The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series of the fictional character A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr (χαρακτήρ), the earliest-recorded use in this sense in English comes from 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed. Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in known as the Doctor The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series seen on screen in the long-running BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation "the BBC", is the world's largest broadcaster. In common with the public broadcasting organisations of many other European countries, it is funded yearly by a television licence fee. This is charged to all UK households owning a television capable of receiving television science-fiction Science fiction first appeared on television during the golden age of science fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium for science fiction, which in turn contributes to its series Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box. With his companions, he explores time. He is played by David Tennant David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in the theater, Tennant is also known for his roles in Doctor Who as the Doctor, in Casanova as the title character, and as Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, who replaced Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who in the 2005 series finale, "The Parting of the Ways". Tennant has appeared in three series to date, as well as four seasonal specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who multimedia.
In the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld of the Doctor and the Time Lords. It is supposed to be located in the constellation of Kasterborous, at "galactic coordinates ten-zero-eleven-zero-zero by zero-two from galactic zero centre" , some 250 million who travels in time Time travel can form the central theme of a book, or it can be simply a plot device. Time travel in fiction can ignore the possible effects of the time-traveler's actions, as in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, or it can use one resolution or another of the Grandfather paradox in his TARDIS The TARDIS [ˈtɑːdɪs] (help·info) (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) is a time machine and spacecraft in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, frequently with companions. When the Doctor is critically injured, he can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change. Tennant portrays the tenth such incarnation. His first companion was Rose Tyler (Billie Piper She began her career as a pop singer when she was a teenager and progressed to acting; her roles include Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she reprised in 2008. In 2007, Broadcast magazine listed Piper at #6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers, the top), who was already travelling with his predecessor. Rose fell in love with the new Doctor, but the two were separated seemingly indefinitely. Subsequently, the Doctor travelled with other companions, including Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and Donna Noble Donna Noble is a fictional character played by Catherine Tate in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A secretary from Chiswick, London, she is a companion of the Tenth Doctor, appearing in one scene at the end of the final episode of the 2006 series, "Doomsday" , and in the second Christmas special, & (Catherine Tate Catherine Tate, born 12 May 1968 as Catherine Ford, is an English actress, writer and comedienne. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and four BAFTA Awards. Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate played Donna Noble in), but eventually parted ways with them all by the end of the 2008 series finale, "Journey's End".
David Tennant has announced during the acceptance of a National Television Award for his role as the Tenth Doctor that he will not return in this role for the fifth series, currently scheduled to be broadcast in 2010. He will make his final appearance in the role in the last of the television specials that are scheduled to be aired in 2009 and early 2010.[1]
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