David Tennant is to star as the former Russian Federal Security Services and KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, in a new drama commissioned by ITV and the Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group). The four-part series, Litvinenko, focuses on the officer’s death, from polonium poisoning in November 2006, and the subsequent criminal investigation, one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police. Litvinenko was written by acclaimed screenwriter George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) to tell the story of the determined Scotland Yard Officers, many of whom supported the drama’s production, who worked for ten years to prove who was responsible. It also focuses upon the story of Marina, played by Margarita Levieva (The Deuce, The Blacklist), Alexander’s fearless, dignified widow who fought tirelessly to persuade the British Government to publicly name her husband’s killers and acknowledge the role of the Russian State in his murder. George Kay says, “In

David and Georgia Tennant quiz Christian Brassington to see how he’s getting on learning Kiswahili for the brilliant charity mothers2mothers and their Minutes for Mentor Mothers campaign. Poa! mothers2mothers is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing education and support for pregnant women and new mothers living with HIV.  You can donate to Christian’s challenge here. Asante sana!

David Tennant has been talking about his new epic adventure series, Around The World In 80 Days, in the CANNESERIES Festival magazine to promote the World Premiere Screening which takes place on Sunday 10th October 2021 at the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumiere. 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.   Talking about taking on the role of Fogg David says "I think with any script

David Tennant has voiced a new video for children's charity Theirworld, promoting the power of education and the need for global leaders to invest in the future of millions of children.  Theirworld is a global children's charity committed to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation and campaigning that every child has the best start in life, a safe place to learn, and skills for the future. The non-profit was founded in 2002 by Sarah Brown, and became international in its outlook and reach in 2013. The new film i s designed to send a strong message to world leaders - meeting in person at the United Nations General Assembly - about the importance of investing in education during the post-pandemic rebuilding operation.  Watch the video here: David said of the film: “I hope that Theirworld's video will send an important message to world leaders about the transformative power of education to unlock potential in children. Now more

David Tennant has been nominated for an International Emmy for his performance as UK serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the three-part drama Des. The acclaimed miniseries premiered on ITV in the UK last autumn. Earlier this month, David picked up a National Television Award for the role. The series follows the arrest and trial of Nilsen, who murdered numerous young men and boys in his North London homes during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Des itself has also been nominated in the TV Movie / Mini-Series category. Also up for a prize in the Drama Series category is the comedy-drama show There She Goes, in which David plays the father of a girl with a severe learning disability. You can see David's categories here: Best Performance by an Actor Roy Nik in Normali - Dori Media / HOT, Israel Nawazuddin Siddique in Serious Men - Bombay Fables / Cineraas Entertainment / Netflix, India Christian Tappán in El Robo del Siglo (The Great Heist) - Dynamo Producciones / Netflix, Colombia David

BAFTA Scotland want to know who your favourite Scot on the screen was this year and may we suggest you might like to nominate David Tennant for his role as real life Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen in the ITV drama Des? To be eligible for consideration the individual must have been on our screens in a film/programme which had its first transmission in the UK between 29 June 2020 and 30 June 2021 (BAFTA Scotland Awards eligibility dates!) on terrestrial, cable, satellite or digital channels, including web-based broadcasters that commission content (e.g. Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube). Both UK and International films/programmes are eligible. Suggested individuals can be from any genre, including films, tv dramas, factual shows, soaps, daytime, entertainment shows, live events, comedies and Scottish presenters of any show. If you would like to suggest David as your favourite 'Scot on Screen' please fill out the form on BAFTA's website here.  The top fifteen most popular na

David Tennant is one of the cast of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman for Audible. David takes on the role of Loki in the second instalment, The Sandman Act II which was released today. Listen via audible here.  The audio series will continue Audible’s adaptation the best-selling graphic novel series written by Gaiman and published by DC.  The Sandman: Act II is once again adapted and directed by Dirk Maggs and narrated by Gaiman, who also serves as creative director and co-executive producer. The original score is again provided by BAFTA-winning composer James Hannigan. The ensemble cast is led by James McAvoy, reprising the title role of Dream (aka Morpheus), with Kat Dennings as Death, Michael Sheen Lucifer and Andy Serkis Matthew the Raven reprising their respective roles. New and returning cast members for season 2 include Jeffrey Wright (Destiny), Regé-Jean Page (Orpheus), Brian Cox (Augustus), Emma Corrin (Thessaly), John Lithgow (Emperor Joshua Norton), Bill Nighy (Odin), Kristen Schaa

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

  The Doctor’s daughter  Jenny  is facing her father’s enemies – and one of her own – in this latest volume of full cast audio adventures from Big Finish.     Due for release in November 2021,  Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter :  Still Running  features the return of Georgia Tennant in the titular role, as she travels throughout the galaxies with her companion Noah (Sean Biggerstaff). Across these four brand new adventures, she runs  into  Dorium   Maldovar  (Simon Fisher-Becker), fights the Cybermen (Nicholas Briggs) and is reunited with bounty hunter Colt-5000 (Siân Phillips) in a showdown that could come with a cost...     Jenny first appeared in the 2008  Doctor Who  television episode  The Doctor’s Daughter , and has been played on screen and audio by Georgia Tennant ( Staged ) ever since.     Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter :  Still Running  is available for pre-order as a collector’s edition box set at £24.99 and as a digital download at £19.99, exclusively from  www.bigfinish.com.  

The 2020 short Screening,  written and directed by Christian Brassington, has been accepted into the Official Selection for the Discover Film Awards 2021. The satirical film stars David Tennant, Georgia Tennant, Joanna Horton and Stephen Mangan. Filmed via remote technology during the UK's first lockdown last year, Screening takes us back to 2016, as a scientific advisor gets hit by the full farce of the government she’s trying to help. The all-star cast brilliantly bring to life the story of a disease expert who is wading through the treacle of government bureaucracy. Can she persuade the powers-that-be that we actually do need experts? And that ignoring the science can have deadly, global consequences... The Discover Film Awards run from 1st to 3rd October with screenings at the Prince Charles Cinema in London's West End. The festival also hosts cinema screenings, live panel discussions, networking events and script-pitching round tables.  The awards ceremony will take place