David Tennant has credited Doctor Who for making him “cool”.
The Scottish actor, who has returned to playing the time traveller for three 60th anniversary special episodes, says he was a bit of a geek when growing up. The 52-year-old, who picked up the Best Television gong for Doctor Who at the Rolling Stone awards, said: “I’’s one of the great honours of my life to have been a small part of this amazing show that so many people have grown up loving. I certainly did, I was three when Jon Pertwee turned into Tom Baker, and I remember it vividly.
“I’’s an extraordinary show. It’s also done so many things for me throughout my life, most unexpectedly – if you knew me as an eight year old with sellotape around my glasses and a pudding bowl haircut – Doctor Who has given me cool. I’m very grateful for that.”
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David also praised the show for its longevity, diversity and said he hoped it could go on for many more years. He said: “I’m very glad we are celebrating show in a moment like this in the world a show about travelling around time and space in a wooden box dispensing kindness. It’s a character who travels through time cherishing the unusual and championing the disenfranchised. May the sprit of the tardis carry us through the next 60 years.”
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Talking about his award, he added: “This makes Doctor Who’s diamond jubilee its a jolly birthday present.” David returned to Doctor Who for a string of new episodes because he reckons he’ll be too old for the role soon.
The actor, 52, previously told the Radio Times: “It’s a victory lap, in a way. You get to enjoy something that meant so much to you, one last shot before you get too old to do it again.”
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David agreed to reprise the role after a decade because he is such a big fan of show boss Russell T Davies. He added: “Initially, it was a casual conversation going, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun to do a one-off?’ Then Russell was back running the show and suddenly it could be something bigger.” After David’s comeback airs later this year, Sex Education actor Ncuti Gatwa, 30, will take on the iconic role.
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After only 32 episodes as the 13th Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker is officially handing the reins to Gatwa. Prior Doctors have had shorter tenures, such as the underrated Christopher Eccleston when Doctor Who was first rebooted in 2005. Gatwa explained to Rolling Stone UK that he connects to the character on a personal level having experienced being displaced from his home during the Rwandan civil war.
“This person survived a genocide. This person fits in everywhere and nowhere. I am the Doctor. The Doctor is me. I decided that I had to get this role,”
Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday, November 25 at 6.30pm
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