Doctor Who‘s Captain Jack Will Return for the Festive Special

Jack ’s back … again . And this meter , perchance he ’ll finally get to meet the Thirteenth Doctor .

The BBC has just announced that red-hot off ofhis surprise appearancein season 12 ’s perfectly baseless mid - season episode “ Fugitive of the Judoon”—his first appearance on Doctor Who since the end of the show ’s quaternary season — John Barrowman will recapitulate his function as former companion and Torchwood sub Captain Jack Harkness in “ Revolution of the Daleks , ” this yr ’s vacation - catamenia special .

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Guess who’s back?

Guess who’s back?Gif: BBC

While this tidings is supremely exciting , the BBC have yet to reveal which date the special will air out . However , here ’s a sneak peep .

While the Doctor start “ Revolution of the Daleks ” entrap in amysterious interstellar prison(briefly run into in the climax of “ The Timeless Children ” ) , Jack will be assist out her separate beneficial friends Ryan , Yaz , and Graham back on Earth as they seek to not just handle with potentially never seeing the Doctor again , but also , y’know … agitate those titular Daleks and their titular revolution . Considering Jack not only helped puzzle the Daleks twice — and only died once while doing so — he ’s going to be the perfect man for our companions to move around to in an hour of crisis .

Check out a new poster for the episode below , as well as a new picture of Jack and the TARDIS , which definitely seems like it means he and the Doctor will add up cheek to face this metre !