The Doctor & Ace Together Again Sort Of

Impossibly cute promo images of David Tennant and Sophie Aldred in new CBBC show Tree Fu Tom

There’s a Doctor Who reunion of sorts taking place on CBeebies. Tenth Doctor David Tennant and Seventh Doctor companion Ace actress Sophie Aldred are providing voices for a new show aimed at four to six year olds called Tree Fu Tom . The show is set in an enchanted world where movement creates magic. Aldred voices Tom, who appears to be a normal eight-year-old boy but transforms into a tiny-but-mighty super-hero by donning his magic belt and performing a martial arts-style Tree Fu move. Tom then travels to an enchanted kingdom called Treetopolis, inhabited by sprites, bugs and naughty fungi – the Mushas.

Tennant voices Twigs, a silly and energetic Acorn Sprite who’s Tom’s sidekick.

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“I think Tree Fu Tom is imaginative, inventive, exciting, really good fun and it looks beautiful,” says Tennant. “It looks like no expense has been spared and I can’t wait to see all the finished episodes as everything I have seen so far has been a visual feast. It’s an incredible, wonderful thing that we have channels like CBeebies that devote so much time and effort and skill to telling wonderful stories.”

Aldred adds: “I had previously played a character called Ace who was the Doctor’s companion and now, some years later, I’ve got a Doctor Who as my companion! It’s been really great working with David and we have shared a couple of Doctor Who stories!”

Tree Fu Tom is due to start airing in March. Watch it set record ratings… for over 30s watching CBeebies.

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Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.