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" Michael Sheen will voice a character in an upcoming episode of Doctor Who. The actor&amp;#039;s involvement in the sixth series of the BBC show was confirmed by writer Neil Gaiman - who has scripted the episode which will feature the Welsh actor.  Responding to a report which claimed that Sheen had revealed his involvement during a visit to the Royal Welsh College of Music &amp;amp;amp; Drama, Gaiman wrote: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s true.&amp;quot; No details of the Underworld star&amp;#039;s role are currently known. Suranne Jones will also feature in the episode, the fourth of the new run, as a character named Idris. Manic Street Preachers bass player Nicky Wire recently revealed that he would like Sheen to be involved with a Doctor Who script that he is writing. The new series of Doctor Who will premiere on April 23 on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.  &amp;amp;gt; &amp;#039;Who&amp;#039; producer teases Neil Gaiman ep "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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