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David Tennant has spoken out on the challenge of finding the next actor to play The Doctor, making it clear he doesn\u2019t envy the people charged with making the weighty decision.<\/p>\n
Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s current lead Jodie Whittaker will be leaving the show after a string of specials next year, while showrunner Chris Chibnall will also be bowing out as Russell T Davies returns<\/a> to steer the ship once more.<\/p>\n It\u2019s expected that the next era of the show will be radically different to what has been seen recently, with fans busy speculating on who could be next to inherit the TARDIS.<\/p>\n In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Tennant declined to name names when asked who he would pick for the prestigious gig, insisting instead that the role of The Doctor can go \u201canywhere\u201d.<\/p> \u201cHmm. Well it\u2019s a big decision to make, isn\u2019t it? I\u2019m glad I\u2019m not making the decision,\u201d he began. \u201cIt\u2019s a part that can sort of go anywhere, and yet you just know when that casting is right.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very hard to pluck someone out and drop them in it. So I\u2019m glad I don\u2019t have to decide. Was that a good dodge to your question?\u201d<\/p>\n Since news broke of Davies\u2019s shock return to the franchise, many fans have looked to his recent Channel 4 drama It\u2019s A Sin<\/a> for ideas on who could be the next Doctor, with Olly Alexander, Lydia West<\/a> and Omari Douglas all popular suggestions.<\/p>\n However, the screenwriter himself made clear he wouldn\u2019t be publicly discussing his ideas until Whittaker and Chibnall have concluded their tenure.<\/p>\n Tennant has taken on a variety of roles since parting ways with Doctor Who, bagging an International Emmy this week for his portrayal of serial killer Dennis Nilsen in ITV drama Des<\/a>.<\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 12:00 am David Tennant has spoken out on the challenge of finding the next actor to play The Doctor, making it clear he doesn\u2019t envy the people charged with making the weighty decision. Doctor Who\u2018s current lead Jodie Whittaker will be leaving the show after a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7656,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-talks-difficulty-of-choosing-the-next-doctor.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By David Craig Published: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 12:00 am David Tennant has spoken out on the challenge of finding the next actor to play The Doctor, making it clear he doesn\u2019t envy the people charged with making the weighty decision. Doctor Who\u2018s current lead Jodie Whittaker will be leaving the show after a…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/7655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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