The Captain — Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time Character Profile

About The Captain

A British WWI captain displaced to 1986 during a gun-point stalemate. He joins the Doctors, asks them to watch over his family, and is ultimately saved when the Twelfth Doctor shifts his timeline to the 1914 Christmas truce.

Character Facts

Played by

Mark Gatiss

Appears in

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• The Captain — Alliance Teammate — Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie)

  Allies who flee the vessel together.

• The Captain — Conflict Enemy — German Soldier (Toby Whithouse)

  WWI enemies locked in a deadly standoff.

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• The Doctor (1) (David Bradley)
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• Daleks (voice) (Nicholas Briggs)
• The Glass Woman (Nikki Amuka-Bird)
• The Doctor (2) (archive footage) (Patrick Troughton)
• The Doctor (13) (Jodie Whittaker)
• The Doctor (1) (archive footage) (William Hartnell)
• Ben (archive footage) (Michael Craze)
• Polly (archive footage) (Anneke Wills)
• German Soldier (Toby Whithouse)
• Polly (Lily Travers)