During BBC Children in Need, BBC released a sneak peek of the Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Return of Doctor Mysterio.
Now, it’s been released here in full for fans to meet the superhero (Justin Chatwin) the Doctor will be interacting with. We also see Matt Lucas’ character Nardole returning to question the Doctor any chance he gets. We also find out that the Doctor likes sushi!
Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Return of Doctor Mysterio official synopsis:
This Christmas on BBC One, the Doctor joins forces with a comic-book superhero in New York for a heroic special written by Steven Moffat, titled ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’.
The family favourite will return on Christmas day as the Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, joins forces with an investigative journalist, played by Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall, The Player) and a superhero to save New York from a deadly alien threat.
Steven Moffat, Writer and Executive Producer, says: “I’ve always loved superheroes and this Christmas Doctor Who dives into that world. My favourite superhero is Clark Kent. Not Superman, Clark Kent.”
Justin Chatwin (Orphan Black, War of the Worlds) plays Grant in the special, he says: “Working with the amazing people at Doctor Who has been one of the most fun and rewarding projects I’ve ever had the pleasure of being involved with.”
Matt Lucas (Nardole) will also be joining the cast of the special with Adetomiwa Edun (Lucifer, Bates Motel), Aleksandar Jovanovic and Logan Hoffman.
The 60 minute Doctor Who Christmas Special will air on BBC One and is written by Steven Moffat, Executive Produced by Brian Minchin, Produced by Peter Bennett and Directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark), it was shot in Cardiff at BBC Wales Roath Lock Studios.
Check it out below:
The Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Return of Doctor Mysterio airs on Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC America.
from Nerd Reactor
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