ONE of the stars of Outlander has spoken about whether they will be appearing in the prequel series Blood of My Blood after Starz announced work had started on the forthcoming drama.

The showrunner behind Outlander, Matthew B. Roberts, serves as the writer on Blood of My Blood. Author Diana Gabaldon will be providing the source material for the forthcoming drama. Outlander's producers Maril Davis and Ronald D. Moore are also involved. Blood of My Blood will follow the epic love story between Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie to rival the romance between Claire (played by Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). The show is set before Outlander and Blood of My Blood will see a tale of forbidden love play out with plenty of politicking from Ellen’s brothers Dougal and Colum MacKenzie.

In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, actor Graham McTavish - better known as Dougal MacKenzie - addressed whether he would be making a return to the Outlander universe. The star, 61, played Dougal in the historical fantasy drama for two seasons before his character was brutally killed at the hands of his nephew Jamie no less. Although Dougal was dead, McTavish had a cameo as Buck MacKenzie, a descendant of his alter-ego in season five. Addressing whether he could be reprising his role as Dougal or Buck in Outlander, he said: “Well, we will have to see.

“You would never get me to tell you anything about the interior world of Outlander, but all I can say is Dougal is one of my absolute favourite characters that I’ve ever played and if ever I got the opportunity to play him again, I would be absolutely delighted.”

He went on to say about potentially starring in Blood of My Blood: “It depends how much of a prequel it is. There are limits to my youthful transformation, so I think any chance of me playing a teenage Dougal is not on the cards but you never know.”

Given Blood of My Blood is in the very early stages with Gabaldon writing the novel, which will serve as the basis for the show, it may be too soon to know who will be cast in the show.