{"id":5997,"date":"2021-10-20T13:03:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1394667"},"modified":"2021-10-20T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:31:25","slug":"doctor-who-boss-teases-secret-guest-stars-im-leaving-some-people-out","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-teases-secret-guest-stars-im-leaving-some-people-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss teases secret guest stars: \u201cI\u2019m leaving some people out\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Huw Fullerton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s official \u2013 the Doctor Who<\/a> series 13 cast list is absolutely heaving, with a very long list of big names revealed to be joining the series<\/a> over the past week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got lots of them, haven\u2019t we?\u201d series showrunner Chris Chibnall told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press. \u201cI need the list in front of me. I can tell you, we have Annabel Scholey, we have Kevin McNally. Who else have we got? Who\u2019s the other guests? We have Sarah Powell in episode two.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got Sam Spruell. We\u2019ve got Rochenda Sandall. We\u2019ve got Craig Parkinson. How\u2019s that for a list? It\u2019s really great. And then we\u2019ve got John [Bishop] and Jacob [Anderson]. There are some really fantastic actors. You get to see a bit more of them than you normally would in just a single episode.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Chibnall also teased that this might not be the completed cast list, noting that there were \u201csome people [we] might not want to say,\u201d<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m sure I\u2019m leaving some people out. Well, I know<\/em> I\u2019m leaving some people out deliberately,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m also sure that I\u2019m forgetting people as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

So who could Chibnall be leaving out \u201cdeliberately\u201d on top of the already-stacked cast that\u2019s been announced? Assuming he\u2019s not just covering all the bases (and trying to seem like he\u2019s intentionally left out actors like the confirmed Blake Harrison and Jonathan Watson rather than by omission), we have a few theories.<\/p>\n

Top of our list for these hidden guest stars? Sacha Dhawan\u2019s version of the Master, who cropped up over multiple episodes in the last series as he battled with his nemesis the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker). While he seemed to have been blown up at the end of series 12 finale The Timeless Children, evidence suggests he escaped the blast, and with Whittaker due to exit the series next year it seems like they\u2019re due a rematch before she goes.<\/p>\n

That, plus the fact that Sacha Dhawan has been seen hanging out in Cardiff recently while Doctor Who was filming, make this seem fairly likely. But who else could Chibnall have been referring to?<\/p>\n

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Sacha Dhawan as The Master and Jo Martin as the Fugitive Doctor in Doctor Who (BBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Well, what about Jo Martin? Martin\u2019s Fugitive Doctor \u2013 a previously-unknown incarnation of the Time Lord, living undercover in present-day Gloucester \u2013 was a hit when she turned up halfway through the last series, before popping back for a quick cameo in the finale. Surely we have more loose ends to tie up between these two Doctors before Whittaker leaves?<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s also the possibility of long-awaited onscreen meetings between Whittaker and past cast members like Alex Kingston\u2019s River Song, Carole Ann Ford\u2019s Susan Foreman or any number of ex-companions.<\/p>\n

Whatever the truth, it certainly sounds like for the entire six-episode run of Doctor Who: Flux<\/a> and the specials beyond, Chibnall still has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. Get ready for some surprises\u2026<\/p>\n