Julian Bleach reprises his Doctor Who role as Davros for Children in Need

In a brilliant, specially-filmed scene for BBC Children in Need, Julian Bleach reprised his role as the villainous scientist Davros, the creator of the Daleks.

Typically seen in his life-sustaining “chair” resembling the base unit of a Dalek’s casing, this time Davros is seen as an able-bodied Kaled scientist scheming to encase the mutant Kaled race in gliding armoured casings.

His anxious assistant, Mr Castavillian (Mawaan Rizwan), can only look on with increasing astonishment.

As Davros leaves, Mr Castavillian is surprised by the TARDIS crash-landing in the Dalek laboratory with none other than the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant), who inadvertently supplies the missing terminology and equipment to complete the Dalek race before beating a hasty retreat.

The special scene, titled Destination: Skaro, was written by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and filmed at Wolf Studios Wales by Jamie Donoughue, the director of the two-part finale of the 2024 Doctor Who series. Perhaps fans will see Davros again.

Companion series Doctor Who: Unleashed filmed an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip of the special scene.

To donate to BBC Children in Need, visit bbc.co.uk/pudsey

Doctor Who will return on 25 November 2023 with The Star Beast, the first of three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as companion Donna Noble — followed by Wild Blue Yonder on 2 December and The Giggle on 9 December.

Ncuti Gatwa will star in his first full Doctor Who episode as the Fifteenth Doctor in the Doctor Who Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road alongside Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday on 25 December.

A new 8-episode Doctor Who series starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson will debut in Spring of 2024 followed by the 2024 Christmas special later in the year.