Doctor Cool

Tennant tops poll of laid-back TV icons.

David Tennant's Doctor has been voted the coolest character on television.

In a poll of over 4,000 people conducted by the Radio Times, David beat 24's Jack Bauer, Gene Hunt from Life Of Mars, the Cat from Red Dwarf and even the Fonz from Happy Days.

"David Tennant is so hugely popular as the Doctor - he looks like becoming a bit of an icon," said Radio Times deputy TV editor David Butcher.