"returned to ""Doctor Who"" for the 50th anniversary special, ""The Day of the Doctor"" broadcast on 23 November 2013, with then-stars Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman and guest star John Hurt. The same month, he also appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage ""The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot"" directed by Peter Davison. In October 2015, Big Finish Productions announced that Tennant would return to the role of the Tenth Doctor alongside Catherine Tate as his former companion Donna Noble in three new stories from Big Finish. The stories feature current and previous Doctor Who actors, including Strax actor Dan Starkey,"
"on his final adventure in ""The End of Time"". Executive producer Russell T Davies revived ""Doctor Who"" after a 16-year absence with the premiere of ""Rose"" in 2005. Following the BBC's announcement of a second series being commissioned, the story broke that Christopher Eccleston, who played the titular Ninth Doctor, would not be returning for the second series. On 16 April 2005, the BBC announced that David Tennant had been selected for the role of the Tenth Doctor. His first appearance in the series was for 20 seconds following the Ninth Doctor's regeneration at the end of ""The Parting of"
"of the revived ""Doctor Who"", ""Rose"", aired on 26 March 2005 and received 10.8 million viewers and favourable critical reception. Four days after the transmission of ""Rose"", Tranter approved a Christmas special and a second series. The press release was overshadowed by a leaked announcement that Christopher Eccleston would leave the role after one series; in response, David Tennant was announced as Eccleston's replacement. Tennant had been offered the role when he was watching a pre-transmission copy of ""Doctor Who"" with Davies and Gardner. Tennant initially believed the offer was a joke, but after he realised they were serious, he"
"Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"", who is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other ""Doctor Who"" spin-offs. In the programme's narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change, and"
"Tennant in ""The Day of the Doctor"", said that he was her favourite Doctor, along with Tom Baker. Writer Terry Pratchett considered Tennant's portrayal to be the greatest Doctor. In 2016, ""Digital Spy"" readers voted the Tenth Doctor the best TV character of the 21st century. Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"", who is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other ""Doctor Who"" spin-offs. In"
"death, featuring in two episodes of the spin-off programme ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". David Tennant announced at the National Television Awards on 29 October 2008 that he would be stepping down from portraying the Doctor because he felt that the four years he spent portraying the character was enough. At the time, BBC News published that Paterson Joseph, who appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" episodes ""Bad Wolf"" and ""The Parting of the Ways"", was the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Tennant, followed by David Morrissey, who would be appearing in the 2008 Christmas special, ""The Next Doctor"". Other candidates included Sean"
"(2003), and later that same year appeared as Barty Crouch Jr. in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". ""Doctor Who"" returned to British screens in 2005, with Christopher Eccleston playing the role of the Ninth Doctor in the first series. Tennant replaced him as of the second series, making his first, brief appearance as the Tenth Doctor in the episode ""The Parting of the Ways"" (2005) at the end of the regeneration scene, and also appeared in a special shown as part of the 2005 Children in Need appeal, broadcast on 18 November 2005. He began filming the new"
"David Tennant David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series ""Doctor Who"", Alec Hardy in ""Broadchurch"", Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial ""Casanova"", Kilgrave in ""Jessica Jones"", and Barty Crouch, Jr. in the film ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". In addition to his appearances on screen, he has worked as a voice actor and in theatre, including Prince Hamlet in a critically acclaimed 2008 stage production of ""Hamlet"" and as the voice of Scrooge"
"usually for narrative, rather than casting, reasons. The current incarnation of the Doctor is played by Jodie Whittaker, following the regeneration of the Twelfth Doctor (portrayed by Peter Capaldi) during the 2017 Christmas special ""Twice Upon a Time"". The concept of regeneration was created in 1966 by the writers of ""Doctor Who"" as a method of replacing the leading actor. The role of the Doctor had been played by William Hartnell since the programme began in 1963 but, by 1966, it was increasingly apparent that Hartnell's health was deteriorating and he was becoming more difficult to work with. Producer John"
"in 2006–2008, 2010–2015 and 2017–2018, and Christmas Day specials every year since 2005. No full series was broadcast in 2009, although four additional specials starring David Tennant were made. Davies left the show in 2010 after the end of series 4 and the David Tennant specials were completed. Steven Moffat, a writer under Davies was announced as Davies' successor along with Matt Smith as the new doctor. In January 2016, Moffat announced that he would step down after the 2017 finale, to be replaced by Chris Chibnall in 2018. The tenth series debuted in April 2017, with a Christmas special"
"Kirsty—but Smith portrays Danny as a caring and sensitive but ""wry, sarcastic, [and] witty"" romantic; and intellectually, Danny is portrayed as attentive and possessing a strong work ethic. Smith was revealed as the Eleventh Doctor in the British science-fiction television series ""Doctor Who"" in January 2009 to replace David Tennant, who announced his departure in October 2008. Smith was a relatively unknown actor compared to the actors then speculated about possibly taking on the role, who included Paterson Joseph, David Morrissey, Sean Pertwee, James Nesbitt, Russell Tovey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Robert Carlyle, and Billie Piper. Smith was first named"
"was the final full series to star David Tennant as the Doctor, and the last with lead writer and showrunner Russell T Davies, but they would both stay until 2010, following the 2008–2010 specials. The series incorporates a loose story arc consisting of recurring mentions of the disappearance of bees from planet Earth and the loss of various planets and moons. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The fourth series marked David Tennant's third and final full series as the Doctor, although he continued in the role for the 2008–2010 specials. In the Christmas special, Australian actress and singer Kylie Minogue starred as one-time companion"
"Dreamland (Doctor Who) Dreamland is the third animated ""Doctor Who"" serial (based on the British science fiction television live action series) to air on television, and the second to air after the revival of the live-action series in 2005. It stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and aired in six parts (one 12-minute episode, followed by five 6-minute episodes) broadcast daily from 21 November 2009 on the BBC's Red Button service, the official ""Doctor Who"" website and the BBC iPlayer. It was broadcast in its entirety on BBC Two and BBC HD on 5 December 2009. There have been"
"were also recorded: ""Doctor Who: Children in Need"" was produced for the 2005 Children in Need appeal, and interactive episode ""Attack of the Graske"" was recorded for digital television following the broadcast of ""The Christmas Invasion"". 13 ""TARDISODEs"" were also produced to serve as prequels to each episode. All episodes were filmed as part of the second series' production cycle. Series two was David Tennant's first in the role of the Doctor after he was cast on 28 April 2005. Following his brief appearance in the closing moments of ""The Parting of the Ways"" he was next seen in the"
"attributed the statement to Eccleston, and released it in violation of an earlier agreement not to reveal his departure publicly. The statement had been made after journalists made queries to the press office. On 16 April 2005, the BBC confirmed that David Tennant would be the Tenth Doctor. The regeneration from Eccleston to Tennant took place in ""The Parting of the Ways"", the season finale. Tennant and Piper next starred in a for Children in Need. Tennant's first full story as the Doctor was the 2005 Christmas special, ""The Christmas Invasion"", and Piper joined him for the whole of Series"
"just after Tennant had taken the role. David Tennant has commented that he would vary the combination of the buttons he fastened on his jacket in different episodes. Tennant thought the look was very geek chic. The Doctor dons a pair of dark tortoise-shell rectangular frame glasses, an affectation (along with his signature footwear) borrowed from the Fifth Doctor. He also occasionally sports a pair of Red-Cyan 3D glasses, both as a joke and for practical reasons. The Tenth Doctor's costume became so popular that it has spawned numerous recreations (including a BBC-licensed replica of the Tenth Doctor's overcoat by"
"Who"". ""Doctor Who"" lead actor David Tennant admitted in a 2005 interview with ""Doctor Who Magazine"" that he had visited the Outpost Gallifrey forum shortly after his casting had been announced, to gauge fan reaction. ""Well, when it was announced, I admit, I did go on Outpost Gallifrey to have a quick look, because I just couldn't help myself, and everyone was encouraging me to go on and see what the fans were saying about me,"" he told the magazine. Gareth Roberts, one of the writers of ""Doctor Who"", complimented the persistence of fans on the website's forum who were"
"Doctor Who (series 3) The third series of British science fiction programme ""Doctor Who"" was preceded by the 2006 Christmas special ""The Runaway Bride"". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes was broadcast, starting with ""Smith and Jones"" on 31 March 2007. In addition, a 13-part animated serial (equivalent to one regular episode) was produced and broadcast as part of ""Totally Doctor Who"". The series stars David Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the"
"best companion. Users of Plusnet also voted David Tennant as the best Doctor in 2013. Users of DoctorWhoTV also voted Tennant as 'Ultimate Doctor' in 2013. Voters on ""Digital Spy"" also rated Tennant as the greatest Doctor in 2013 with 50.05% of the votes, and again in 2015. A poll in November 2013 revealed that Tennant was considered the greatest Doctor with 33% of the vote, a clear 10% lead over 2nd place, Tom Baker. Readers of ""The Telegraph"" voted Tennant as the greatest actor to play the Doctor in 2014. Jenna Coleman, who played Clara Oswald and appeared with"
"gave future Doctor David Tennant his first acting role in a ""Doctor Who"" story. For more information, see the ""Doctor Who"" spin-offs article. Although it was for all intents and purposes cancelled (series co-star Sophie Aldred said in the documentary ""More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS"" that she was told it was cancelled), the BBC maintained the series was merely ""on hiatus"" and insisted the show would return. Nathan-Turner would produce just one more ""Doctor Who"" project, the 30th anniversary special ""Dimensions in Time"", in 1993, a replacement for an aborted 30th anniversary project called ""The Dark Dimension"". Although"
"During an episode on 5 November 2010, contestants Johnny and Dee were faced with the options Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. They were then asked ""Who played Dr Who for the longest period?"". The contestants did not know the answer so decided to split their remaining £650,000 between McCoy and McGann. The answer was then revealed to be Tennant and they lost all their remaining money. Tennant played Doctor Who from 2005-10. However, viewers began to query the accuracy of this question, saying it was open to interpretation as McCoy played the Doctor from 1987–89, but"
"in his performance by previous Doctor actors William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Tom Baker. Secrecy surrounded the exact details of Morrissey's role in the episode; until the day of broadcast his character was referred to only as ""the other Doctor"". This prompted media speculation that Morrissey would be taking over the lead role after Tennant quit, and in October 2008 he was reported as a favourite of bookmakers. He was pleased that the episode was a ""decoy"" for the truth that actor Matt Smith had actually been chosen for the part of the Eleventh Doctor. In September 2009, he told"
"""Doctor Who"" (in which Tennant later played the Doctor's tenth incarnation), also being overseen by Gardner and made at BBC Wales. It was Tennant's role as Giacomo that led to Davies casting him in ""Doctor Who"" as the Tenth Doctor. It was aired in the United States in two parts, 8 and 15 October 2006, with the full unedited British version released on DVD the following week, 17 October 2006. The programme also aired in Australia on the ABC, again edited into two parts. The serial was released on DVD in the UK in May 2005, and in the United"
"in HD it has not yet been released on Blu-ray. Dreamland (Doctor Who) Dreamland is the third animated ""Doctor Who"" serial (based on the British science fiction television live action series) to air on television, and the second to air after the revival of the live-action series in 2005. It stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and aired in six parts (one 12-minute episode, followed by five 6-minute episodes) broadcast daily from 21 November 2009 on the BBC's Red Button service, the official ""Doctor Who"" website and the BBC iPlayer. It was broadcast in its entirety on BBC Two"
"series of ""Doctor Who"" in late July 2005. His first full-length outing as the Doctor was a 60-minute special, ""The Christmas Invasion"", first broadcast on Christmas Day 2005. Tennant had been formally offered the role of the Doctor during rehearsals for ""The Quatermass Experiment"". Although the casting was not officially announced until later in April, both castmates and crew became aware of the speculation surrounding Tennant; in the live broadcast Jason Flemyng (Quatermass) changed his first line to Tennant's Dr Briscoe from ""Good to have you back, Gordon"" to ""Good to have you back, ""Doctor"""" as a deliberate reference. Tennant"
"""the only one in the whole of Britain who could do it was you"". David Tennant had been offered the role of the Doctor when he was watching a pre-transmission copy of ""Casanova"" with Davies and Gardner. Tennant initially believed the offer was a joke, but after he realised they were serious, he accepted the role and first appeared in the series finale ""The Parting of the Ways"". Tennant was announced as Eccleston's replacement on 16 April 2005. Other recurring characters for the series included Camille Coduri as Rose's mother Jackie Tyler, and Noel Clarke as Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith."
"In the story, the Doctor (Rowan Atkinson) encounters both the Master (Jonathan Pryce) and the Daleks. During the special the Doctor is forced to regenerate several times, with his subsequent incarnations played by, in order, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant and Joanna Lumley. The script was written by Steven Moffat, later to be head writer and executive producer to the revived series. Since the return of ""Doctor Who"" in 2005, the franchise has produced two original ""mini-episodes"" to support Children in Need. The first, aired in November 2005, was an which introduced David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor."
"took over the role as the Thirteenth Doctor at the end of the 2017 Christmas special, and is the first woman to be cast as the character. Whittaker had previously starred in television series such as ""Return to Cranford"", ""Broadchurch"" alongside David Tennant (Tenth Doctor) and the dystopian anthology ""Black Mirror"". The show introduced the Time Lords' ability to change sexes on regeneration in earlier episodes, first in dialogue, then with Michelle Gomez's version of The Master. In addition to those actors who have headlined the series, others have portrayed versions of the Doctor in guest roles. Notably, in 2013,"
"later said, ""They handled it very badly, but they issued an apology and I dropped it"" in a 2010 interview. After it was announced that Eccleston was leaving the BBC said that they were in talks with David Tennant to take over the role and he became the bookmakers' favourite, with odds at 1/10 and William Hill refusing to take any more bets on who would be cast as the new Doctor. A BBC spokesman said that they had ""hoped, rather than expected"" that Eccleston would continue in the role. ""Rose"" received positive reviews and was seen as a successful"
"incarnation of the Doctor (referred to as ""Dr. Who"") in this season. The role was originally offered to Hugh David, Leslie French, Cyril Cusack, Alan Webb and Geoffrey Bayldon; David, Cusack and Webb turned down the role as they were reluctant to work on a series, while Bayldon wished to avoid another ""old man"" role. Lambert and director Waris Hussein invited William Hartnell to play the role; Hartnell accepted the role after several discussions, viewing it as an opportunity to take his career in a new direction. Hartnell had always wished to play an older character in his work, but"
"as The Doctor. The game involves players asking each other questions related to the TV series, including questions based on both series. The game continues until one player answers ten questions correctly, earning themselves a Who-shaped chocolate. Featuring David Tennant as The Doctor. The game involves players attempting to capture The Doctor's enemies by collecting tokens from various areas of the board. However, the board can rotate at any time during gameplay, making collecting the tokens much harder. Featuring David Tennant as The Doctor. Doctor Who provides its own personal twist on 'Operation', with players attempting to carry out an"
"as composed by Murray Gold, were released on 5 November 2007 by Silva Screen Records. Doctor Who (series 3) The third series of British science fiction programme ""Doctor Who"" was preceded by the 2006 Christmas special ""The Runaway Bride"". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes was broadcast, starting with ""Smith and Jones"" on 31 March 2007. In addition, a 13-part animated serial (equivalent to one regular episode) was produced and broadcast as part of ""Totally Doctor Who"". The series stars David Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time"
"Doctor Who (series 2) The second series of British science fiction programme ""Doctor Who"" began on 25 December 2005 with the Christmas special ""The Christmas Invasion"". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes was broadcast, starting with ""New Earth"" on 15 April 2006. In addition, two short special episodes were produced; and an interactive episode, as well as 13 ""TARDISODEs"". This is the first series to feature David Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on"