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Matt Smith has been confirmed as the new star of Doctor Who.
The actor will replace current Doctor David Tennant when he quits the show next year.
The BBC revealed the news during a special episode of Doctor Who Confidential and the announcement follows months of speculation about which actor would be stepping into the TARDIS.
Twenty-six-year-old Smith is the youngest actor ever to play the Doctor - Peter Davison previously held that honour after playing the Doctor when he was 29 back in 1981.
Matt Smith will be familiar to some viewers from his roles in political drama Party Animals and BBC One drama Ruby In The Smoke, in which he starred opposite Doctor Who's Billie Piper.
Smith, who was cast in the role at Christmas said: "I've got this wonderful journey in front of me where I've got this six months to build this Time Lord - and that's such an exciting prospect."
David Tennant will play the Doctor in four one-off specials next year before Smith takes over in Spring 2010.
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Why don't you all give him a chance! Wait and see and if he is rubbish you can moan about him then and not before he has even shot one scence!
Posted by: angel_mailuk on Tue Jan 06 03:09PM | Report abuseOh my look how skinny he is And he is far too young to play the doctor although he is quite handsome!! lol Prefer David Tennant !! :) Nicola
Posted by: nicolagg on Tue Jan 06 03:13PM | Report abuselooks like the BBC are pandering once again to their obsession of employing people who are under the age of thirty?
Posted by: davey_hayes on Tue Jan 06 03:14PM | Report abuse2009, it may have been 1969, or is it 1909. The BBC needs to wake up if it really wants to move with the times. The new Dr could of been a woman or a person of colour, this would of been politically correct and reflective of the society we live in. However the powers that be at the BBC seem to be blind to current day trends and stuck in a time warp.
Posted by: regency.estates on Tue Jan 06 03:19PM | Report abuseI'll miss David Tennant obviously cuz he was so fun and kooky but this Matt Smith looks interesting. Kind of gothic...
Posted by: nemo.star on Tue Jan 06 03:20PM | Report abuseI think that whoever takes on the role will face what they all have the footsteps of the previous doctor it takes about 6 episodes for the newbee to really get the public, let him have a go, Tennat is a hard act to follow no matter who does it.
Posted by: gibsonjennifer79 on Tue Jan 06 03:22PM | Report abuseI was disappointed when Christopher Eccleston announced he was leaving. I didn't think David Tennant would be as good...but he was better. Let's give Matt Smith a chance. (The picture makes him look like a human giraffe?)
Posted by: marksjelvin on Tue Jan 06 03:45PM | Report abuseHopefully he will be OK but it will be hard to follow David Tenant.
Posted by: wendyhardy1 on Tue Jan 06 03:56PM | Report abuseNo....I really do not see Matt Smith in the role of Dr. Who.. Het does not look the part and his features are so unusual....David Tennant.....Come Back.
Posted by: sally2wilson on Tue Jan 06 03:57PM | Report abuseTennant was always going to be a hard act to follow, as he's probably one of the best Doctor's in the entire show. But it is time for a change, and I'm certain that Smith will bring a different character to the Doctor - as after all, each one is different. I will admit however, I was excited about the prospect about the first black Doctor, or the first female Doctor.
Posted by: jenza1202 on Tue Jan 06 04:22PM | Report abuse