People willing to put their money on who the next Doctor will be on Doctor Who are suddenly going in on actor Peter Capaldi.

William Hill, one of the United Kingdom’s largest bookkeepers, made a statement today about the sudden bets on Peter Capaldi becoming the 12th Doctor.

“Peter Capaldi was not even in our list a few days ago but he has been the subject of a lot of betting interest recently,” they said in a statement, “and this gamble would suggest that if he does not have the part already, he is almost certainly on the shortlist.”

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The current five best odds for actors who will replace Matt Smith as the 12th Doctor are as follows:

– Peter Capaldi: 2/1
– Ben Daniels: 4/1
– Rory Kinnear: 6/1
– Ben Whishaw: 10/1
– David Harewood: 10/1

Many fans expected more clues about who will be the next Doctor to be dropped at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this month when Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, and other stars appeared to talk about their beloved science-fiction television show. Sadly, no new information was provided. Moffat continued to emphasize that the casting process is still in its early days.

Smith will depart Doctor Who during the Christmas Special later this year.

At 55, Capaldi would be one of the oldest people to take on the Doctor role in recent years. He’s best known for his role in The Thick of It, In the Loop and, funnily enough, played “W.H.O. Doctor” in Brad Pitt’s World War Z.

He can next be seen later this year in the Wikileaks movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate, and in Disney’s 2014 live-action Maleficent as King Kinloch.

Thanks to The Independent.