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" Russell Tovey has revealed that he auditioned for the lead role in Doctor Who. The Being Human actor was briefly tipped to replace David Tennant on the BBC sci-fi drama, after appearing in two episodes as the character Midshipman Frame.  The 31-year-old did screen-test for the part of the Eleventh Doctor, according to The Independent, but ultimately lost out to current Who lead Matt Smith. &amp;quot;It would have terrified me,&amp;quot; Tovey is quoted as saying. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t know what I would have done with all the attention.&amp;quot;  The actor can currently be seen in ITV&amp;#039;s new sitcom The Job Lot, which airs on Monday nights at 9.30pm. Doctor Who continues this Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One with new episode &amp;#039;The Crimson Horror&amp;#039;. &amp;amp;gt; Doctor Who: Who won&amp;#039;t be playing the Twelfth Doctor Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Alex Fletcher and Morgan Jeffery discuss the most recent episode of Doctor Who in Geek TV below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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