The official website today revealed: “We’re delighted to reveal that Jemma Redgrave will be returning to Doctor Who for the show’s fiftieth anniversary special. She previously appeared in 2012’s ‘The Power of Three’ playing Kate Stewart, daughter of the legendary Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.”

The website also promises more news about the episode “very soon”.

Starring regulars Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman alongside David Tennant, Billie Piper, Joanna Page and John Hurt, the special will air on BBC One in November and will receive a limited worldwide 3D cinema release.

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