The Next Doctor quite like "The Next Doctor"." The book also contained two pictures from a scene cut from the end of the previous episode, intended to segue into the special echoing the previous two series. This scene was included on the series boxset. Following the success of last year's Christmas special, "Voyage of the Damned", which guest starred pop star Kylie Minogue as one-off companion Astrid Peth, Russell T Davies had initially felt tempted to copy this format with another high-profile guest star, but decided against it after jokingly offering up "Cheryl Cole on board the "Hindenburg"" as an example. Regarding an
Astrid Peth her on the set of "Doctor Who" as Tennant had done. "The Sun"'s selection of top TV babes of 2007 included Minogue as Astrid Peth as well as Agyeman for her Martha Jones "Doctor Who" role and Piper for her role as Belle de Jour in "Secret Diary of a Call Girl". In reference to Minogue's appearance in "Voyage of the Damned", actor John Barrowman, who portrays companion Captain Jack Harkness, suggested he would love for Kylie's sister, Dannii to appear in "Doctor Who" spin-off series "Torchwood". Character Options has produced an action figure of Astrid for inclusion in a