Tennant's 'Hamlet' confirmed for BBC

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David Tennant has signed up to reprise his stage performance of Hamlet for a 180-minute screen production for BBC Two.

The Doctor Who star will be joined by Patrick Stewart and other major cast members from the award-winning theatre run.

BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said: "It's a wonderful opportunity to bring one of the great stage successes of last year to a wider audience."

Oliver Ford Davies, who played Polonius in the play, previously revealed that the TV adaptation would not be a "full feature film" but would be more than just a record of the stage production.