David Tennant’s announcement that he will be leaving Doctor Who, the popular BBC TV series, after 4 specials in 2009, hasn’t gone unnoticed by fans, producers…and even bookies! Paddy Power, who also offer X Factor betting have revealed the odds for who will be the next doctor who. The usual suspects are all featured, including Robert Carlyle, star of The Full Monty and 28 Weeks Later, as well as James Nesbitt, although Nesbitt has publicly excluded himself from the list, suggesting he won’t play the doctor in the forseeable future.

Outsiders in the race to become the next doctor include Ricky Gervais, Vinnie Jones and even Robbie Williams. Surprisingly, Patterson Joseph is top of the list, who has previously starred in Doctor Who episodes as Rodrick, when ninth doctor Christopher Eccleston was in charge of the Tardis.Below are the odds for the next doctor who, courtesy of Paddy Power:

Patterson Joseph 3-1

David Morrisey 5 -1

James Nesbitt 6-1

John Simm 8-1

Russell Tovey 10-1

Anthony Head 10-1

Richard E. Grant 14-1

Alan Davies 16-1

Jason Statham 18-1

Aidan Gillen 18-1

Harry Lloyd 18-1

Ben Wishaw 20-1

Julian Walsh 20-1

Nigel Harman 20-1

Bill Nighy 25-1

Stephen Fry 25-1

Chiwetel Ejiofor 25-1

John Barrowman 33-1

David Suchet 33-1

Marc Warren 33-1

Paul Bettany 33-1

Christopher Eccleston 40-1

Joel Beckett 40-1

Dean Lennox Kelly 50-1

Christopher Villiers 66-1

Ricky Gervais 80-1

Vinnie Jones 100-1

Hugh Grant 100-1

Robbie Williams 150-1

Interestingly enough, John Simm, John Barrowman, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Stuart Head and even Hugh Grant have all appeared in Doctor Who in one form or another, but it’s Patterson Joseph, another Who star, that is top of the list, we reckon your money should be on him, if you’re thinking of betting.

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