‘Harry Potter’s Miriam Margolyes Latest To Board ‘Doctor Who’
deadline.comHarry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes has become the latest big name to join the cast of Doctor Who. Margolyes, a beloved UK acting vet, will voice Meep, the iconic creature adapted from The Star Beast comic strip. “I’m relieved I got to work on Doctor Who before I died,” said Margolyes. “With sci-fi you never know.
Thank you for making an old woman very happy.” Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout in Harry Potter, has boarded three special episodes at the end of this year, which will see David Tennant take on the role of the 14th Doctor to coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary.
Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa will then become the 15th Doctor in the new year. RELATED: ‘Doctor Who’: Bonnie Langford Returns To Reprise Mel Bush Role Others to have joined Russell T Davies’ revitalized Doctor Who, which counts Disney+ as co-commissioner and Bad Wolf as co-producer for the first time, include Jonathan Groff, Millie Gibson, Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon and Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney.
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