David Tennant pays tribute to Bernard Cribbins ahead of last Doctor Who appearance
David Tennant has confirmed that the late Bernard Cribbins will feature in Doctor Who's upcoming 60th anniversary special.
Bernard Cribbins will be reprising the role of Wilfred Mott in Doctor Who's upcoming 60th-anniversary specials which will be his last TV performance.
David Tennant, who is also returning to the BBC series as the Doctor, confirmed the news while speaking at Galaxycon.
The actor said that while Bernard wouldn't appear in the episodes, "as much as [they] hoped", the late actor would "live on" after his death last year.
David's admission was shared on Twitter by a fan who attended the event.
Along with the video, user @GODOCTORWHO1 said: "David Tennant just revealed Wilfred confirmed for the 60th and sadly wasn't in it as much as they would like so maybe they didn't film everything but still amazing we have one more adventure with him even though the actor sadly passed away." (sic)
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When speaking about his co-star at the event, David said: "Can we get Wilfred back? Can grandad be back on set?
"He was getting old and a little bit infirm but he was still full of beans and full of energy."
He continued: "And I am thrilled to say that – although very sadly he wasn't in those episodes as much as we hoped – he was on set with us and Wilfred lives on.
"Bernard is much missed and much grieved for, but I am so excited that his final screen performance will be [one] I had the great honour of being part of and you'll see it all on your screens."
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Fans rushed to the comment section in droves, with many commenting on how Bernard was their favourite Doctor Who star.
@vali_k replied: "He’s a Dr Who icon - but I am glad he‘s still in the 60 years special."
@TryingMaybe shared: "I'm still so not over Bernard Cribbins' death. Wilf is such a genuinely wholesome character."
"Awful. He was my favourite," Jill Tyrell went on to say.
Bernard, who was also famous for his roles in The Railway Children and Fawlty Towers, died in July 2022 at the age of 93.
Confirming the news in a statement, his agent Gavin Barker Associates said: “Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93.
"His career spanned seven decades with such diverse work ranging from films like, ‘The Railway Children’ and the ‘Carry On’ series, hit 60’s song ‘Right Said Fred’, a notorious guest on ‘Fawlty Towers’ and narrating ‘The Wombles’.
“He worked well into his 90’s, recently appearing in ‘Doctor Who’ and the CBeebies series ‘Old Jack’s Boat’.”
“Bernard’s contribution to British entertainment is without question," he concluded.
“He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”
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