Adrian Schiller and Elizabeth Berrington in Doctor Who Series 6

It has been announced that Adrian Schiller and Elizabeth Berrington are among the guest cast to feature in the third episode of Series 6, which was written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Richard Clark. Schiller is reported as playing the character of ‘Uncle’ in the story and Berrington is ‘Aunt’.

Adrian Schiller recently played Noah Zeitler in the BBC series ‘Silk’, and has also appeared in ‘Being Human’ and ‘Going Postal’. Elizabeth Berrington plays the regular character Ruby in ‘Waterloo Road’, and appeared as Nurse Nicola in ‘Psychoville’. Suranne Jones was previously announced as playing Idris in this episode by Neil Gaiman.

Doctor Who Series 6 – Toby Haynes Directs Episodes 1 and 2

It has been announced that Toby Haynes will direct Episodes 1 and 2 of the upcoming Series 6, which are believed to go into production in a few weeks time, and will be broadcast in Spring 2011.

Haynes previously directed the two-part Series 5 finale, ‘The Pandorica Opens’ and ‘The Big Bang’, as well as recently completing work on the Doctor Who 2010 Christmas Special.

These new stories will make Toby Haynes the Director of five consecutive episodes to be broadcast in a row. The only other confirmed Director for Series 6 at the moment is Richard Clark, although it was unofficially revealed that Adam Smith will be returning to the show.

Richard Clark Reveals Set Image and Information

Richard Clark, who is currently directing two episodes of Series 6, has been posting many comments on the social networking site ‘Twitter’, teasing fans about what they can expect from his stories. He also exclusively released this image of one of the sets.

The latest tweets from Clark include: “I'm scared filming this. The kids are gonna freak”, and “Just rehearsed finale. Never laughed so hard as when 'bob' prepared to do battle”.

The episodes that Clark has been working on are the stories penned by Neil Gaiman and Mark Gatiss, rumoured to be the third and fourth of the series. Director of Photography Owen McPolin, who worked on ‘The Eleventh Hour’, and Designer Michael Pickwoad have joined him in the production of these stories.

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Doctor Who Series 6 Episode 4 Title Leaked

The Spotlight CV website of Jamie Oram has revealed that he will be playing the character of George, a troubled young boy who has a nervous disposition, in the story penned by Mark Gatiss for Series 6.

The website also states that this will be the fourth story of the series, and says that the name of the episode is ‘What Are Little Boys Made Of?’, although it is highly possible that this is incorrect or will change before transmission.

Emma Cunniffe and Daniel Mays have also been named as the actors to play the parents of George in the episode. This news is currently unconfirmed by the BBC, although the sources which they came from are reliable.

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Doctor Who Series 6 Begins Filming

The filming of the sixth series of Doctor Who has officially begun today, with Neil Gaiman’s episode going into production today in Cardiff. It is currently believed that this episode will be the third to be transmitted in the series, due to be broadcast in Spring 2011.

The second story to be filmed in this block is Mark Gatiss’ instalment for the series, and both stories are being directed by Richard Clark, whose previous credits include ‘The Lazarus Experiment’ from Series 3.

Mark Gatiss Writes for Series 6

It has been revealed that Mark Gatiss is writing an episode of Doctor Who for Series 6, after the director Richard Clark posted this news on Twitter. Clark previously directed ‘The Lazarus Experiment’ in Series 3, where Gatiss played the lead role.

When commenting about the story on Twitter, he said: “In the thick of Dr Who. New drafts coming along. Mark Gatiss story wonderful.” Clark also commented on Neil Gaiman’s script, saying: “Neil’s script read wonderfully. We’re on our way.”

It has been speculated that Richard Clark will direct both of these stories, and that they will be filmed in the same production block. He said that both of the scripts are “falling into place beautifully”, and that they will be some of the most anticipated stories of Series 6.

Thanks to 10thPlanet for the news.