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Comedian and Room 101 host, Frank Skinner, will appear in a forthcoming episode of Doctor Who, the BBC have announced.
The episode is written by Jamie Mathieson (Being Human, Dirk Gently), directed by Paul Wilmshurst (Strike Back, Combat Kids), and also stars David Bamber, Daisy Beaumont, Janet Henfrey and Christopher Villiers.
He said: “I love this show. I subscribe to Doctor Who magazine, I’ve got a T.A.R.D.I.S. ringtone, a five-foot cardboard Dalek in my bedroom and when I got the call saying they wanted me to read for the part, I was in the back of my tour bus watching episode three of The Sensorites. I am beyond excited.”
Lead Writer & Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, added: “It’s no secret that Frank’s been pitching vigorously to get into Doctor Who for a while. He’s been volunteering to be ‘third monster on the left’ as long as I’ve been in this job. But now, in Jamie Mathieson’s sparkling script, we finally have a part that can showcase all of Frank’s famous wit and charm. Hopefully he’ll get out of my garden now.”
Ben Miller, Tom Riley, Keeley Hawes and Hermione Norris are also set to appear.
Watch a Doctor Who clip below.
