And the returning villains for Series 4 will be...

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:10 pm

Casting Update

Monster role for Young Ones star (Series Four spoiler!)

Christopher Ryan, best known for playing super-cool Mike in the classic comedy series The Young Ones, is set for a guest-starring role in an upcoming Series Four adventure.

Ryan will play a Sontaran leader in the story, due to begin filming in the next few weeks.

"I'm absolutely delighted to be appearing in this new Doctor Who," Chris revealed. "The last time I appeared in Doctor Who was in 1986, Colin Baker was the Doctor and I was still a Young One."

The story in question was the Trial Of A Time Lord, where Chris starred as the slug-like Mentor Kiv alongside Trevor Laird, who played Martha's dad in 2007.

If you know your Who lore, the Sontarans will need no introduction. If you're a newer viewer, however, you may not know that the Sontarans are amongst the greatest villains from the classic series of Doctor Who.

A military, warlike species, able to clone vast armies of themselves, the Sontarans are locked into an eternal struggle with their enemies the Rutans.

I do hope that the'll have their showdown somewhere other than Earth this time - Tardis is, after all, Time And Relative Dimensions In Space.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:14 pm

Damn, you just about beat me to it.

I'm looking forward to this, hopefully it'll be good.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:18 pm

Is The Young Ones still being aired anywhere? I loved that show. When we adopted my dog, I almost named him SPG.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:12 pm

i loved the sontarans! Wow, that takes me back somewhat........