Northampton's Doctor Who 'will be the best'
The man in charge of the new series of Doctor Who has claimed Northampton actor Matt Smith will be "the best" when he takes on the show's star role in the new year.
The former Northampton School for Boys pupil was revealed as the new Doctor at the beginning of 2009. The BBC has not yet confirmed when his first episode will be screened, but it is widely expected he will take over from David Tennant's Doctor at the end of an episode scheduled for New Year's Day.
The programme's new head writer, Steven Moffat, admitted he felt the pressure of taking it on. But, he said he had no doubt of Smith's ability to pull-off the role of the 900-year-old Time Lord, adding: "He's all the things you'd expect, including ancient.
"He's someone you can't take your eyes off."
At 27, Smith will be the youngest actor ever to play the Doctor.
As well as Smith and Tennant, the New Year's Day episode is also expected to see a number of regular Doctor Who characters return – including Billie Piper, who plays Rose Tyler, Catherine Tate, who plays Donna Noble, and John Simm, who plays the Master.
Discussing Tennant's final episode, the man who brought Doctor Who back to our television screens, writer Russell T Davies, said: "We finished the episode yesterday and we were crying our eyes out. It's very lovely, powerful stuff, it's David Tennant at his absolute finest."
The next episode of Doctor Who to be broadcast will be The Waters Of Mars on Sunday, November 15.
That will be followed by a special on Christmas Day, with Tennant's final episode, and Smith's first, to be shown on New Year's Day.
Smith's first full series, which he began filming in July, will be screened next year.
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