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David Tennant`s career first began to develop in the British theatre, frequently performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company for whom he specialised in comic roles such as Touchstone in As You Like It, Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors (a role he recorded for the 1998 Arkangel Complete Shakespeare production of the play) and Captain Jack Absolute in The Rivals, although he also played the tragic role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

Tennant`s name was put forward as a possible candidate for the role of the Ninth Doctor for the new series of Doctor Who that began in March 2005, although the role eventually went to Christopher Eccleston. With Eccleston`s announcement on 30 March that he would not be returning for a second series, the BBC confirmed Tennant as his replacement in a press release on 16 April. He made his first, brief appearance in the episode “The Parting of the Ways” (2005))

In December 2005, The Stage newspaper listed Tennant at #6 in its “Top Ten” listing of the most influential UK television artists of the year, citing his roles in Blackpool, Casanova, Secret Smile and Doctor Who.

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