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Doctor Who fans ‘sobbing’ as Bernard Cribbins makes surprise cameo in final ever TV scene

Source: BBC

Doctor Who fans were in tears after the late Bernard Cribbins made his final TV appearance in the second anniversary special episode.

A legendary entertainer, Cribbins died in July 2022 aged 93. Just weeks before his death, he had been seen back on the set of Doctor Who for the anniversary specials. However, fans were unsure if Cribbins had filmed scenes as Wilfred Mott, the grandfather of Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble, before he died.

In “The and seeing return as the Doctor, it was revealed that Wilfred was still alive.

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