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Monday, 20 March 2006 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The Sun today reported that Shirley Henderson, best known as Moaning Myrtle in the "Harry Potter" films, "will appear in the tenth episode of the BBC1 drama. She will play Ursula Blake -- a human who accidentally becomes embroiled in the Doctor's world. The episode, starring David Tennant as the Doctor and Billie Piper as his assistant Rose Tyler, also features comic Peter Kay as the evil and sinister Victor Kennedy. A BBC insider said: 'Shirley is a massively talented actress with a long and respected CV. She was fantastic in Harry Potter and we knew she would be great in Doctor Who too. It was just a matter of finding some space in her schedule and getting her to sign on the dotted line. Her character Ursula is a human, and very much a good person, whose world collides with the Doctor's and she gets involved in things of which she has absolutely no knowledge. We're thrilled she has joined us and we think she'll be a real hit with viewers.' Shirley, 41, who starred in Trainspotting, the two Bridget Jones films, and Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew, joins other big names in the new series this spring."
Meanwhile, today's Daily Mirror also has exclusive casting news: the paper reports that actor Marc Warren is to appear in the sreies and "helps David Tennant's Time Lord battle a villain played by comic Peter Kay. An insider said: 'Marc plays Elton Pope, who becomes embroiled with the Doctor as he takes on Victor Kennedy, played by Peter. Marc thought the first series was great and can't wait.'" Both newspapers' casting announcements have been confirmed on the official Doctor Who website today as well.




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