Dr Who delay, Tennant's future doubts
Updated on 04 September 2007
Doctor Who is set for a screen break after BBC bosses said the series would not be aired in 2009.
The decision to delay a fifth series has thrown into doubt David Tennant's long-term future in the show.
The fourth series, starring Tennant, is due to be screened next year, but the fifth will not be seen until 2010.
Instead, Tennant, will star in three Doctor Who specials, written by Russell T Davies, in 2009.
Series four, which went into production in July, will hit UK screens in spring 2008 with a special episode scheduled for Christmas 2008.
Comedian Catherine Tate is set to return to Doctor Who for the complete 13-week run, in her role as Donna from the 2006 Christmas special.
Actress Freema Agyeman, who won praise for her portrayal of assistant Martha Jones, is also set to return during series four.
A BBC spokeswoman was unable to confirm whether Tennant would return in 2010.
It is understood Tennant, 36, will play Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company next year.
