Rory Kinnear is the top public choice on social media to play the new Dr Who, research from Crimson Hexagon has found, with a third of those discussing actors choosing him.
The research, based on 979 Twitter and Facebook posts that specifically discussed which actor is most likely to take the spot from Matt Smith, also found that 23 per cent want to see Rupert Grint as the new Doctor, while 21 per cent want to see Merlin’s Colin Morgan take on the role.
Other suggestions for the role included Ricky Gervais, Danny Dyer and Hugh Laurie; while four per cent suggested Benedict Cumberbatch as the replacement.
However, over a tenth (13 per cent) have suggested that the next Doctor should be a woman.