Tennant: Jessica is inspirational - Oct 25 2007
David Tennant has confessed that the main reason he accepted his latest role was so he would have another chance to work with Jessica Hynes.

David and Jessica worked together on last year's Doctor Who Christmas special, and the Scottish star readily admits he was thrilled when the part of Chris in Learners came up.

"Jessica was on Doctor Who and she told me she had this thing coming up," he explained.

"I asked her if there was anything for me, and she thought I was joking, which I wasn't. So I kept asking and she told me there might be, and that was it."

In the upcoming BBC drama the pair play a driving instructor and a downtrodden housewife. Romance soon blossoms during her lessons.

And David has nothing but praise for Confetti star Jessica.

"She's one of those actors who is so in the moment each time, in every scene, that she never fails to inspire you," he raved.

"I've always been a fan of Jessica and when I worked with her, I became even more of a fan."

Learners is set to air on BBC One on November 11.



David wants to play a villain? - Sept 27 2007
David Tennant has reportedly declared that he wants to play a villain for his next TV part.

The Doctor Who star - who has been playing the infamous role in the hit sci-fi show since 2005 - says he particularly enjoyed the original Batman TV series and would love to play the baddie.

"I’d love to play the Riddler and be bad to Batman," the Daily Express quoted the star as saying.

"It was so much fun to watch. I thought the Riddler was one of the most freakish villains, especially with that wild laugh.

"Every morning there would be a new villain - Eartha Kitt as Catwoman with that gurgling meow, Cesar Romero as the frenzied Joker and Burgess Meredith’s ’quack-quacking’ penguin."

The star - who is also known for appearances in Casanova and The Romantics - reportedly added that playing the Riddler "would be a boyhood dream come true".


David eyes Bond role - April 6 2007
David Tennant would apparently love to take some time off from his Time Lord duties - to be a Bond baddie.

After months of saving the world, the Doctor Who star says he’d love to cause some mayhem in a 007 flick.

"I’d like to be a Bond baddie," he told the Daily Mirror, revealing that he’d already had some ideas about the type of villain he could be.

"They always have some disability, don’t they? I could have one leg and be stroking a chicken saying, ’I’ve infected the world with bird flu’," he said.

But the 35-year-old insists he wouldn’t play the dashing spy himself, particularly as hunky Daniel Craig looks as if he’s in for the long haul.

"I think that job’s taken for a while - mind you, I said that about Doctor Who," he said.

Even if he doesn’t get his wish, David has apparently been inundated with offers of work as a result of his star turn as the Doctor.

He is now gearing up to play a driving instructor in a new BBC film. Learners starts shooting this month and will be shown later this year.

David swaps Tardis for L plates - April 4 2007
Doctor Who star David Tennant is to play a driving instructor in a new BBC film.

The BBC One comedy drama about a group of learner drivers was written by Spaced actress Jessica Stevenson.

She also appears as Bev, a downtrodden wife who has failed her driving test eight times.