The legendary Tom Baker has thanked fans for their support after his cameo as the Curator in the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor.
Writing on his website, Tom says he felt “swamped with love” following his appearance in the episode and gives some background to his involvement in the special:
“So through the wintry darkness of April, I travelled to Cardiff where my scene was to be shot. My appearance in the Anniversary Special was to be a secret - a surprise for the fans - so we and the BBC decided that I shouldn’t stay in a hotel in Cardiff in case people guessed what I was there for, so I agreed to travel overnight under cover of darkness. The pick-up was at 1.30am at home in East Sussex. The car was warm and the driver superb, so superb that we arrived in Cardiff at about 4.30am! The BBC had said they would shoot my bit at 8.30am and that I would probably be away in no time at all! That’s what they said. So my driver went off for an early breakfast and I was alone in freezing weather with only a gloomy caravan as shelter. I felt anxious as I walked about the dead BBC film sets and mulled over my mysterious little scene. Alone among dead sets and sad props and in cold weather my anxiety grew. I suddenly found the scene remote. I couldn’t get a handle on it and I began to regret accepting the job. Too late, I was on site and soon to be on set. The time was now about 5.20 so there was plenty of time to become seriously miserable before the call for make-up. And I walked up and down in the semi darkness, nobody to talk to, nowhere to find a cup of hot Bovril: you get the picture….”
The Fourth Doctor actor reflects on his 2013 and Christmas, gives further details on his cameo as well as his appearance at the Doctor Who Celebration at the Excel, saying “the fans cheered as if I had come back from the dead and the cheering did the trick .. I travelled back in time: it was wonderful. I enjoyed it all”.
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