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'Doctor Who' Monster role for Young Ones star

By Stone Martindale Oct 3, 2007, 16:46 GMT

Christopher Ryan, best known for playing super-cool Mike in the classic comedy series The Young Ones, was cast for a guest-starring role in an upcoming Series Four "Doctor Who" adventure.Ryan will play a Sontaran leader in the story, due to begin filming in the next few weeks, reports the BBC."I'm absolutely delighted to be appearing in this new Doctor Who," Chris revealed to the BBC. "The last time I appeared in Doctor Who was in 1986, Colin Baker was the Doctor and I was still a Young One.""The story in question was the Trial Of A Time Lord, where Chris starred as the slug-like Mentor Kiv alongside Trevor Laird, who played Martha's dad in 2007," writes the BBC.The Sontarans are amongst the greatest villains from the classic series of "Doctor Who."A military, warlike species, able to clone vast armies of themselves, the Sontarans are locked into an eternal struggle with their enemies the Rutans.

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