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Gomez recurred once more in the series [78] and Simm reprised his role alongside Gomez in the tenth series finale. [79] The "Twice Upon a Time" Christmas special included the departure of both Capaldi and Mackie from the series. [80] [81] It also saw one-off appearances by David Bradley who had been cast as the First Doctor and Mark Gatiss as ...
The series' protagonist, the Doctor is an alien from a species called Time Lords. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the narrative through the plot device of regeneration , which allows Time Lords a change of cellular structure when they near death, changing their appearance and personality.
Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins who goes by the name "the Doctor".The Doctor fled Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, in a stolen TARDIS ("Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space"), a time machine that travels by materialising into, and dematerialising out of, the time vortex.
Jacob Stanley Dudman (born 22 August 1997) [1] is an English actor, writer and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in the Netflix programs The Stranger (2020), The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023), Medici (2019), Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–2022) and the BBC iPlayer series The A List (2018); as well as various Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions.
Other high-profile appearances include the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Claire Danes in 2007 and a 2012 role in Doctor Who as Brian Williams, father of the Doctor's companion, Rory. [7] Since 2013, he has appeared in the lead role in the BBC costume drama Father Brown.
Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Archibald in RocknRolla (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), George in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Major ...
The series was accompanied by Doctor Who: Unleashed, a behind-the-scenes companion show. Adopting a similar format to the former behind-the-scenes programme Doctor Who Confidential, Unleashed follows every new episode of Doctor Who with a 30-minute instalment on BBC Three, hosted by Steffan Powell. The show was announced on 27 September 2023 ...
He has made several appearances as the First Doctor in Doctor Who, having portrayed the role's originator, William Hartnell, in the TV biopic An Adventure in Space and Time. In 2021, he received an Annie Award for Best Voice Actor in a Television Series for his work as Merlin in Guillermo del Toro's animated Netflix series Tales of Arcadia.