Ben Miller to appear as “storming villain” in Series 8

April 8th, 2014
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Ben Miller will be guest starring in Series 8 of Doctor Who as “a storming villain”, the BBC has confirmed today.

The actor and comedian will tackle Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as an original adversary in a forthcoming episode, which is now being filmed and has been written by Mark Gatiss.

“I’m a committed Whovian so I cannot believe my luck,” he said. “My only worry is that they will make me leave the set when I’m not filming.”

Steven Moffat added: “With Peter in the TARDIS, we knew we needed somebody special to send everybody behind the sofa – plus, it’s about time Ben Miller was in Doctor Who!”

Ben’s comedy partner Alexander Armstrong appeared as Reg Arwell in ‘The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe’ and he was heard as Mr Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Are you excited about Ben’s new Who role? What sort of villain do you think he will be…?

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2 comments on this article
  1. Tom Gardiner
    April 8th, 2014 at 9.49am | #1

    This guy is an absolute legend. I am sure this will be quite a good episode!

  2. HeatherTN
    April 8th, 2014 at 6.27pm | #2

    As you say it’s about time Ben was in Dr Who!! He was asked back in the 1990’s whether he would be willing to play the Doctor and he gave a resounding *YES*, only never to hear back from the producers. He’ll be a fantastic villain and hopefully in the future, like Capaldi, might play a future Doctor. After all, Ben was a particle physicist!

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