Digital Spy have revealed that Bill Nighy is to guest star in the new series of Doctor Who, Digital Spy revealed today. He will play the curator of a Vincent Van Gogh exhibition in the episode written by Richard Curtis. An insider said: "It was a real coup to get Bill Nighy in Doctor Who, especially in Richard Curtis's amazing episode. Bill plays a van Gogh expert with some similar fashion choices to The Doctor himself." The episode was filmed in Cardiff and Croatia over Christmas time.