[Scarlett.]

CATHERINE Tate is being lined up for a shock Doctor Who comeback, TV Biz can reveal.

The 40-year-old comedy queen, who played the Time Lord’s dippy sidekick Donna Noble, will reappear in one of four Who specials planned for next year.

And fans will be delighted — and a bit scared — to learn Life On Mars star John Simm, 38, is also back.



Look Who else is back ... John Simm and Bernard Cribbins

He will reprise his sinister role as The Master — the Doctor’s sadistic rival Time Lord who was last seen dying in his arch-enemy’s arms.

Bernard Cribbins, 79, who played Catherine’s on-screen grandad Wilf will be back as well.

A show source said: “Fans will be delighted to see Catherine back. She was one of the wackiest companions of all time and she brought heaps of humour.

“And it’s great to have John back — he and David Tennant have a real nemesis chemistry.”

The last episode of this year’s BBC1 series saw the Doctor wipe Donna’s memory and return her to her family.

But our source said: “Anything can happen in Doctor Who. His assistants are always recurring and Donna is no exception. When you’re a Time Lord you can go back to any point in history and meet whoever you want.”

Next year’s specials replace the normal series, suspended so that Tennant, 37, could take time out for stage roles.


But we hear the wild-eyebrowed Scot is close to signing for a new full series of the sci-fi hit for 2010.

Our source said: “David loves filming Doctor Who. The upcoming specials have given him more freedom to work on other projects this year and now he’s ready to come back to film a proper series to go out in 2010.”




OH YESH

[Glenn.]

:cheer 2:

[Tom4784]

I'm glad that they're back but I think it could potentially ruin the impact of them leaving in the first place. Look at Rose, when she came back she was good but not as brilliant as she was first time which ended up destroying the dramatic nature of her exit.

I'm cautiously looking foward to their returns.

[pinkmichk]

excellent cant wait for this

[Shaun]

Oh ffs.

Have Doctor Who heard of actually killing off people? It's SO boring.

[VicKyyKciV]

I heard that there werent gonna be any doctorwho's till 2010 only that cybermen chrimbo episode this year. glad they ****ing changed there minds. i love the dr

[Scarlett.]

Theres only gonna be 4 specials next year

[VicKyyKciV]

Originally posted by Chewy
Theres only going to be 4 specials next year

Yeah i just read that. thanks forthe info, can't wait

[Magic]

Can nobody die?
Glad the master person is back though.

[VicKyyKciV]

Originally posted by Magic
Can nobody die?
Glad the master person is back though.

A timelord can't die, they live forever thats why they regenerate and regenerate.

[Scarlett.]

FORMER Doctor Who Paul McGann is making a surprise comeback to the Tardis next year.

The star of cult movie Withnail And I played the eighth Doc in a one-off TV film collaboration between the BBC and Fox in 1996.

But a follow-up series was never made and when the sci-fi show eventually returned to the Beeb in 2005, it starred Christopher Eccleston, 44, as the new Time Lord.

But Paul, 48, reprised his role in several audio adventures — some broadcast on radio — and has remained a firm favourite with fans.

He is expected to begin filming in October or November for one of four feature-length specials to be shown instead of a series in 2009.

Flashback scenes will see him battered from the Time War and shorn of the long hair he had in the film.

An insider said: “Fans loved Paul’s Doctor and feel he was never given the proper chance to shine. Reference is often made to the Time War which wiped out the Time Lords and this will give them a taste of that.”

Current Doc David Tennant will also appear.

[Magic]

Originally posted by VicKyyKciV

A timelord can't die, they live forever thats why they regenerate and regenerate.

But he refused to regenerate, and even they have a life cycle.

[Magic]

Originally posted by Chewy
FORMER Doctor Who Paul McGann is making a surprise comeback to the Tardis next year.

The star of cult movie Withnail And I played the eighth Doc in a one-off TV film collaboration between the BBC and Fox in 1996.

But a follow-up series was never made and when the sci-fi show eventually returned to the Beeb in 2005, it starred Christopher Eccleston, 44, as the new Time Lord.

But Paul, 48, reprised his role in several audio adventures — some broadcast on radio — and has remained a firm favourite with fans.

He is expected to begin filming in October or November for one of four feature-length specials to be shown instead of a series in 2009.

Flashback scenes will see him battered from the Time War and shorn of the long hair he had in the film.

An insider said: “Fans loved Paul’s Doctor and feel he was never given the proper chance to shine. Reference is often made to the Time War which wiped out the Time Lords and this will give them a taste of that.”

Current Doc David Tennant will also appear.

WOW sounds good, we see the time war!
I bet thats when we see the master, not him alive again

[Scarlett.]

He looks like he will be travelling back in time to fix something