Time To Bet on The New Doctor Who Being The Old Doctor Who

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If you enjoy a regular bet on sports in the UK you might find this a little ridiculous. A wager on a children’s television program? How gauche. How jejune. However, for vast swathes of the geeky sections of society, this is important stuff. Over the decades, Doctor Who has become a cultural touchstone in the UK. So, you can bet on the new Doctor Who to divide opinion, especially if the new rumors are true. Could we see the first ‘repeating’ Doctor in 58 years?

When it first aired in 1963 no one thought it would prove quite as popular as it has. Over the next six decades it has ebbed and flowed, waxed and waned, and is now a national treasure of sorts. So there is always a great deal of interest in who’ll get to play this precious role next. Naturally, the producers know you can’t please everyone, and whomever they pick will prove wrong for someone. So they bet on the new Doctor Who getting the same welcome Jodie Whittaker did.

Doubtless, we’d have found the sexist outrage at a fictional character changing gender funnier had it not been so sad. So the producers might just bet on the new Doctor Who getting an easier time of it if they’re an old Doctor Who. In this case David Tennant, perhaps the best of the modern era. Online sportsbook sites in the UK have heard the rumors of his returning to the role and you can now find odds on David Tennant taking up residence in the Tardis again of 8/1.  

Rife Time Lord Speculation Leads To Funny Odds On New Who

David Tennant was the 10th actor to play the Doctor on television and starred in some forty-seven episodes. Critics and fans alike enjoyed his portrayal and he was very popular. Bringing him back, however, could prove quite the risk. Lots of people will now bet on David Tennant because they want it to be true. But will the producers really bet on the new Doctor Who basically being a repeat? Could we and the online bookies in the UK have only half the story? We just might.

Bet On The New Doctor Who

• Michaela Coel – 16/1
• Lucy Lawless – 16/1
• Stephen Merchant – 16/1
• Rose Matafeo – 16/1
• Samuel Adewunmi – 16/1
• Michael Sheen – 12/1
• T’Nia Miller – 10/1
• David Tennant – 8/1
• Rakhee Thakrar – 7/1
• Fisayo Akinade – 6/1
• Omari Douglas – 5/1
• Olly Alexander – 4/1
• Lydia West – 3/1

You might not want to bet on the new Doctor as just an individual. Surely the producers must consider the idea of having both David Tennant and Michael Sheen play the Doctor at the same time. Their on-screen chemistry is legendary and a dual regeneration accident is well within the scope of the program’s lore. Unfortunately, online betting sites in the UK like Bet365 don’t offer odds on this happening. So perhaps that’s wishful thinking. Lydia West is still the favorite.

Bet365 Can Help You Bet On The New Doctor Who

She’s a good choice and you’ll find the odds on Lydia West hovering around 3/1. That puts her just ahead of Olly Alexander on 4/1 and Omari Douglas on 5/1. Still whilst a bet on Lydia West might look like the sensible bet on the new Doctor Who, the producers like to surprise. Indeed that’s what makes this such an interesting bet on television. They’ve kept bigger shocks secret in the past. That’s why the odds on the new Doctor Who aren’t a foregone conclusion just yet.

“I’m the Doctor. I’m a Time Lord. I’m from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I’m 903 years old, and I’m the man who’s gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?”

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It also allows the bookies to have a little fun. They offer Doctor Who odds on people who are, objectively, entirely unsuitable. Fortunately, few people are going to take advantage of UK gambling laws to bet on Dwayne Johnson taking the gig. They also jokingly offer 200/1 on Tom Cruise, 100/1 on Tom Hanks and 66/1 on Stephen Fry. But perhaps the funniest bet on the new Doctor who is at 500/1 where they suggest the job going to Dominic Cummings. Funny stuff.

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We take a look at the serious business of a bet on the new Doctor Who and some of the less likely options available online.