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Christopher Eccleston joining the cast of Heroes?

Christopher EcclestonSometimes I don’t get his jokes, so I might have misinterpreted this, but Michael Auriello, over at TV Guide, reckons Christopher Eccleston is joining the cast of Heroes from January. To save you having to read all the other spoilers for US shows (of which there are quite a few, some of them interesting), here’s the important paragraph:

Question: Your superpower is super-scoop. Save the world and give us some Heroes poop.— Sarah

Ausiello: Fanboys, prepare to piddle yourself. Christopher Eccleston — the original Dr. Who from the current Sci Fi/BBC series — is joining the cast in January in a really super (tee-hee) role. Speaking of cool pieces of casting, wait until you see who’s ******* ****’s ****. You’re going to flip.

He’s almost always right with his scoops, so UK viewers might have to watch the SciFi channel for something other than repeats for once: Heroes is to be one of the cornerstones of the channel’s 2007 schedule.

UPDATE: In a rare piece of actual journalism on my part, I’ve called Christopher Eccleston’s agent for a comment. She’s not in yet though. I’ll let you know what she says when/if she calls back.

UPDATE 2: No response. I’ve emailed her now. Let’s see if that works.

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Another scoop from BBC Norfolk

Terry MolloyBBC Norfolk, which always seems to be first with the Doctor Who news these days, has a nifty interview with Terry Molloy, who played Davros, creator of the Daleks, back in the 80s. He’s mainly plugging I, Davros (review of Purity coming this week and I’ve already covered Innocence), but it concludes with this potential spoiler. Or not.

MB: Are there any whisperings from the Doctor Who office in Cardiff whether Davros might return to our screens?

TM: You might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment.

MB: You could…

TM: But I won’t. It was worth a try. [He laughs]

You’ll have to watch the video to see if he laughs like Davros or not.

Kudos’ spy kids

Kudos, which makes Spooks (aka MI-5 to US viewers), has decided to produce a spy show for kids. Starring Red Dwarf‘s Danny John Jules, it’ll be set in an inner city high school and filmed in high def. Planned guest stars included Robert Llewellyn, Rula Lenska, Alex Ferns and Steve Furst. It’ll start in early 2007 on CBBC and run to ten episodes.