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Matt Lucas’ bumbling duffel-coated Nardole will “fill the space” of the Doctor’s companion before Pearl Mackie’s debut in 2017, say sources. And Justin Chatwin will also star as a “superhero”… Sources at Doctor Who have confirmed that Peter Capaldi’s Time Lord will not have a temporary companion when he embarks on his Christmas adventure at the end of the year. Instead, the “companion space” for the as-yet-untitled episode belongs to Matt Lucas’ Nardole, River Song’s former assistant who was previously seen…

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Holby City Hospital is used to dealing with mysterious patients but it seems as though they’ve got a mysterious doctor on their hands now too. Amanda Mealing, who plays Consultant Connie Beauchamp, shared a snap of the curious man in question via her Twitter account. Knock, knock.Who's there?Three Drs.Three Drs who?No, just one Dr who. Numpty! pic.twitter.com/XW6TzS3MKE — amanda mealing (@meamandamealing) September 28, 2016 Of course we all know him as Peter Capaldi – or the 12th Doctor, but what…

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In a pole conducted by Digital Spy the absolute favourite TV character of the 21st century (so far) is David Tennant’s 10th Doctor! Over 241,000 votes were cast, and it all came down to the battle of the super fans. With a whopping 35,000 votes, David Tennant’s 10th Doctor from Doctor Who came out on top, narrowly beating Supernatural‘s Castiel (Misha Collins) with 32,000. Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes came in third, but was quite a way behind with 13,000 votes….

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It’s been six years since Mickey Smith last appeared on Doctor Who – yup, we feel old too. But now his alter-ego Noel Clarke’s says that he’d consider returning to the series… only this time, behind the camera. Clarke’s directed four movies since 2008, with his latest – Brotherhood – debuting at number two at the UK box office. So when we spoke to him about his new ITV thriller The Level, we couldn’t resist asking… would he consider returning…

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Britons have voted for Doctor Who’s TARDIS as their favourite UK home on TV, beating mansions, castles and central New York apartments to the top of the list. Perhaps we Brits just have a penchant for good and efficient storage space. Not to mention time travel. The research – conducted by Yale – put Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle in second place and in third was the white mansion Southfork Ranch which featured in the eighties drama Dallas. But in reality,…

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Patrick Ness introduces you to the cast of Class, the Doctor Who spin-off coming to BBC Three and BBC America.