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The best David Tennant TV shows
Can't get enough of the fantastic actor? It's time to look back at many of his best TV roles....
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- Radio Times staff
Published: Friday, 19 November 2021 at 12:40 pm
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David Tennant is one of the best-loved actors on the small and the big screen with a body of work that goes back several decades, and a range of roles that continue to surprise and delight audiences across genres.
Like so many who have taken on the iconic role, in TV terms, David Tennant is known to many for his brilliant portrayal of the tenth Doctor in BBC's flagship Sci-Fi show Doctor Who, a role he played between 2005 and 2010, preceded by Christopher Ecclestone and followed by Matt Smith.
However, there is much, much more to David Tennant's exceptional TV career than Doctor Who.
From keeping the nation guessing week-in-week-out as lead detective in Chris Chibnall's brilliant Broadchurch on ITV to transforming into the pleasure-seeking Casanova in the BBC's 2005 comedy drama from Russell T Davies, and morphing into Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Crowley in the TV adaptation of Good Omens to bringing comic book Kilgrave alive in Marvel's Jessica Jones, David Tennant has proven he has great range as an actor and entertained millions on the small screen with his performances.
The following are some of our favourite small screen roles that David Tennant has delivered across his career, and details of how to watch them.
So if you just can't wait for the next Tennant show to hit your TV screens or streaming service, there's plenty of shows here to go back and explore...
Happy viewing...
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2022
Crime/detective
Drama
15
Everyone’s a murderer, you just need a good reason and a bad day. From death row to a quaint English village, Steven Moffat's devilish drama with David Tennant and Stanley Tucci.
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2005
Sci-fi
Adventure
PG
Sci-fi drama about the adventures of an eccentric extraterrestrial Time Lord and his time-travelling companions as they battle injustice across the universe, travelling via his Tardis.
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2019
Fantasy
Comedy
PG
Dramatisation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book about an angel and a demon joining forces to prevent the end of the world. With Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
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2015
Adventure
Fantasy
15
Retired superhero Jessica Jones rebuilds her life in New York City as a private investigator and dedicates her activities to helping people with remarkable abilities like her.
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2020
Crime/detective
Drama
15
When a seemingly happy family is murdered by someone known and trusted, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community.
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2018
Adventure
Fantasy
12
Astronaut Gary and his sidekick Mooncake embark on animated adventures through space and time in search of the end of the universe.
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2014
Comedy
Sitcom
15
Spoof documentary sequel to Twenty Twelve with Hugh Bonneville, following former Olympic Deliverance Commission chief Ian Fletcher in his new job as head of values at the BBC.
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2018
Drama
Comedy
David Tennant and Jessica Hynes play the parents of a severely disabled nine-year-old in Shaun Pye's comedy drama, which is based on his own experience of raising his daughter.
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2011
Comedy
Sitcom
15
This spoof documentary series follows the challenges faced and the trials and tribulations of the fictional team who have been entrusted with organising the Olympic Games in London.
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2020
Comedy
Drama
15
Comedy with David Tennant and Michael Sheen as actors who were due to put on a play in the West End before it was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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2021
Adventure
Fantasy
12
Adaptation of Jules Verne's adventure, with David Tennant.
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2020
Documentary
Drama
15
Fact-based drama starring David Tennant as serial killer Dennis Nilsen,.
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2004
Comedy
Crime/detective
15
Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
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2013
Crime/detective
Mystery
12
Murder mystery with David Tennant and Olivia Colman. An idyllic seaside town in Dorset becomes the focus of police activity and media attention following the death of an 11-year-old boy.
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2013
Drama
Thriller
15
Three-part legal drama starring David Tennant as highly talented junior barrister Will Burton. He is known as the Escape Artist because he has never lost a case.
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2013
Drama
15
Political drama series about a marriage between two politicians, and what happens when the wife's career starts to overshadow her husband's.
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2013
Crime/detective
Action
15
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's two-part adaptation of Alan Furst's novel about espionage between major nations in the years leading up to the Second World War.
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2010
Comedy
Fantasy
15
Surreal comedy set on a fictional island, starring Chris Bran and Justin Chubb
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2010
Drama
15
Drama following Dave (David Tennant), a photographer facing the seemingly impossible task of bringing up four children alone after the sudden death of his partner Rita.
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2005
Documentary
Comedy
15
Three-part drama set in the 18th century with Peter O'Toole and David Tennant. Ageing libertine Casanova is persuaded by a parlour maid to share tales of his youthful exploits.
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2022
Documentary
Drama
12
Determined detectives work to prove who was responsible for the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.
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2004
Drama
PG
Louis Trevelyan's refusal to trust his wife Emily destroys their marriage.
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