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" The BBC has confirmed that John Simm will reprise his role as the Master in David Tennant&amp;#039;s final Doctor Who episodes this Christmas. Simm had been spotted on the set during the recording of Tennant&amp;#039;s finale and his return was announced at yesterday&amp;#039;s Comic-Con convention in San Diego before being confirmed by the broadcaster. The BBC said: &amp;quot;At the close of series three we saw the Master gunned down by his wife and whilst lying in his enemy&amp;#039;s arms, he refused to regenerate. &amp;quot;The world believed he had died and The Doctor accepted he was the last of the Time Lords. But this is Doctor Who and you can&amp;#039;t keep a good bad guy down!&amp;quot; Simm previously appeared as the Master in the Russell T. Davies-penned &amp;#039;Utopia&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;The Sound Of Drums&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;The Last Of The Time Lords&amp;#039;. Tennant&amp;#039;s past co-stars Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman and Catherine Tate have all been tipped to return for the actor&amp;#039;s final episode, while Alex Kingston will appear during Matt Smith&amp;#039;s tenure as the 11th Doctor. &amp;amp;gt; Cult Spy: The Masterful John Simm "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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