Guess Who has just been named the best Doctor ever?

[wellinghall]

Cut so you can make a guess before you look at the answer:

Fans have named David Tennant the best ever Doctor Who in a poll, beating Tom Baker into second place.
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6211584.stm

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

I'd seen the poll result on BBC News online last night, and now have my subscription copy of Doctor Who Magazine with the full results, which are:

1. David Tennant 28.15%
2. Tom Baker 26.54%
3. Christopher Eccleston 11.36%
4. Jon Pertwee 9.63%
5. Patrick Troughton 8.77%
6. Peter Davison 5.68%
7. Sylvester McCoy 3.33%
8. Colin Baker 2.84%
9. William Hartnell 2.35%
10. Paul McGann 1.36%

I think that this is a reflection of the influx of new fans and the way that the new series has won over most old fans as well as warmth towards David Tennant and a resurgence of a sense of loyalty towards the current Doctor. I don't remember DWM running 'favourite Doctor' polls until 1990, when Sylvester won I think because people felt he had been badly treated by the BBC. I'm surprised that Paul McGann scored so low, but perhaps that shows how the Big Finish releases have been overshadowed completely by the new, mainstream television series, which is as it should be really. I often feel it's invidious to include William Hartnell in these polls as he is playing a different character to the others in a sense.