It has been confirmed that comedian Frank Skinner will make a guest appearance in an episode of Doctor Who, but his character is yet to be revealed.
The eighth series of the sci-fi classic reboot stars Peter Capaldi as The Doctor, and will guest star many other famous faces including Ben Miller, Tom Riley and Hermione Norris.
Skinner, who is a huge fan of the TV show, said he was “beyond excited” to have been offered a part after asking several times to be featured in recent episodes, he has previously feature in one-off comedy episode The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.
Steven Moffat, the creator of Doctor Who said: “It’s no secret that Frank’s been pitching vigorously to get into Doctor Who for a while. He’s been volunteering to be ‘third monster on the left’ as long as I’ve been in this job. But now, in Jamie Mathieson’s sparkling script, we finally have a part that can showcase all of Frank’s famous wit and charm. Hopefully he’ll get out of my garden now.”
Doctor Who will return to BBC One this autumn.
