Look Who’s coming back…
Doctor Who fans can expect plenty of fun and games in the next animation, thanks to The Celestial Toymaker.
The character will appear in the hit BBC show this autumn after being brought back by Russell T Davies for the final special marking the show’s 60th anniversary.
Neil Patrick Harris will play the immortal being, who exists only to play games and cause havoc in others’ lives. But The Celestial Toymaker – a William Hartnell story from 1966 – will also be brought back to life in cartoon form after the master tapes were wiped years ago. Batman star Michael Gough, inset, originally starred as the villain, alongside ’Allo ’Allo’s Carmen Silvera and former Blue Peter star Peter Purves. But only part four of the story still exists in the BBC archives after a copy was returned from Australia in February 1984. An insider said: “For many fans, The Celestial Toymaker is one of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever.”