{"id":7167,"date":"2021-11-15T11:55:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T10:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1504015"},"modified":"2021-11-15T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:14:27","slug":"doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who star Craig Parkinson reveals if we\u2019ll see the Grand Serpent again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 15 November 2021 at 12:00 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 officially halfway through <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-13-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who: Flux<\/a>, with third episode Once, Upon Time leaving us with plenty of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-once-upon-time-questions\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">unanswered questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One such question is whether Craig Parkinson, of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-season-7-release-date\/&quot;\">Line of Duty<\/a> fame, will be returning as slithering politician the Grand Serpent, who we discovered was Vinder\u2019s (Jacob Anderson) old boss \u2013 and the pair did not end on the best of terms, to put it mildly.<\/p>\n<p>The actor himself has now weighed in on whether he\u2019ll be back after he was asked by fans on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems like there\u2019s got to be more with Vinder in the future\u2026 at least I hope,\u201d one fan asked, to which Parkinson replied: \u201cOh there is.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Oh there is ???????? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/oPt8Fc6OZB&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/oPt8Fc6OZB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Craig Parkinson (@Cparks1976) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cparks1976\/status\/1459999018306703364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>He went on to reassure another fan, who tweeted that they\u2019d hoped Parkinson would be in it \u201cwaaayyyy more\u201d, telling them not to panic and teasing there is \u201cmuch more to come\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Don\u2019t panic Much more to come <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/y0UNkVKnsp&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/y0UNkVKnsp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Craig Parkinson (@Cparks1976) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cparks1976\/status\/1459999077807050759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>News of the character\u2019s return isn\u2019t too surprising. Eagle-eyed fans who pored over the Doctor Who: Flux trailer might have noticed exterior shots of Parkinson and Vinder that weren\u2019t shown in last night\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson himself also posted a picture of a costume and make-up test for the Grand Serpent last night, along with the caption \u201cbe seeing you\u2026 soon\u201d so fans can expect his return in the coming episodes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Be seeing you\u2026soon ????<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flux?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Flux<\/a> <br\/><br\/>(Costume\/Make up test shot) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/HZSiCtp1nZ&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/HZSiCtp1nZ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Craig Parkinson (@Cparks1976) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cparks1976\/status\/1460006091299995648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jo-martin-doctor-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who brought back another Doctor, and it\u2019s about time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-swarm-regeneration-mystery\/&quot;\">Is Doctor Who still hiding a secret regeneration?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-fugitive-doctor-spin-off\/&quot;\">Is Doctor Who\u2019s Once, Upon Time a pilot episode for a Fugitive Doctor spin-off?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Doctor Who continues on BBC One on Sundays. For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 15 November 2021 at 12:00 am We\u2019re officially halfway through Doctor Who: Flux, with third episode Once, Upon Time leaving us with plenty of unanswered questions. One such question is whether Craig Parkinson, of Line of Duty fame, will be returning as slithering politician the Grand Serpent, who we discovered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7168,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again.jpg",2000,1334,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-who-star-craig-parkinson-reveals-if-well-see-the-grand-serpent-again.jpg",2000,1334,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 15 November 2021 at 12:00 am We\u2019re officially halfway through Doctor Who: Flux, with third episode Once, Upon Time leaving us with plenty of unanswered questions. 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