Mark Sheppard Guests in Doctor Who Series 6

It has been reported that the actor Mark Sheppard has secured a role in Series 6 of Doctor Who, after the US convention ValleyCon 36 announced that Sheppard had to pull out of their event due to new work commitments on Doctor Who.

Their press release states: “We had just booked Mark’s airline tickets a week ago when less than 12 hours later he got the dream job of any kid who grew up in England-and many kids here too. He landed a huge role in the new Dr. Who but they needed him there the next day. There was no way we were going to stand in the way of that and so Mark took the job but with his deepest apologies. We will try to work out an appearance with him in the future and wish him great luck with Dr. Who!”

It is believed that Mark Sheppard will appear in the opening two-parter of the series, which began shooting this week with Toby Haynes directing.