John Simm has admitted that he has played The Master differently in the upcoming Doctor Who specials.

The actor will return as The Master later this year and warned viewers to expect a much less subtle performance from him.

He told the Daily Mail: “If you thought I was hamming it up in the last one, wait till you see this. I like to be quite subtle, but this doesn’t call for subtle. The Master is insane.

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Ashes to Ashes actress Keeley Hawes has revealed that she would never step into another actors shoes again.

Keeley took over on the Life On Mars spinoff show from actor John Simm and faced numerous bad reviews for her trouble.

“I’d never do it again, I’d never step into somebody else’s shoes,” she told the Times.

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Hit BBC drama, State Of Play is to return to our screens and John Simm wil be returning in the lead role.

It’s been four years since the show last appeared on BBc, but writer Paul Abbott is working on series two at the minute.

He said: “I was up until 3am the other night working on scripts — I’m really excited.

“We’re looking at doing six episodes.”