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Doctor Who's Famous Guest Stars

When it first began, Doctor Who was just another small-budget sci-fi show trying to make it on the BBC. It's proven otherwise in the decades it's been on, and many celebrities took notice. Here are Doctor Who's famous guest stars!


Ever since the beginning, Doctor Who has featured celebrities, both in large roles and cameos. At first, these celebrities had to be forced on the set or even put into the show using previous recordings, but as the show's popularity grew and Doctor Who became a household name, the celebs formed a huge line just for a chance to be on this hit sci-fi epic. Let's take a look at eleven such celebrities, both from the old show and from the new.

Mind you, there have been a lot of guest stars on this show, so we couldn't include them all. These are just our personal favorites of Doctor Who's famous guest stars. Who's yours? Talk about it in the comments section below!

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Doctor Who Guest Stars
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Bill Bailey

One of the finest standup comedians of all time, Bill Bailey has made an appearance on the newest Christmas special. Unfortunately, the writers failed to utilize the man's immense comedic talents, forcing him into a minor bit part. True, this was meant to be nothing more than a brief cameo, but if you have THE Bill Bailey in your studio, why not put him to use? Write him a bigger part and set him loose on the script. Still, it was nice to see such an iconic image of British comedy on my absolute favorite show, but it doesn't mean they couldn't have better-utilized him.

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