Sophie Aldred reprised her Doctor Who role as Ace in a humorous sketch, Tiny Time Lord Trouble, in support of BBC children’s charity Children in Need.

Filmed at Victorian country house Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire, Ace and ‘Doctor Pudsey’ are pursued by bickering foes — a Cyberman and a Dalek.

‘Doctor Pudsey’ is a Time Lord version the BBC Children in Need mascot Pudsey Bear in this skit written and directed by Steve Healey.

Money raised during the 2025 BBC Children in Need will help communities across the four nations, funding amazing people in family centres, community spaces, youth clubs and refuges; homeless shelters, hospices and helplines. Donations to BBC Children in Need can be made on their website.

BBC Children in Need, a live entertainment extravaganza of comedy, music and surprise guests to raise life-changing funds for children and young people across the UK, will be telecast on BBC One on Friday, 14 November beginning at 7:00pm BT.