SCOTS actor David Tennant is to make a comeback as Doctor Who.
He will return in three new audio dramas rather than on television.
The much-loved 10th Doctor will be joined by comic actress Catherine Tate, who once again plays companion Donna Noble.
As the Time Lord, Tennant first stepped into the Tardis in 2005, departing five years later. He was last seen in the 50th anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor in 2013.
Tennant's biggest success outside of Doctor Who is ITV drama Broadchurch, in which he starred as Detective Inspector Alec Hardy alongside Olivia Colman.
Best known for her range of comic characters, Tate's first Doctor Who appearance came in 2006; she left the role in 2010.
The duo will record Doctor Who - The Tenth Doctor Adventures for Big Finish, a British company which produces books and audio plays primarily from sci-fi favourites.
Big Finish have released a promotional clip featuring the star duo both playfully paying tribute to each other. Both cannot help erupting in laughter.
The first episode is called Technophobia, set in near-future London. According to the synopsis, mankind is gradually losing its ability to use everyday technology.
The second instalment is Time Reaver, which is set on a mechanical planet with a black market economy and a dark secret.
The final recording will be Death And The Queen and it will see Donna fall in love on a planet called Goritania, but the Doctor has misgivings.
"I love working with Catherine because of the life that she brings to something and the way that she can turn the most mundane line into something glorious and sparkling," said Tennant in a promo video.
Then he quipped: "I love Catherine for what she is most famous for and that's being funny and brilliant and witty and quick but I love the fact that she's a great and proper actress. The people who can do both are the people you want to kind of bottle.
"So I would bottle Catherine Tate," he says while bursting into laughter.
In return, Tate responded: "David embodied the part of the Doctor and made it his own. David's got a mercurial mind and he has that facility as an actor to turn on a penny and he can draw you in, he can pull you, push you away, make you laugh, make you cry - he can do all of those brilliant things.
"He is truly a remarkable and wonderful person...I was reading off an autocue," she quipped.
Executive producer Nicholas Briggs said: "I've enjoyed working with all the Doctors on TV, but David is on the only one I'd known before he became the Doctor. I'd worked with him on our Dalek Empire series for Big Finish and had such fun.
"So along with the excitement of directing new Tenth Doctor adventures, I'm so happy to be working with an old chum again."
Big Finish producer David Richardson said: "This is one of those dream projects where I've spent months pinching myself. I'm covered in bruises. With two major international stars in place, and the legacy of this era of the TV show to live up to, we've worked our socks off to try and make some very special stories for this box set. Expect adventure, fun, scares... and some tears too."
According to audience figures, Tennant's stint as Doctor Who has produced the most popular episodes with British viewers in the last 35 years.
Christmas 2007 special Voyage Of The Damned, which co-starred pop princess Kylie Minogue, was watched by 13.31 million. It was the second highest audience for any programme during 2007
In second place is 2008 Christmas Special The Next Doctor, with 13.10 million viewers.
The third most watched so far is 50th Anniversary Special, The Day Of The Doctor, in which Tennant teamed up with 11th Doctor Matt Smith. This episode was seen by 12.80 million.
Doctor Who - The Tenth Doctor Adventures will be released on the Big Finish website in May 2016.
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