David Tennant: North American "Single Father" premiere and "Much Ado" DVD update

Single Father - North American Premiere
TVO kicks off the New Year with a lineup of eye-opening new documentaries and dramas. Highlights include “Single Father” starring David Tennant

Sundays January 8 to 29, 2012 at 10 pm ET
4 / 50 minutes
A Red production for BBC

David Tennant (Doctor Who) stars in this touching and humorous four-part drama about a man struggling to raise his four children after the death of his partner. When Rita dies suddenly, Dave faces the daunting prospect of bringing up their children on his own, as well as coping with his own and his children's grief.

Things get even more complicated when Dave begins to fall in love with Rita's best friend. Is Dave betraying Rita by falling in love again so quickly, or will he be walking away from happiness if he ignores his feelings? With his children at the centre of his world, Dave worries what will happen when they find out. Single Father asks how soon is too soon to fall in love again?

Source: PRNewswire

More info at DavidTennantOnTwitter




After announcing the release of Much Ado About Nothing on DVD, Amazon have now withdrawn it from sale but they've set up a pre-ordering facility. See Amazon for details, and DavidTennantOnTwitter for more information

David Tennant - news, updates, and new projects

Empire have released images of four new promo Fright Night posters, inlcuding the one above of David Tennant.
See more at Empire Online

A Wharf press release this week said that David Tennant will attend the UK Fright Night screening at the O2 on Sunday 14 August (this has not been confirmed)

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Final Round of TV Choice Awards

David Tennant is through to the final round of the TV Choice Award. He's been nominated for Best Actor, and Single Father has been nominated for Best New Drama. Voting ends at midnight on Friday 8th July. Winners will be announced on 13th September and there does not appear to be a limit to how many times you can vote but just remember to click the "submit vote" button right at the end for your vote to count.
Vote at TV Choice Magazine

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The Purple Land (BBC Radio Four Saturday 16th July)

David Tennant appeared in the Saturday Play on BBC Radio Four on Saturday 16th July from 2.30pm until 4pm. The play is described as "Andrew Davies's rip-roaring adaptation of WH Hudson's epic Uruguayan adventure."

The BBC Radio Four publicity announcement says:
"Published in 1885, The Purple Land was the first novel of William Henry Hudson, author of Green Mansions. It is an exuberant, wryly comic account of a young Englishman's imprudent adventures, set against a background of political strife in 19th-century South America. Eloping with an Argentine girl, young Richard Lamb (Tennant) makes an implacable enemy of his teenage bride's father. Leaving her behind, he goes ignorantly forth into the interior of the country to seek his fortune. While doing so he learns to hunt, ride, herd, love and even kill on his way to becoming a man. In Davies's hands this "road novel" becomes a fast-paced romp in the tradition of Tom Jones, with a dash of Don Quixote for good measure. Producer/Clive Brill for Pacificus Productions."
Source: BBC

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The Itch Of The Golden Nit premiered in Leicester Square on 29 June and had its television premiere on Saturday (2nd July) morning at 9am on BBC2.

The Itch Of The Golden Nit is an animated short film which was conceived and drawn by children. David Tennant has voiced two cameos roles but details have not been announced about which roles they are. The film includes a number of British stars including David Walliams and Catherine Tate. Following the broadcast there was a special “making of” section about the movie during Blue Peter from 9.30am. The Itch Of The Golden Nit was repeated on CBBC at 5.15pm in Sunday 3rd July.

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Much Ado About Nothing soundtrack CD on sale from 18 July

A soundtrack of David Tennant’s production of Much Ado About Nothing will be released on 18th July. As well as music by Michael Bruce, it will include two tracks sung by David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The soundtrack will be available from the Wyndham Theatre from that date until the play ends on 3rd September. The production also has an online shop which will most likely stock the CD too.

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David Tennant reading The Fir Tree is available from the BBC Learning website
Source: BBC

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David Tennant has signed a Tenth Doctor drawing in aid of charity; see the artwork, and find out more at Art for Hearts

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All news items courtesy of David Tennant on Twitter

Behind the scenes of 'Single Father'

You can check out cast interviews with David Tennant and get a look at the making of Single Father below.

Preview of 'Single Father', episode 3 + David Tennant on Absolute Radio

David Tennant will co-host the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show with Christian O'Connell on Thursday, October 28. The show starts from 6am. More details are below:

Listen live online at: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/

or on DAB Radio or If you are in London and the South East on 105.8FM

or TVSky Channel 0107

Virgin TV 915

Freeview Channel 915

Release dates: 'Fright Night' rescheduled, 'Single Father' on DVD

DreamWorks has moved the 3D remake of Fright Night (starring David Tennant) from October 7 to August 19, 2011.

Amazon (via David_Tennant) has Single Father's DVD release date listed as November 29 in the UK.

Preview of 'Single Father', episode 2

The BBC has released promo photos of David Tennant and preview videos for Single Father's second episode. Episode 2 airs on Sunday, October 17 on BBC One.

David Tennant's Richard Bacon interview

David Tennant appeared on Richard Bacon's 5Live radio show earlier today to promote Single Father. Part one of the interview is posted below and you can watch all three parts over at Blogtor Who.



There are also two new clips from Single Father, but they're only available to UK residents. They'll probably be up on YouTube soon though. You can also read ReelScotland's review of Single Father here.

Updates on David Tennant's 'Single Father'

Single Father is scheduled to air on four consecutive Sundays starting on October 10 at 9pm on BBC1. The BBC has released some new footage, including a trailer and preview videos of the miniseries.







David Tennant will be doing promotion for Single Father over the next few days, and you can check out his appearance schedule:

Friday 8th October - Paul O'Grady Live ITV1 9:00pm
Sunday 10th October - The Andrew Marr Show BBC One 09:10am
Sunday 10th October - Jo Whiley Radio 1 from 1:00pm

David is also on the cover of Radio Times, which comes out tomorrow.

'Single Father' to air week of October 9

The BBC released a press statement confirming that David Tennant's miniseries Single Father will premiere the week of October 9-15 in the UK. An exact date still hasn't been confirmed. Single Father will also be simulcast on the BBC HD channel. You can go here to read the full press release.

New photos of David Tennant in 'Single Father'

The BBC has unveiled some new promo shots of David Tennant in Single Father. The four-part miniseries will debut sometime in October on BBC 1. You can head on over to Blogtor Who for the whole batch of photos.

David Tennant in TV magazines + David Tennant and Craig Ferguson's early TV appearances

David Tennant is featured in a couple of magazines to promote his upcoming BBC drama Single Father. The four part show is set to air in October in the UK, though dates have not yet been confirmed. Tennant News Updates has scans from TV & Satellite Week magazine and this week's Radio Times.

In other news David Tennant and Craig Ferguson are among the actors who are part of Scottish broadcast company, STV's new YouTube channel. STV has made hours of old shows available, including David Tennant's first TV role in 1988's Dramarama and Craig Ferguson on STV's 1993 series The Dirt Detective. The content is all free, but unfortunately it's only available to UK residents. Luckily, folks outside the UK can watch David's appearance in Dramarama over at Blogtor Who.

David Tennant news update: 'Rex' canned, 'Glorious 39' headed to the US + more

NBC did not pickup Rex is Not Your Lawyer for its upcoming fall season, so it's been scrapped.

In other news, David Tennant has been cast in Decoy Bride alongside Alice Eve and Kelly MacDonald. The project was announced at the Cannes Film Festival last Friday and is set to start shooting for 5 weeks this June. It will shoot on the Isle of Man and in Scotland.

The Decoy Bride tells the story of a superstar actress, Lara (Eve), who just wants to marry her cute British boyfriend James (Tennant), and believes the sleepy Scottish Island of Hegg is the one place the world’s press won’t find them. But when an ingenious paparazzo tracks them down, the diva must find a decoy bride and thinks local girl Katie (MacDonald) will be an ideal replacement. But when Katie meets James, sparks fly. [ScreenDaily]

Glorious 39 which was released in the UK last year, is now headed to the US. No word yet on when it will be released. Thanks so much to mcfangirl for this information.

Finally, you can check out some photos of David Tennant on the Glasgow set of BBC drama, Single Father.

David Tennant cast in new BBC drama

David Tennant has been cast in Single Father, a four-part show being made by BBC Scotland. It is scheduled to shoot on location in Glasgow in March:

...Tennant will play a man who is struggling to raise four children after the death of his wife in the drama written by Mick Ford and produced by Red Production Company.

The character, Dave, is a photographer who then falls for his late wife’s best friend.

He struggles with falling in love again while being a father to his children.

Tennant, 38, who grew up in Ralston in Renfrewshire, said: “I feel very lucky to have been sent this script.

Red Production Com­pany made Casanova – which starred Tennant in the lead role – and Queer as Folk, and will start filming Single Father in March. [Herald Scotland via David_Tennant]