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David Tennant Says His Agent Told Him 'Don’t Touch' Doctor Who Role: 'She Didn't Call That Correctly'

David Tennant recalls a former agent telling him "don't touch" the 'Doctor Who' role. He didn't listen.

Despite being a fan of Doctor Who since childhood, David Tennant says he briefly considered not taking on the iconic role due to some questionable advice from a former agent. On the most recent episode of David Tennant Does a Podcast with…, the actor turned hosting duties over to his wife, Georgia Tennant, who recounted how executive producers Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner showed the Good Omens star footage from the first season of their 2005 Doctor Who revival starring Christopher Eccleston in the title role. David ultimately did accept Davies and Gardner’s offer, appearing as the Tenth Doctor for the first time in a June 2005 episode in which Eccleston’s version of the character regenerates into his new form.

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