'Spaced' star Stevenson joins 'Doctor Who'

Former Spaced star Jessica Stevenson will appear in the third season of the revived Doctor Who.33-year-old Stevenson will play a character called Joan in two episodes directed by Charles Palmer - the son of renowned actor Geoffrey Palmer, who himself starred opposite Jon Pertwee in the 1970 Doctor Who story 'The Silurians'.An insider told The Sun: "The role will play to her comedy strengths."Simon Pegg, who starred alongside Stevenson in the cult Channel 4 comedy Spaced, played the malevolent role of The Editor in a first season episode of Doctor Who entitled 'The Long Game'.