Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who

Simon Brew

When David Tennant moves on from Doctor Who, who's going to replace him? And are you willing to put your money where your mouth is?

The battle to replace David Tennant for Doctor Who is hotting up, at least down the local bookies. William Hill is taking bets on who will be replacing Tennant in the Tardis, once he hangs up his sonic screwdriver and psychic paper, and the running currently looks like this:

2/1: Robert Carlyle
4/1: Jason Statham
6/1: James Nesbitt
7/1: John Simm
10/1: Julian Walsh
12/1: Daniel Radcliffe
14/1: Nigel Harman
16/1: Bill Nighy
25/1: Catherine Tate
33/1: Billie Piper

Hmm. While Carlyle has attracted speculation of late linking him with the role, there’s been no talk of him showing that much interest in it. And some of the others we wouldn’t even be tempted to dig a cheeky quid out of the petty cash piggybank for a cheeky flutter. Harry Potter as Doctor Who? Do us a favour.

There’s also the small matter that Tennant has – in spite of lots of chatter – shown little sign that he’s quitting the role anyway. One theory right now is that, in the light of Steven Moffat taking over the show for the next full series in 2010, that he might hang around for a good chunk of that.

Our advice? Save your cash for now. The chances of you even being able to claim on a winning bet in the next year are slim at best. Give us the money instead, eh?

Worth a try…

 

User's Comments

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by Norton77 on June 21, 2008 11:31:00 AM John Simm and Catherine Tate? They came up as viable choices, did they? Robert Carlyle may need the gig, but I don't think he'd do it... they should go for the only man who can fill the role... Christopher Biggins.

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by michaelklouda on June 21, 2008 01:24:56 PM I'd go back to Rowan Atkinson. Or how about Hugh Laurie (who clearly is unavailable) or Stephen Fry. No? Let's just then hope that David sticks around for many more years!

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by DeanLearner on June 21, 2008 03:25:12 PM When the time does come for a replacement for Tennant to be found, it'd be interesting to see if Moffat followed RTD in recruiting someone he'd worked with previously. Jack Davenport might be an interesting option (and at least unlikely to lapse into bouts of hysteria). Failing that, Dexter Fletcher?!?

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by IAmATVJunkie on June 22, 2008 01:21:48 AM Is "Do Us A Favour?" the British for the US "Gimme A Break?" Just asking.

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by simonbrew on June 22, 2008 05:18:57 PM Yep, pretty similar meaning :-)

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by twosheds on June 22, 2008 05:44:23 PM IAmATVJunkie - yes, it is.

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by IAmATVJunkie on June 23, 2008 12:39:36 AM I didn't know who Christopher Biggins was, so I looked on Wikipedia. He can't do all that running. Not a chance! BTW, I would like Jack Davenport to be unavailable, as I'm enjoying Swingtown in the US right now. Probably no chance of that, though, the Religious Right is gettin' all letter-writing angry about the show. And yes, I'm appalled.

Re: Bookies reveal odds on who will be next Doctor Who Posted by TVDust1 on June 23, 2008 10:18:27 AM Hehe, I'm looking forward to Swingtown turnin up on some trashy satellite channel very soon; Living, or E4 maybe. 'Tashtastic. If they could possibly get Stephen Fry to take over I think I'd turn into a little geeky puddle right there and then. The idea of Jason Statham being the doctor is, quite frankly, horrific... How much would Derek Jacobi cost? He'd be shiny too.

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