David Tennant, the former Doctor Who, has been told that his American television drama has been axed after one episode.

After failing to convince enough voters to back Gordon Brown with his election broadcast, David Tennant has suffered a further blow to his amour-propre.

The former Doctor Who hoped that a pilot episode of a legal drama called Rex Is Not Your Lawyer would be taken up as a series by NBC and it would turn him into an American television star as big as Hugh Laurie. Alas, NBC executives have quietly decided to shelve the project.

Tennant had played a lawyer who couldn’t appear in court because of panic attacks. The actor failed to make the first night of Hamlet in 2008, but a bad back rather than a panic attack was given as the reason.

Jonathan Miller, the polymath, said the RSC’s decision to give Tennant the title role amounted to “celebrity casting”.

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Incredibly sorry David, but we look forward to seeing you in other projects!

David Tennant long ago won the hearts of theatre audiences with a spate of laudable Shakespearean roles on the biggest British stages.

And when he turned his sights to television, he instantly amassed an avid following when he was cast as Doctor Who. Yet what has so far eluded the Scottish actor is a breakthrough role in a feature film. Now, that is set to change. Tennant, one of the most recognisable actors on the stage and small screen – he was named the most popular actor by the National Television Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008 – has been cast in his first lead role opposite fellow Scot, Kelly MacDonald, who is a well-established face in Hollywood.

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I’ve added 163 screencaps to the gallery of David as ‘Hector’ in Glorious 39 thanks to the lovely Celyn! ♥ Stay tuned for more caps and a BUNCH of scans!

DAVID TENNANT’S tenth Doctor Who has been voted as the British screen character film fans would most like to see regenerate into the next Prime Minister, conquering the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and James Bond.

To mark the general election, film and TV subscription service Lovefilm polled over 2,000 members to discover which screen character has the traits best suited to run the country.

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We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming DVD release Hamlet, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 4. Click below to watch this brand new exclusive clip, which David Tennant as the title character confronting a ghost.

David Tennant and Patrick Stewart star in this critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s masterpiece from Britain’s renowned Royal Shakespeare Company. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Tennant’s interpretation was recognized as defining the role for a generation, and Stewart’s complex Claudius won the Olivier award, Britain’s highest stage honor. In this specially-shot screen version, filmed on location rather than in the theater, Tennant and Stewart reprise their roles. Dynamic, exciting and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare’s greatest play.

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Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production ofHamlet. The production will be presented on PBS by the Great Performances series on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST (check local listings). Immediately following the broadcast, the film will be available online in its entirety here on the Great Performances Web site.

To see a preview of the film and more information, visit the website here.