Any hopes people had of Doctor Who steering itself into a new and original  angle, shedding the tired Russell T. Davies schmaltz and reliance on celebrity cameos to boost ratings aren't going to be best pleased with these pictures.

Yes, with a grim sense of inevitably, James Corden continues his mission to appear on every single programme the BBC ever make with this appearance in a forthcoming episode of Doctor Who.

It's hilarious though - look! He's fat right? But he's playing football!! It's funny because fat people look funny playing football - do you see? But it's even funnier because he knows he's fat and gets to shag Sheridan Smith so the joke is on us! Damn!!!!!

Please let this be a little glitch in the series BBC - otherwise I fear the finale will be Adrian Chiles, Gary Lineker and Noel Fielding all standing around tromboning each other in celebration of their own amazingness.

ps #1 They've already done this episode haven't they?

ps #2 - THIS is the only celebrity cameo allowed on television:

Amazing.