What are the current next Doctor Who odds as Legend of the Sea Devils special airs on BBC One

The second of the three Doctor Who specials that were recorded with the outgoing Doctor Jodie Whittaker airs tonight. The third special has been given a late 2022 scheduling.

The Legend of the Sea Devils will be the penultimate outing for Whittaker's Doctor. At the time of writing there’s been no word on who will take over the iconic role. Speaking about her exit and the next Doctor, Whittaker said: “Once they’ve decided on the next Doctor and announced that, then it will become really real.

"The way they shot the last day was brilliant, because they shot it in order, and we never do that. I knew my last shot was my last shot when I filmed it, which was necessary for my head to make sense of it.”

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But what are the current odds for the next Doctor? Here’s everything you need to know.

William Hill has given David Tennant 6/5 odds. Tennant, who played the Doctor between 2005 and 2010 will return to the show for a handful of episodes according to the Daily Record for the 60th-anniversary special broadcast in 2023.

Odds compiled from best betting sites show the second favourite is Lydia West (4/1) followed by Omari Douglas (5/1) and Olly Alexander (6/1). These names all have experience of working for Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies.

Davies was the one that revived Doctor Who for its modern audiences back in 2005. However, he departed to work on other projects four years later. Since then he has worked on a handful of projects more recently, the mini-series It’s a Sin starring Alexander and West.

Not mentioned in the above list but still a contender is Chewing Gum’s Michaela Coel. The 34-year-old Londoner was an early frontrunner as the next Doctor, currently she remains at 10/1.

The second special is airing at 7.10pm tonight (Sunday, April 17) on BBC One. The episode is 50-minutes long.

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