'Doctor Who': Two returning characters confirmed by filming pictures?
Published Jul 6 2012, 15:16 BST | By Justin Harp
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Newly-released images from a Doctor Who series seven episode appear to confirm the return of two popular characters.The pictures show a Sontaran in a butler's attire and The Doctor's Silurian ally Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh) dressed in a black veil, both on the set of the hit sci-fi series.
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© WENN
Madame Vastra had this week been rumoured to be returning to Doctor Who when images of her ally Jenny (Catrin Stewart) on set also appeared online.
The popular duo of Madame Vastra and Jenny made their first appearances in series six's 'A Good Man Goes to War', where they joined The Doctor, the Ponds and a Sontaran warrior in battling Madame Kovarian (Frances Barber).
Madame Vastra, Jenny and the Sontaran will be returning for a Mark Gatiss-penned episode, which is to air in 2013.
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© WENN
McIntosh denied that she was to appear again in Doctor Who last week, when she tweeted: "No-one's asked me [to come back]."
Dame Diana Rigg and her daughter Rachael Stirling will also be appearing in the Gatiss instalment, but the exact nature of their roles is not yet known.
Doctor Who kicks off series seven on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US with 'Asylum of the Daleks'.
Watch Madame Vastra and Jenny in Doctor Who below:
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July 15th 2012 at 6:56pm
This is totally outragous, A SILURIAN in a Dress. This is the highest insult I have ever experienced. When Stevan Moffat comes up with ideas like this, It's time to send him off to the nut house where he belongs. This truely is highly offensive
July 11th 2012 at 11:38pm(+1 like)
What's wrong with Vastra wearing a dress? She's living in Victorian London, she'd attract a lot of attention in the usual Silurian getup.
July 15th 2012 at 8:02pm(+1 like)
Soooo looking foward to this. Squeeeeee!
July 10th 2012 at 5:37pm
What is this The Woman in Black?!
July 8th 2012 at 8:13pm
he's called Commander Strax. do your homework !!
July 8th 2012 at 2:21pm
and he was also killed off . . . . so your point is?
July 15th 2012 at 6:25am
Yeah, I mean it's not like there's any time travel involved in this show is there?
July 15th 2012 at 6:17pm(+1 like)
So was River, yet she's appeared in another 10 episodes and counting!
July 15th 2012 at 8:04pm(+1 like)
dont forget they are a clone race, so it might not even be the same sontaran!
July 21st 2012 at 6:12pm