The stand-up turned actress has landed a role in series 9 of the BBC hit

Bethany Black is set to appear in Doctor Who, when the BBC 1 sci-fi drama starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna-Louise Coleman returns for the 9th series in September.

The stand up comedian turned actress, who has already appeared in Channel 4’s Tofu, Cucumber and Banana confirmed the new on Facebook that she’d landed a role in the iconic Russell T. Davies show.

Later she spoke about the honour she felt in joining the cult show, claiming it was the role “of a lifetime”.

Black wrote: “It is genuinely the greatest job I could ever have imagined getting. Everything about it is magical.

“I’m enjoying every day of filming and cherishing it, because you never know if you’ll ever get to do anything like this again. I only hope that I do the role and the show justice, and that you all enjoy it. For me it’s the gig of a lifetime.”

A life long Doctor Who viewer, she admitted the show used to scare her as a child: “Growing up as a queer kid in rural Lancashire in the early 80’s That and my Commodore 64 were my only escape. I watched everything, but especially Doctor Who.

“My earliest TV memory was Peter Davison in Doctor Who in Four to Doomsday, I remember running into the lounge, running away from the music, running back in and hiding behind the couch, leaving when it got too much. I’ve been a Doctor Who fan ever since.”

It hasn’t been revealed exactly what character Black will be taking on.  The comedian’s breakthrough to acting came in another T Davies drama, Tofu, Cucumber and Banana.

News Source: The Mirror