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New Doctor Who Peter Capaldi has achieved what former star David Tennant could only dream of – he’ll give the Time Lord a Scots accent.

Tennant, 42, was snubbed by BBC bosses when he asked to keep his northern tones, but Capaldi, 55, is allowed to use his distinctive Glaswegian tongue.

A show insider said: “It was well known that David wanted to use his accent. But he was told it just wouldn’t be possible and he had to adopt an English one.

“Now Peter has been able to use his accent some fans think it’s a bit of a kick in the teeth.

“But Peter is best at acting in a Scottish accent and he was delighted when he found out he could play the part with his own voice. It gives his character a stronger identity as well.”

When Tennant joined the hit show as the 10th Doctor in 2005, he said: “I’d love to be the first Time Lord to wear a kilt.”

But writer Russell T Davies said he did not want the Doctor’s voice “touring the regions”. Producer Steven Moffat weaved Capaldi’s accent into the plot by using Scot Amy Pond as the last person 11th Doctor Matt Smith saw before regenerating.

But some fans are disappointed at The Thick Of It star Capaldi’s apparent special treatment. Hannah McLeod tweeted: “If David Tennant had to play it in English, so does Peter Capaldi surely?”

A BBC spokesman said: “The decision for Peter Capaldi to have a Scottish accent as the Doctor was a creative decision and it was not part of his contract.”