David Tennant is one of the best-loved actors on the small and the big screen with a body of work that goes back several decades, and a range of roles that continue to surprise and delight audiences across genres.

Like so many who have taken on the iconic role, in TV terms, David Tennant is known to many for his brilliant portrayal of the tenth Doctor in BBC's flagship Sci-Fi show Doctor Who, a role he played between 2005 and 2010, preceded by Christopher Ecclestone and followed by Matt Smith.

However, there is much, much more to David Tennant's exceptional TV career than Doctor Who.

From keeping the nation guessing week-in-week-out as lead detective in Chris Chibnall's brilliant Broadchurch on ITV to transforming into the pleasure-seeking Casanova in the BBC's 2005 comedy drama from Russell T Davies, and morphing into Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Crowley in the TV adaptation of Good Omens to bringing comic book Kilgrave alive in Marvel's Jessica Jones, David Tennant has proven he has great range as an actor and entertained millions on the small screen with his performances.

The following are some of our favourite small screen roles that David Tennant has delivered across his career, and details of how to watch them.

So if you just can't wait for the next Tennant show to hit your TV screens or streaming service, there's plenty of shows here to go back and explore...

Happy viewing...

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  • Inside Man

    Everyone’s a murderer, you just need a good reason and a bad day. From death row to a quaint English village, Steven Moffat's devilish drama with David Tennant and Stanley Tucci.
  • Doctor Who (2005+)

    Sci-fi drama about the adventures of an eccentric extraterrestrial Time Lord and his time-travelling companions as they battle injustice across the universe, travelling via his Tardis.
  • Good Omens

    Dramatisation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book about an angel and a demon joining forces to prevent the end of the world. With Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
  • Jessica Jones

    Retired superhero Jessica Jones rebuilds her life in New York City as a private investigator and dedicates her activities to helping people with remarkable abilities like her.
  • Deadwater Fell

    When a seemingly happy family is murdered by someone known and trusted, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community.
  • Final Space

    Astronaut Gary and his sidekick Mooncake embark on animated adventures through space and time in search of the end of the universe.
  • W1A

    Spoof documentary sequel to Twenty Twelve with Hugh Bonneville, following former Olympic Deliverance Commission chief Ian Fletcher in his new job as head of values at the BBC.
  • There She Goes

    David Tennant and Jessica Hynes play the parents of a severely disabled nine-year-old in Shaun Pye's comedy drama, which is based on his own experience of raising his daughter.
  • Twenty Twelve

    This spoof documentary series follows the challenges faced and the trials and tribulations of the fictional team who have been entrusted with organising the Olympic Games in London.
  • Staged

    Comedy with David Tennant and Michael Sheen as actors who were due to put on a play in the West End before it was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Des

    Fact-based drama starring David Tennant as serial killer Dennis Nilsen,.
  • Blackpool

    Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
  • Broadchurch

    Murder mystery with David Tennant and Olivia Colman. An idyllic seaside town in Dorset becomes the focus of police activity and media attention following the death of an 11-year-old boy.
  • The Escape Artist

    Three-part legal drama starring David Tennant as highly talented junior barrister Will Burton. He is known as the Escape Artist because he has never lost a case.
  • The Politician's Husband

    Political drama series about a marriage between two politicians, and what happens when the wife's career starts to overshadow her husband's.
  • Spies of Warsaw

    Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's two-part adaptation of Alan Furst's novel about espionage between major nations in the years leading up to the Second World War.
  • This Is Jinsy

    Surreal comedy set on a fictional island, starring Chris Bran and Justin Chubb
  • Single Father

    Drama following Dave (David Tennant), a photographer facing the seemingly impossible task of bringing up four children alone after the sudden death of his partner Rita.
  • Casanova

    After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.
  • Litvinenko

    Determined detectives work to prove who was responsible for the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.
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