{"id":24083,"date":"2022-10-19T11:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T09:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1724462"},"modified":"2022-10-19T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T09:24:11","slug":"david-tennant-was-in-the-running-to-play-james-bond","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-tennant-was-in-the-running-to-play-james-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant was in the running to play James Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 19 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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With five hugely successful James Bond films under his belt, it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone other than Daniel Craig taking over from Pierce Brosnan as the suave spy.<\/p>\n

But, as it turns out, Doctor Who<\/a> fans could\u2019ve had the crossover of a lifetime. David Tennant has revealed he was in the running for the role before Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G Wilson decided on Craig.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo, I never believed I had,\u201d Tennant told The Mirror<\/a> when asked whether he had ever been approached to play 007. He added: \u201cUntil I worked with a director recently who had worked with the Broccolis, who said, \u2018Yeah, you were on the list that time.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI went, \u2018What time?\u2019 He went, \u2018The last time.\u2019 I suppose he meant Daniel Craig, because before that I\u2019d have been a child. I think it was a long list and I don\u2019t think I was ever near the top of it, but apparently so.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor, who has been open about the impact of his dramatic increase in fame after playing the Tenth Doctor in the past, also said Bond would\u2019ve been on a \u201cdifferent level\u201d of celebrity.<\/p>\n

He may not have ultimately got the part, but he is returning to play the Doctor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 or a version of the Doctor \u2013 very soon.<\/p>

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Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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