{"id":15751,"date":"2022-05-19T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1648076"},"modified":"2022-05-19T22:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:14:19","slug":"matt-smith-is-most-popular-doctor-to-return-alongside-david-tennant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/matt-smith-is-most-popular-doctor-to-return-alongside-david-tennant\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Smith is most popular Doctor to return alongside David Tennant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 19 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>With <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-catherine-tate-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant and Catherine Tate confirmed to be returning to Doctor Who<\/a> for the 60th anniversary special next year, the Whovian rumour mill is practically ablaze with speculation \u2013 paired with heartfelt pleas \u2013 regarding who else could make a comeback.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-bernard-cribbins-wilf-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bernard Cribbins has been spotted on set<\/a>, as has newly announced <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yasmin-finney-rose-cast-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">addition to the Doctor Who cast, Yasmin Finney<\/a>, and fans have barely had a second to breathe since the Big News about the Tenth Doctor and Donna.<\/p>\n<p>So, naturally, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> decided the best thing for it was to ask <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> fans which other Doctor they\u2019d most like to see return for the 60th anniversary alongside Tennant and Tate.<\/p> <p>Almost 4,000 Doctor Who aficionados voted in our poll to determine who was the most popular choice for a return: Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi or outgoing Time Lord Jodie Whittaker.<\/p>\n<p>Smith came out on top, receiving 31 per cent of the vote, with fans eager to see his Eleventh Doctor back in action once more.<\/p>\n<p>Not far behind with 24 per cent of the vote was Eccleston, while McGann was hot on his heels with 23 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Capaldi got 20 per cent, while Whittaker, whose tenure as the Doctor is only just coming to a close this autumn, polled three per cent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;riddle_target&quot;\" data-rid-id=\"&quot;384382&quot;\" data-fg=\"&quot;#1486CD&quot;\" data-bg=\"&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;\" style=\"&quot;margin:0\" auto=\"\" data-auto-scroll=\"&quot;false&quot;\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"&quot;0&quot;\">\n<script src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js&quot;\"\/><link href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;stylesheet&quot;\"\/><iframe style=\"&quot;width:100%;height:300px;border:1px\" solid=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/384382?&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;autoplay&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Opinion\" poll=\"\" which=\"\" of=\"\" these=\"\" doctors=\"\" would=\"\" you=\"\" most=\"\" like=\"\" to=\"\" see=\"\" return=\"\" for=\"\" doctor=\"\" who=\"\" anniversary=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>\u2018s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Editor Huw Fullerton said of the results: \u201cAfter the shock return of David Tennant, Doctor Who fans are hungry for more big comebacks \u2013 and who better to join the fun than Tennant\u2019s successor Matt Smith?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on our reader poll, there\u2019s clearly a huge appetite for Smith to return as the Eleventh Doctor. But a decade after he handed in his sonic screwdriver, will he actually step into the TARDIS once more? Only time\u2026 and space\u2026 will tell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As soon as Tennant and Tate\u2019s involvement was announced, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-fans-more-returns-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who fans started calling for more Doctors to return<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With acclaimed director <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-rachel-talalay-director-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rachel Talalay confirming she\u2019s back at the helm<\/a> for the centenary special, there\u2019s already plenty to look forward to \u2013 but could things get even more interesting with the announcement of yet more Doctors?<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide. Visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\">Fantasy<\/a> hubs for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Minnie Wright Published: Thursday, 19 May 2022 at 12:00 am With David Tennant and Catherine Tate confirmed to be returning to Doctor Who for the 60th anniversary special next year, the Whovian rumour mill is practically ablaze with speculation \u2013 paired with heartfelt pleas \u2013 regarding who else could make a comeback. 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