New character alert! It’s something you initially forget about when a new Doctor comes into town and while we wait to see Peter Capaldi’s first outing, we’ve got the announcement that Samuel Anderson is set to join series 8 of Doctor Who as a reoccurring character.
You’ll know Anderson best from THE HISTORY BOYS, Emmerdale and Gavin & Stacey plus numerous TV roles and we’re always happy to see a new face on-board. He’s set to star alongside Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald at Coal Hill School where he’ll play Danny Pink. Samuel had the following to say about his new role:
“I was so excited to join Doctor Who I wanted to jump and click my heels, but I was scared I might not come down before filming started! It’s a quintessential part of British culture and I can’t believe I’m part of it. It’s an honour to be able to work alongside Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman and I can’t wait to show people how my character becomes involved with such a fantastic duo!”
Mr Steven Moffat, head honcho and writer of Series 8, had this to add:
“For the fourth time in Doctor Who history, Coal Hill School is coming to the aid of the TARDIS. In 1963 teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright accompanied the First Doctor. These days it’s the turn of Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. And very soon now, Sam Anderson as Danny Pink will be entering the world of the Doctor. But how and why? Answers are coming later this year in Peter Capaldi’s first series of Doctor Who!”
Secret galore as always with the Whoniverse – Would we expect anything else? Bring on the new stuff later this year!
Source: BBC/DoctorWhoTV
