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David Tennant Cast as New Doctor Who

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the tipping-the-tardis dept.

Stephen Williams writes "Doctor Who fan site Output Gallifrey is reporting that David Tennant has been cast as the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord. Tennant, who has recently appeared in BBC dramas Blackpool and Casanova, has been linked with the role of the Doctor since the announcement of Christopher Eccleston's departure."

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  1. BBC by BarryNorton · · Score: 3, Informative

    Oh well, if a fan site say it they're the authority... never mind checking the BBC!

  2. Re:Typecast?!??!?!? by BarryNorton · · Score: 4, Informative
    Eccleston [...] said he feared being typecast.
    The BBC already had to back down over that 'quote' - they'd agreed not to make his departure public, then made something up when asked!

    (I know, I submitted a well-referenced story on this to Slashdot only to have it rejected and see one without the references posted days later!)

  3. I can only say... by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 3, Informative

    ... she is chavtastic...

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  4. Stick Around! by stellabambino · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hopefully, we'll get more than one season with Tennant's Doctor, since we're now on number ten - leaving us with what, three more before he's out of Regenerations? IF the actor's keep leaving, we'll be done with Doctor Who by 2010.

  5. Just for reference: by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Informative

    David Tennant turns 34 on Monday. When they each began playing the Doctor: Chris Eccleston was 40, Paul McGann was 37, Sylvester McCoy was 44, Colin Baker was 41, Peter Davison was 30, Tom Baker was 40, Jon Pertwee was 51, Patrick Troughton was 46, and William Hartnell was 55.

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