Since word came down that David Tennant would soon be ending his run as the titular Doctor Who - if memory serves Tenant currently has four one-off specials left to do and then he's finished - speculation has been running rampant over who would take over the iconic role. And last night the BBC ended the uncertainty with, shall we say, a rather surprising announcement.
Meet Matt Smith, the new Doctor Who. Don't know who Smith is? Not to worry, neither does anyone else, really. The betting money throughout this process was that comedian Paterson Joseph had the inside line to become the first black Doctor but the Beeb opted instead to go with Smith who, at the age of just twenty six, becomes the youngest doctor ever by a margin of three years. With hardly any significant entries on his resume Smith has just received the opportunity of a lifetime, though also probably one that's going to typecast him to the nth degree. Hope you like scifi Matt ...
I was all excited Friday because I read that Chiwetel Ejiofor was the likely candidate, then I saw that it was some random dude I never heard of. Since it's time for Moffat's reign as showrunner I'm just hoping they find a way to bring back Sally Sparrow from Blink to be the new companion (although Carey Mulligan is probably too busy).
Looks like Crispin Glover.