Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who) Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who) "Twice Upon a Time" is an episode of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay, and was broadcast as the thirteenth Christmas special on 25 December 2017 on BBC One. It features the final regular appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, the first official appearance of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, and guest-stars David Bradley as the First Doctor, having previously portrayed original First Doctor actor William Hartnell in the 2013 docudrama "An Adventure in Space and Time". Pearl Mackie guest stars
David Bradley (English actor) David Bradley (English actor) David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the "Harry Potter" film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series "The Strain". He is also an established stage actor with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of "King Lear". Other acting credits include the BBC series "Our Friends in the North", the ITV series "Broadchurch" (for which he won the best supporting actor award at the