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Ben Daniels has been backed into favouritism to be the next Dr Who, with a run of bets prompting his price to collapse from 50/1 to 7/4.

The online bookmaker installed Chiwetel Ejiofor as their initial 7/2 front-runner after the BBC confirmed Matt Smith is set to leave the show after this year’s Christmas special, but the 35-year-old has since drifted out to 20/1 due to a lack of support.

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After the shocking announcement earlier this week that current Doctor Who, Matt Smith, has quit the show, a BBC source has reportedly hinted to the Radio Times that his replacement will be announced next month as it would be impossible to keep such a huge secret out of the media.

According to the publication show bosses at the BBC are currently searching for the new Time Lord to replace Smith when he bows out on screen during this Christmas special.
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Matt Smith has confirmed his decision to leave Doctor Who and already bookies have lined up their list of favourites who could take over the role.

The actor will step down after filming the 50th anniversary special later this year, followed by the Christmas special in December and after the news was announced, British bookmakers revealed that they have installed Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame & Russell Tovey as their joint 10/1 favourites to named as the next titular Timelord.

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After bookies William Hill revealed that the new Doctor Who to replace Matt Smith when he leaves at Christmas was odds on 8/1 to be a female, bosses at the BBC have come out to rule this out as an option.

Current Time Lord, Matt Smith, confirmed yesterday that he was leaving the iconic BBC family entertainment sci-fi drama, causing fans and experts alike to start guessing just who would fill his very large boots.

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In the wake of the BBC announcement yesterday that current Time Lord, matt Smith, has quit Doctor Who, rumours have been running wild with who might be next to take a place in the Tardis Hall of Fame.

And now, as The Mirror newspaper reports, the front runners could well be Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, who played Ron in the hot film series,  and Him & Her star Russell Tovey, with both actors being placed by bookies at 10/1 favourites!
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In light of the BBC confirming that Matt Smith is to quit his role as the current Time Lord in Doctor Who, his new companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman has revealed that she will find it “very difficult” to say goodbye to him.

As fans of the hit BBC family entertainment sci-fi show will know, the BBC announced Smith’s departure, causing a flurry of fans and industry experts to start placing bets on who will take his place.
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Rory Kinnear has been installed as the favourite to become the new Doctor Who, according to Ladbrokes.

As Matt Smith announces he’s to leave the show at Christmas this year it gives the BBC plenty of time to look for his replacement and the firm make the Skyfall actor the 3/1 favourite to enter the Tardis.

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This morning, bookmakers Ladbrokes have revdaled that actor Rory Kinnear has been installed as the favourite to become the new Doctor Who.

As Matt Smith announces he’s to leave the show at Christmas this year it gives the BBC plenty of time to look for his replacement and the firm make the Skyfall actor the 3/1 favourite to enter the Tardis.

David Harewood finds himself second in the betting at 4/1 with 2013 BAFTA winner Ben Whishaw given a 5/1 chance to step into Smith’s shoes… Read more & comment »

Matt Smith has just announced that he will be leaving Doctor Who at the end of this year and already fans have begun making demands over who they want to see in the role.

Matt had played the titular timelord on the BBC show for four years, ever since the tenth Doctor David Tennant stepped down from the role.

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Matt Smith has confirmed this evening that he is leaving Doctor Who.

After playing the role of the titular timelord for four years, ever since taking over from David Tennant upon his departure, the British star has revealed that he will be stepping down from the hit BBC show later this year.

Matt will first appear in the 50th anniversary episode, alongside Tennant, Billie Piper and his current co-star Jenna Louise Coleman and will make his last appearance in the Christmas special in December 2013.

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With most of the details surrounding the much-anticipated special 50th anniversary episode of the much-loved BBC sci-fi family entertainment show, Doctor Who, still unknown show runner Steven Moffat has given a little hint at the length.

Ever since the episode was decided there has been rumour after rumour regarding its content.

First, reports had us believing that all 11 previous Doctors were going to feature in the episode with the unfortunate actors who have passed away being added in digitally. This was supported by the fact that David Tennant, the current Time Lord Matt Smith’s direct predecessor had been spotted on set filming.
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After making his directorial debut with Cargese, Doctor Who star Matt Smith has revealed that he wants to be the next Stanley Kubrick and direct a film in every possible genre.

Cargese is Smith’s collaboration with playwright Simon Stephens which tells the dark story of a teenager whose mother is dying of cancer. With an absent father the boy can’t cope with the fact that his best friend is heading off to college without him and so gets him involved in a serious crime to prevent him from doing so.
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The BBC has come out to defend Doctor Who after it was revealed that an upcoming book containing a collection of essays suggests that the show is racist!

The book, which describes the show as “thunderously racist” whilst claiming that it treats non-white characters as “second-class” is said to focus on the shows failure to cast a single black Time Lord out of the 11 that have graced our screens over the past 50 years, the Radio Times reports.
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After reports yesterday emerged that, in a recent interview with the Radio Times, that former Doctor Who star John Simm had been complaining about the amount of attention he had been getting from Doctor Who fans, the actor has now come out to deny that he said it at all.

As we reported yesterday Simm, who only appeared in the hit BBC family entertainment sci-fi show as the Doctors nemesis The master from 2007 – 2010, is reported in the publication as saying that he still gets asked about The Master wherever he goes and will be glad when the fans attention goes away, reportedly adding:
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With his first Doctor Who appearances, 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D and the 1965′s Dr Who and the Daleks released on DVD and Blu-ray this week, British entertainment legend, Bernard Cribbins OBE has been discussing his Doctor Who experiences with Digital Spy.

After his 60′s contribution, Cribbins then made a return to the world of Doctor Who in 2006 when a photograph of him at a wedding appeared on the BBC’s tie-in website for the episode “Tooth and Claw”.
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