According to reports circulating this morning, David Tennant is on the verge of putting pen to paper on a deal that will keep him tied to the Tardis until the end of 2010.

The rumour mill has been strongly suggested that once the four special episodes had been broadcast in 2009, that Tennant would pass the role over to someone else, with Robert Carlyle very strongly linked. However, the BBC has come up with a big money offer to keep Tennant attached to the show, with £1.5m cited as the potential pay packet that he could earn.

If he agrees, then he’ll be back at work on Doctor Who series five – under the stewardship of Steven Moffat – in the Autumn of 2009.

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