Doctor Who Christmas Special 2012

Here are a few photos and videos from the filming of this year's Christmas Special -

Tom Ward Joins Richard E. Grant In The Doctor Who Christmas Special

Well more info has come down the pike since yesterdays announcement. It appears that Richard E. Grant will be in the Christmas Special along with Tom Ward.  Here is the official BBC press release.

Date: 06.08.2012

Last updated: 06.08.2012 at 09.24

Category: BBC One; Drama

Filming of 2012's Doctor Who Christmas episode starts this week with two big film and television stars joining the show.

Richard E Grant, actor, author and director, has starred in over 80 film and television hits including Withnail And I, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jack & Sarah, Gosford Park and The Iron Lady.

On joining the show, Richard says: "I played Doctor Who in the digital animated Scream Of The Shalka and I'm honoured to be in the Christmas Special."

Tom Ward, who has starred in BBC One's in Silent Witness as Harry Cunningham since 2002 also joins the Doctor, played by Matt Smith, and his new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.

It is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Saul Metzstein. It will be shot in Cardiff at BBC Wales' studios.

Doctor Who is coming soon to BBC One and the Christmas Special will be followed by a further eight episodes next year.

Doctor Who is a BBC Cymru Wales Production for BBC One.

Richard E. Grant to Guest Star In Doctor Who

Doctor Who fans wait till midnight GMT time for the announcement of Richard E. Grant to be named as a guest star in Doctor Who.  No details have been released except that he was named a guest star.  Doctor Who fans will remember him from being one of The Doctors in Steven Moffat's The Curse of the Fatal Death and he also voiced at the time the 9th Doctor on the BBC Websites animated adventure The Scream of the Shalka.  More info to come when we get it.

Here is his bio on IMBD

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001290/