Daniel Craig makes shock cameo in Christmas pantomime (Image: BBC)
James Bond star Daniel Craig made a shock look in tonight’s Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime.
The actor joined the star-studded line-up which included the likes of This Country’s Daisy May Cooper and The Crown’s Olivia Colman.
The actor performed the unlikely character of Wheezy Jeff, the horse.
Written by the Dawson Brothers and based mostly on an authentic script by Ben Crocker, the manufacturing noticed Olivia make her pantomime debut because the Fairy Godmother.
Olivia was additionally reunited along with her fellow The Crown star Helena Bonham Carter, who took on the position of Woman Devilia.
The one-hour Cinderella pantomime retold the traditional story, with The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Pleasure taking part in the titular character.
From James Bond to a horse… (Image: BBC/Comedian Reduction)
He makes an excellent horse, proper? (Image: BBC)
Government producer and Comic Relief founder Richard Curtis stated he’s ‘massively grateful’ to have been given the chance to air the pantomime on TV.
‘We’re massively grateful to BBC Two and the superb solid for permitting us to do our first ever pantomime,’ he defined forward of the pantomime.
Daniel Craig will make a shock look within the panto (Image: PA)
‘It’ll be very humorous and merry – and likewise an excellent seasonal alternative to lift essential funds for the tasks that can assist essentially the most weak folks, at dwelling and overseas – particularly now when Covid has made issues more durable than ever for a lot of.’
Patrick Holland, controller of BBC Two, described the pantomime as ‘a singular shock on the finish of a yr once we all want cheering up’.
‘Thanks a lot to Richard Curtis and the group at Comedian Reduction for assembling such a stellar solid to ship us a pantomime to recollect.’
Artist Quentin Blake, best-known for his illustrations of Roald Dahl’s books, has created a variety of hand-drawn illustrations of Cinderella so as to add a sprinkle of magic to the manufacturing.
The illustrations might be signed by Quentin and auctioned in support of Comedian Reduction.
Cinderella: A Comedian Reduction Pantomime for Christmas will air on Thursday December 24 at 8.15pm on BBC Two, and it’ll even be accessible on BBC iPlayer.
