David Tennant named 'best Dr Who'

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Incidentally, The Christmas episode of Dr Who is on BBC1 at 7 p.m.

on Christmas Day, and if anyone is interested in the Sarah Jane

Adventures, that is on New Years Day at 1 p.m. (I think!).

 

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Tennant made his debut as the Doctor in 2005

Fans have named David Tennant the best ever Doctor Who in a poll,

beating Tom Baker into second place.

The actor, who made his debut as the Time Lord last Christmas,

received 28% of votes cast in a survey of 4,000 readers of Doctor Who

Magazine.

 

" This is a real honour, and I am totally gobsmacked, " he said.

 

Baker, who played the character between 1974 and 1981, had been named

the fans' favourite in every previous poll conducted by the magazine.

 

TOP FIVE DOCTORS

1. David Tennant - 28.2%

2. Tom Baker - 26.5%

3. Christopher Eccleston - 11.4%

4. Jon Pertwee - 9.6%

5. Patrick Troughton - 8.8%

Source: Doctor Who Magazine

" This is an incredible result for David, and shows how quickly

viewers have taken to him, " said editor Clayton Hickman.

 

" The iconic image of Doctor Who has always been of Tom Baker in his

floppy hat and long, multi-coloured scarf, but it looks like that's

been replaced. "

 

Fans voted Tennant's predecessor Christopher Eccleston into third

place, while Paul McGann received the least votes of the 10 actors to

play the Doctor on TV.

 

Favourite assistant named

 

 

Catherine Tate is to guest star in a Doctor Who Christmas special

Readers also voted Billie Piper as their favourite Doctor Who

assistant, in the role of Rose Tyler.

 

In second place was 1970s companion Sarah Jane Smith, played by

Elisabeth Sladen.

 

Sladen is due to return to the screen in the spin-off series, The

Sarah Jane Adventures, over Christmas.

 

A new episode of Doctor Who will be shown on BBC One this Christmas,

with a guest appearance from comedy performer Catherine Tate.

 

Actress Freema Agyeman, 27, will be introduced as the Doctor's new

companion Martha Jones in 2007, following Billie Piper's departure

this year.