Both stars have been nominated for Outstanding Drama Performance for their roles as the Timelord and his assistant Donna Noble in the hit BBC sci-fi drama.This year will be the first time male and female stars have been pitted against each other in the acting category.Outstanding drama performance is a new category, replacing the awards for most popular actor and most popular actress.Tennant has previously won two National Television Awards (NTAs).

By SHERNA NOAH DAVID Tennant is set to go head-to-head with his Doctor Who sidekick Catherine Tate at this year's National Television Awards. Both stars have been nominated for Outstanding Drama Performance for their roles as the Timelord and his assistant Donna Noble in the hit BBC sci-fi drama.

By KIRSTY WILKIE MOVIE tough guy Harvey Keitel has taken the role of Detective Gene Hunt in the upcoming US remake of Life On Mars. Hunt's character will remain a tough-talking, iron-fisted head of department, though the show is being given a strong New York City feel and a plot shake-up.

By James Rampton TELEVISION BONEKICKERS Make no bones about it, Life on Mars creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah have that magic touch.

LIFE On Mars's Gene Hunt was yesterday named the nation's favourite TV hero. The non-PC policeman in the 1970s-style BBC series topped a poll to find our favourites.