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It was possibly the hardest question you’ve ever been asked – who has been THE best Doctor Who.

Fans of the Time Lord had since 7.50pm last Saturday - exactly a week before the premiere of series eight this weekend - to decide which Doctor Who is their favourite and vote on WalesOnline.

And the winner is (tardis noise please)...... DAVID TENNANT!

Yes, the Converse wearing Doctor proved the most popular with Whovians who did our poll.

On average, Tennant - who was Doctor between 2006-2009 - rated 8.8 out of 10 with WalesOnline readers, while Tom Baker and Matt Smith were close behind with 7.7/10 and 7.3/10 respectively.

Bottom of the list were Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker.

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Even John Hurt got a decent look in, despite only being present in the 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor, when he starred as the War Doctor alongside Tennant and Smith.

He scored an average of 6.4/10.

So now we know who is your, the fans’, best Doctor, it’s time to find out what Doctor number 12 will be like.

Peter Capaldi’s first episode airs on Saturday at 7.50pm on BBC One.

And while it’s on, you’ll be able to rate his performance against all the other Doctors who came before him with our special ‘Whometer’.

The countdown starts right now.