The first teaser trailer for David Tennant's epic new adventure series Around The World In 80 Days has been released.  Adapted from the classic Jules Verne novel, the eight-part series stars David Tennant as Phileas Fogg, a 19th Century gentleman and adventurer who, with his valet, Passepartout, played by rising French actor Ibrahim Koma, takes on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days following an outrageous bet. They are swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, played by The Crown’s Leonie Benesch, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story. Other cast members include Jason Watkins, Peter Sullivan, Lindsay Duncan, Dolly Wells, Richard Wilson, Faical Elkihel, Anthony Flanagan, Gary Beadle and Giovanni Scifoni.   Watch the trailer below: The series is being adapted by writers including Ashley Pharoah and Caleb Ranson and is a Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production with additional co-production partners, Palladium

David Tennant's podcast, David Tennant Does A Podcast With..., has won Podcast Of The Year at the TRIC Awards. Produced by Somethin' Else with Georgia Tennant, David Tennant Does A Podcast With... features intimate and in-depth conversations with some of the biggest names in film, television and politics. Over two seasons David has chatted to the likes of Billie Piper, Neil Gaiman Catherine Tate, Michael Sheen, Dame Judi Dench, Cush Jumbo, and Sir Ian McKellen. Watch David's acceptance speech from yesterday's ceremony below: The Television and Radio Industries Club was formed in 1931, originally as the 'Radio Industries Club'. Today TRIC members represent all sectors of the TV and radio industries and the society aims to promote mutual understanding, goodwill and networking among those who who are involved in technology and related industries. David Tennant Does A Podcast With... is available on  Acast ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify  and all good podcast prov

There's good news and bad news for fans of the animated series Final Space, created by and starring Olan Rogers and co-starring David Tennant.  The third season of the show, which has already aired on TBS and Adult Swim in the USA, will be available at last to an international audience when it arrives on Netflix on September 16th. Final space follows astronaut Gary and his alien buddy Mooncake as they traverse the galaxy with an eclectic bunch of companions. David voices The Lord Commander, an evil,adversary who is determined to get his hands on Mooncake for the awesome destructive power he possesses. Other cast members include Tika Sumpter, Coty Galloway and Steven Yuen. The bad news is that Season 3 will be the last of the series. Olan Rogers announced the shows cancellation, saying: "This has been an incredible journey, and I'm extremely humbled by all of you! All over the world who gave this show a chance. It means more than you will ever know!" Olan also posted a

David Tennant scooped the award for Best Drama Performance for his role as Dennis Nilsen in the true crime drama Des at last night's National Television Awards. David was presented with the trophy by his Good Omens and Staged co-star Michael Sheen. After being greeted by Michael on the stage, who pretended to accept the award himself, David told him 'I know how hard it was to hand that over'. He then joked 'I’m very sad you’re not up here receiving this award…though obviously not that sad, because I’m delighted.' He went on to thank ITV and everyone involved in the drama and praised them for helping to tell a story in a way which doesn't glorify serial killers.  Turning to his wife Georgia Tennant in the audience he said : 'On a personal note I want to thank Georgia and my family. We had just had a baby when we filmed this and the last thing Georgia needed was me sloping off to go to a very dark place and play a serial killer. So thank you for putting up wit

David Tennant and his true crime drama Des are both nominated in tonight's National Television Awards and you can watch the ceremony live on ITV from 7.30pm to see if they win! David is nominated for Best Drama performance for his role as real life serial killer Dennis Nilsen with the series itself up for Best New Drama. In Des David Tennant appears as serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered over fifteen young men and boys in London over a period of five years. Co-starring Daniel Mays and Jason Watkins, Des focuses on Nilsen's capture and subsequent trial, one of the most infamous criminal cases in UK history. The three-part series is based on the book Killing For Company by Brian Masters and premiered on ITV in the UK.  Known as the ‘kindly killer’, Nilsen was a local civil servant who murdered vulnerable and often homeless males he met on the streets of Soho from 1978 to 1983. He would befriend these men before offering them food or lodgings for the evening back at his Nort

  Deadline reports that  David Tennant is his  set to team  up with his wife  Georgia Tennant  to star in and executive produce  Hide   for Peacock.  Written and  executive produced by showrunners   Michele Fazekas   and   Tara Butters  and directed and executive produced by Emmy, BAFTA, and DGA-nominee   Julie Anne Robinson , the drama series is set to take the classic "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" story and mix in a conspiracy thriller. David  plays a disgraced journalist who stumbles upon a story that could resurrect his career. But he quickly learns he's seen something he shouldn't have and is now the target of unknown adversaries who will do anything to silence him. On the run as people around him go missing or die, a serious accident has an extraordinary side effect on him. Now he realises that there are monsters in the world – and that he might just be one of them.  “One of my earliest jobs was playing ‘first policeman’ in a BBC radio adaptation of ‘Dr Jekyll and

David Tennant has been nominated as Best TV Actor in the Edinburgh TV Awards 2021 for his performance in the acclaimed ITV series Des. David played real-life serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the three-part drama, who murdered around a dozen young men and boys in his London homes between 1978 and 1983. The series itself is also nominated as Best Drama. The Edinburgh TV Awards, now in their 20th year, are the highlight of the annual Edinburgh TV Festival and celebrate outstanding talent and the breadth of creativity that the TV industry has to offer, both in the UK and abroad. In the TV Actor category,which is new for 2021, David finds himself up against his Des co-star, Jason Watkins as well as his former Doctor Who colleague Billie Piper, who is shortlisted for her performance in I Hate Suzie. Des will have competition from the BBC's I Will Destroy You and Channel 4's It's A Sin. The full shortlists in both categories are below: BEST TV ACTOR – DRAMA Billie Piper in I Hate