David Tennant is Leaving Dr. Who

The tenth face of England’s Dr. Who, David Tennant, is bowing out of the show after five years with the wildly successful and highly esteemed science fiction drama.
He will appear in the Christmas episode and 4 hour long specials to air in 2009 and 2010. But after that, it will be time for someone new to take on the role of the shape-shifting time-traveling alien.
Tennant said of his departure, “This show has been so special to me. I don’t want to outstay my welcome.”
Tennant, who is a classically trained actor, is now starring as Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s famous play.
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