{"id":51061,"date":"2024-05-09T12:07:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2037774"},"modified":"2024-05-09T13:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:40:46","slug":"doctor-who-confirms-hannibal-star-and-another-susan-twist-role-for-boom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-confirms-hannibal-star-and-another-susan-twist-role-for-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who confirms Hannibal star and another Susan Twist role for Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Theories continue to swirl around Susan Twist&#8217;s character. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 09 May 2024 at 10:03 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>We\u2019re only a matter of days away until the anticipated premiere of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who season 14<\/a> and all eyes are on the new season to see what kinds of baddies, adventures and dramas are in store for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-future-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>\u2018s Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>The third episode of the new season marks the return of former Doctor Who showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-steven-moffat-return-newsupdate\/\">Steven Moffat<\/a> on writing duties for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-boom-bbc-one-schedule-newsupdate\/\">Boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019ve already seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-boom-moffat-images-newsupdate\/\">sneak peek<\/a> of what the episode could entail, we now have a confirmed cast list too.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Gatwa and Millie Gibson in the episode is <strong>Joe Anderson<\/strong> who will be starring as John Francis Vater in Boom.<\/p>\n<p>While we don\u2019t have any details just yet about the character, Anderson is known for his role as Mason Verger in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-5c75kw\/hannibal\/\">Hannibal<\/a>, a role he took over from Michael Pitt in the third season of the horror-thriller TV series.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson is also known for his roles in Outsiders as well as films including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn \u2013 Part 2 and The Reckoning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Susan-Twist-541852d-e1704280453483.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Susan-Twist-541852d-e1704280453483.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Susan-Twist-541852d-e1704280453483.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Susan-Twist-541852d-e1704280453483.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Susan-Twist-541852d-e1704280453483.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1952808 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Susan-Twist-541852d-e1704280453483.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Susan Twist in Doctor Who's The Church on Ruby Road\" title=\"Susan Twist in Doctor Who's The Church on Ruby Road\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Susan Twist in Doctor Who\u2019s The Church on Ruby Road.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>But it\u2019s another character reveal that has notched up excitement for Boom even further and got fans speculating in a major way. The cast list reveals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-susan-twist-theories\/\">Susan Twist<\/a> will be returning to Doctor Who, but this time simply listed as \u2018Ambulance\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time that Twist has been on our screens in the sci-fi series, having previously popped up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder-review\/\">Wild Blue Yonder<\/a> as Mrs Merridew, and also appearing at a concert in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-spoiler-review\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all \u2013 Twist is also set to appear in the brand new second episode of Doctor Who, The Devil\u2019s Chord. In that musical episode, she has simply been credited as \u2018Tea Lady\u2019.<\/p> <p>Of course, nothing has been confirmed just yet about Twist\u2019s recurring appearances in the series, nor her role in the upcoming Boom episode.<\/p>\n<p>But being credited as Ambulance has certainly left some fans on social media tickled by the prospect of the actress being a literal vehicle \u2013 or, perhaps, something a lot more sinister.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-varada-sethu-debut-2024-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who star Varada Sethu \u2018set to make debut in 2024 season\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-golda-rosheuvel-space-babies-monster-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who star Golda Rosheuvel on \u201ccrazy\u201d Space Babies monster: \u2018There\u2019s a history to it\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for the episode itself, Moffat has referred to the concept for the episode as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/steven-moffat-doctor-who-dynamite-russell-t-davies-newsupdate\/\">dynamite<\/a>\u201c, also revealing that he \u201cpitched several ideas\u201d to Russell T Davies before he responded to the idea for Boom by saying: \u201cThat\u2019s it, go write that, I want that immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moffat said: \u201cIt\u2019s a collaboration of enthusiasm. What we\u2019re doing is giggling and laughing and shouting and bounding around the room about how clever and exciting all this is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not doing that on a show like Doctor Who \u2013 or frankly any show \u2013 what\u2019s the point?\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"bd67372c6fc183741ecd69391ad3d1490d116b29\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"bd67372c6fc183741ecd69391ad3d1490d116b29\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Doctor Who returns to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 11th May 2024. 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