digitalspy.co.uk - 2/11/2009
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The BBC will pay new Doctor Who star Matt Smith a reported
bbc.co.uk - 2/7/2009
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bbc.co.uk —
Following David Tennant's decision to step down at
the end of 2009, the team behind Series Five
of Doctor Who decided to cast Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith quickly, so that new adventures could be created and scripts written with him in mind. "The script ...
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news.bbc.co.uk - 2/5/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
New Doctor Who Matt Smith says he has
received fan mail even before shooting any scenes for
the new series. The actor, in his first interview since landing the part, told Doctor Who magazine he would "try to respond to all of them". Smith, 26, added ...
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Early fan mail for new Doctor Who
thesun.co.uk - 2/11/2009
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thesun.co.uk —
NEW Doctor Who Matt Smith will get £1million
to play the Time Lord for five years, The
Sun can reveal. The little-known actor, 26, has signed a £200,000-a-year deal with the BBC1 sci-fi hit. His contract ties him into the show for three years, with ...
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New Doctor Who gets 5-year £1million deal | The ...
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TARDIS Newsroom - Doctor Who News —
... 'Who' star to earn £1m in five-year deal Digital Spy, UK By David Balls, Entertainment Reporter Matt Smith will reportedly receive £1 million from the BBC when he takes over as the next Time Lord in Doctor Who. ... ...
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... two years if necessary. The reason for the long term nature of the deal, according to the papers' anonymous source? Abandonment issues, apparently: Bosses don't want Matt doing a David and leaving when things are going great. So, in order to stop Smith "doing a David," they sign him up for three years... which is a year less than Tennant spent on the show? Something tells me that the anonymous source may not be entirely real here. 'Who' star to earn £1m in five-year deal [Digital Spy]
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... • The 11th Doctor, Matthew Smith, has been signed for a three year stint on Doctor Who. More shocking is his pay: An annual salary of £200,000, which doesn't sound too bad, but still seems paltry for such a seminal character. ...
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Matt underpaid?
tardisnewsroom.blogspot.com 2/11/2009 — The webs of on it's usual any news is good news fling, this time debating the pay involved for Matt Smith's takeover of the part, here's but a few of the posts all basically saying the same thing: > New Doctor Who 'on £1m contract' The Press Association > > New Doctor Who star Matt Smith ...
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tardisnewsroom.blogspot.com 3/3/2009 — > Daily Mail > > By Richard Simpson Doctor Who has rarely been at a loss for an attractive companion, and the Time Lord’s latest incarnation seems to be no exception. > Matt Smith, who takes over the role later this year, was out in London with his Brazilian girlfriend Mayana Moura, 26. > ...
News: Nixon Star on Matt Smith
kasterborous.com 3/2/2009 — It looks as though everyone has an opinion on Doctor Who these days - not least the star of Frost/Nixon, Michael Sheen.
Quoted in the Cardiff Evening Post, Welshman Sheen - who has portrayed Tony Blair, Kenneth Williams and latterly a younger David ...
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easier.com 1/14/2009 — 12 January 2009 The BBC announced that Matt Smith has been cast in the role of the Doctor in the iconic BBC series Doctor Who. Smith will be the 11th Time Lord and will take over from David Tennant who leaves the show at the end of 2009. He will be ...
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walesonline.co.uk 2/6/2009 — Feb 5 2009 Western Mail WITH his long raincoat and dark pinstripe suits matched with white Converse trainers, David Tennant’s Doctor Who is not exactly known for his conventional clothing. The otherworldly outfits of previous Time Lords have ranged ...