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Actor [[Billie Piper]] also returned for the special in a different role, portraying [[the Moment]], an ancient, sentient [[Gallifreyan]] device first mentioned in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', and taking the holographic form of the Doctor's former [[companion]] [[Rose Tyler]]. | Actor [[Billie Piper]] also returned for the special in a different role, portraying [[the Moment]], an ancient, sentient [[Gallifreyan]] device first mentioned in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', and taking the holographic form of the Doctor's former [[companion]] [[Rose Tyler]]. | ||
The special also included the surprise debut of [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]], noteworthy for being an early cameo before officially assuming the role of the Doctor with Matt Smith's departure in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] [[Christmas special]] ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'', as well as a cameo from an elderly [[Tom Baker]], the former [[Fourth Doctor]]. | The special also included the surprise debut of [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]], noteworthy for being an early cameo before officially assuming the role of the Doctor with Matt Smith's departure in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] [[Christmas special]] ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'', as well as a cameo from an elderly [[Tom Baker]], the former [[Fourth Doctor]]. Baker's character, the [[Curator (The Day of the Doctor)|Curator]], alluded to the Doctor "revisiting a few old faces" implying the Doctor will appear as he did in the past and resumes the Royal appointment bequeathed earlier in the story by Queen Elizabeth I. | ||
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