WHO'S THE DOCTOR PLAYING NOW?

DAVID Tennant has landed a plum role in a US comedy as a neurotic lawyer.

The 38-year-old will play a top legal eagle  in the new NBC show Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.

Rex, played by Tennant, suffers from panic attacks and coaches his clients to represent themselves in court.

A US source said: “At present it is scheduled as just a one-hour pilot episode but this could be a huge break for David Tennant.

“British actors are very popular at the moment on American TV and this show has ‘hit’ written all over it. If it proves popular then it will be turned into a series.”

David will be replaced as the Time Lord by Matt Smith, 27,  next year.

He is back on screen as the Doctor on November 15 but his last episodes will be screened at the end of the year.

He admitted: “I think it’s better to go when there’s a chance that people might miss you, rather than to hang around and outstay your welcome.”

David has also starred as Barty Crouch Junior in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, and will appear in St Trinian’s 2: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold.

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