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Doctor Who: The Doctor and Astrid get up close and personal
The Doctor gets up close and personal with his Christmas companion, Astrid Peth, in the long-awaited Doctor Who Christmas special, Voyage Of The Damned, on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One.
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The Doctor, played by David Tennant, wastes no time in getting acquainted with Kylie Minogue's Astrid in the drama which goes out at 6.50pm on Christmas Day.
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Kylie will star as Astrid, a waitress on The Titanic, alongside David Tennant in a story that follows on directly from the ending of series three where viewers witnessed The Titanic crash through the Tardis walls...
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The episode has been written by Doctor Who's Executive Producer and head writer Russell T Davies.
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Kylie Minogue comments: "It is an incredible thrill to be joining David and the entire Doctor Who production for this year's Christmas special.
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"Doctor Who enjoys a unique history and it is going to be very exciting to be a part of that."
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Voyage Of The Damned launched last night (Tuesday 18 December) with a celebrity-packed gala premiere at the Science Museum in London.
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Celebrity fans in attendance included Jo Whiley, John Simm, Tamsin Greig, Nick Cave and Richard Curtis.
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In the Christmas Doctor Who two of Britain's best-loved actors, Geoffrey Palmer and Clive Swift, will also play lead roles.
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Geoffrey Palmer, perhaps most famous for his role in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ comedies Butterflies and As Time Goes By, will play the Captain of the Titanic.
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Voyage Of The Damned will also feature Coronation Street star, Debbie Chazen, who also starred in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three comedy series The Smoking Room; Olivier Award-winner Clive Rowe; Russell Tovey from the smash hit film The History Boys; Jimmy Vee, who has previously been in Doctor Who as the Moxx of Balhoon; and George Costigan who starred in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama The Long Firm and the acclaimed film Rita Sue And Bob Too.
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The Producer is Phil Collinson; Executive Producers are Head of Drama Wales and Drama Commissioning Julie Gardner and Russell T Davies.
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Doctor Who: Voyage Of The Damned, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December 2007, 6.50pm
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