It has been confirmed on Twitter by the Official Doctor Who account that Richard E Grant will be appearing in Series 7 of Doctor Who.


It is confirmed that he will appear in the Christmas Special. (Source)


Richard E. Grant has previously starred in Doctor Who in Comic Relief special The Curse of the Fatal Death, penned by our Steven Moffat, and mini-series Scream of the Shalka, which you can watch here.

More information on his character and what episode he will appear in should be available soon.