We thought School Reunion villain Mr Finch was dead but the Buffy and Merlin star says he’s not done with the Doctor just yet…

When we last saw Doctor Who villain Mr Finch, he and his evil Krillitane cohorts were trapped in the kitchens of the school they’d taken over as it was consumed by a massive explosion. But Anthony Head, who played the demonic headmaster in question, believes we may not have seen the last of him after all…

“I don’t think the chip fat got him,” Head told RadioTimes.com. “I know him personally and I think he’s keen to meet the Doctor again…”

Head was speaking after winning a recent RadioTimes.com poll to find the best Doctor Who guest star: he beat James Corden, Carey Mulligan, John Hurt and Georgia Moffett – among others – to claim the honour.

The actor best known to cult TV fans as Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Merlin’s King Uther Pendragon, took on the role of the bat-like Mr Finch in Doctor Who series-two episode School Reunion back in April 2006. The adventure saw the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and Rose (Billie Piper) infiltrating a school to investigate some rather mysterious goings-on.