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Billie Piper returns as the Doctor's feisty young companion,
Rose Tyler, and together they will travel through time and space battling
new and returning aliens and monsters.
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David Tennant says of his striking new look: "I think we've come up with
something distinctive that's both timeless and modern, with a bit of geek
chic and, of course, a dash of Time Lord!
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"Most importantly, Billie tells me she likes it - after all, she's
the one who has to see me in it for the next nine months!"
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Billie Piper, who will star alongside Tennant in the Christmas special
and all 13 episodes in series two, says: "I'm thrilled to be stepping
back into the role of Rose.
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"We plan to make series two even bigger and better and challenge
the viewers' imaginations like never before. Wait until you get a load
of the new doctor!"
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Russell T Davies, writer and Executive Producer, adds:
"We were delighted and honoured by the first series' success, and we can
promise new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak, and some terrifying new
aliens.
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"The Doctor and Rose are destined to meet Queen Victoria, an evil
race of Cat Women, and the dreaded Cybermen. 2006 is going to be scarier
than ever!"
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Filming of the Christmas episode kicks off in London and continues in
various locations across Wales, predominantly in Cardiff.
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Christmas becomes a time of terror for Planet Earth, as the whole of
mankind falls under the shadow of the alien Sycorax. Rose needs the Doctor's
help, but can she trust a man with a new face?
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Camille Coduri returns as Rose's mum Jackie and Noel
Clarke as Mickey.
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Penelope Wilton returns as
Harriet Jones in the Christmas Special.
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Anthony Head (Buffy
The Vampire Slayer, Little Britain)
and Adam Garcia (Coyote Ugly, Saturday Night Fever The
Musical) are now confirmed to star in series two.
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Elisabeth Sladen resumes her role as the iconic character
Sarah Jane Smith, remembered by a whole generation of Doctor Who fans
as the assistant to both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker.
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The Christmas Special will be screened later this year and series two
is scheduled for spring 2006.
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Writers include Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss,
Toby Whithouse, Tom Macrae, Matt Jones and Stephen Fry.
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The directors include James Hawes, Euros Lyn and Graeme Harper.
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The producer
is Phil Collinson; executive producers are Head of Drama, 91Èȱ¬ Wales, Julie
Gardner and Russell T Davies.
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