into the action for the first time.<\/p>\n

We also met the menacing Meep, voiced by Miriam Margolyes<\/a>, and, of course, got our first glimpse at the gorgeous new TARDIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest Doctor Who<\/a> episode, Wild Blue Yonder<\/a>, saw the Doctor and Donna facing deadly doppelgangers of themselves at the edge of the universe and also marked the return of the late Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott<\/a>.<\/p>

With just one 60th anniversary special left to go, fans will see the return of one of the Doctor\u2019s oldest enemies, The Toymaker<\/a>, this time brought to life by Neil Patrick Harris.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also finally get to meet Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Fifteenth Doctor \u2013 and we\u2019re sure we\u2019ve got plenty more surprises coming our way, with a whole host of other guest stars on the way.<\/p>