Neil Gaiman brings back a classic Doctor Who villain!

*Possible spoilers ahead.*

Fans have known that famed writer Neil Gaiman (American Gods and Sandman) would be returning to write another episode of Doctor Who but now they can finally get their first batch of official details thanks to the BBC.

"We can confirm that the Cybermen will be menacing the universe once again when Doctor Who returns for a run of eight epic episodes in spring, 2013.The iconic enemies will feature in an adventure directed by Stephen Woolfenden and written by the acclaimed Neil Gaiman whose previous episode was the Hugo Award-winning, The Doctor's Wife."

Not only will the Cybermen be returning this spring but there are plenty of big names that will come with the episode as well!

"Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as the new companion, the episode co-stars Warwick Davis (Life’s Too Short and Harry Potter), Tamzin Outhwaite (EastEnders and Hotel Babylon) and Jason Watkins (Being Human and Lark Rise to Candleford) as a band of misfits on a mysterious planet…"

Steven Moffat shared some of his personal thoughts concerning the Cybermen, the episode, and the cast with the BBC:

"Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, told us, ‘Cybermen were always the monsters that scared me the most! Not just because they were an awesome military force, but because sometimes they could be sleek and silver and right behind you without you even knowing. ’ He added, ‘And with one of the all-time classic monsters returning, and a script from one of our finest novelists, it's no surprise we have attracted such stellar names as Tamzin, Jason and Warwick.'"

With all this great news coming our way for the second half of the seventh season of Doctor Who, are you getting excited for the return at Christmas?

Doctor Who will return on December 25th for its Christmas Special and then return in the Spring of 2013 to conclude it's seventh season.

Source: BBC