The BBC have released the first picture of this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special guest Justin Chatwin as superhero Grant.
He will join Peter Capaldi and an investigative journalist, played by Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall, The Player) to save New York from a deadly alien threat.
Steven Moffat, Writer and Executive Producer, said: “I’ve always loved superheroes and this Christmas Doctor Who dives into that world. My favourite superhero is Clark Kent. Not Superman, Clark Kent.”
Justin Chatwin (Orphan Black, War of the Worlds) also comments on joining the Doctor Who team for the special: “Working with the amazing people at Doctor Who has been one of the most fun and rewarding projects I’ve ever had the pleasure of being involved with.”
As we know Matt Lucas will return as Nardole along with Adetomiwa Edun (Lucifer, Bates Motel), Aleksandar Jovanovic and Logan Hoffman.
The 60 minute Doctor Who Christmas Special will air on BBC One and is written by Steven Moffat, Executive Produced by Brian Minchin, Produced by Peter Bennett and Directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark), it was shot in Cardiff at BBC Wales Roath Lock Studios.
