Tennant to help Learners

David Tennant is to star as a driving instructor in a new BBC One comedy drama.Learners will start filming in Hertfordshire this month, to be shown later this year.The film, about a group of learner-drivers, has been written by Jessica Hynes, nee Stevenson, who is to appear in the Paul Cornell two-parter Human Nature/Family of Blood later in the current series of Doctor Who.In Learners, Hynes will play downtrodden wife Bev, who has failed her test eight times and develops a crush on her new instructor Chris, played by Tennant. His character is a devout Christian secretly in love with the driving school owner.According to the BBC Press Office, Hynes based the film on her own experiences.She said: 'It took me 10 years to pass my test - this year I finally did it so I could do the film."I had a great instructor who taught me to take my time and relax. When I passed I cried with joy."Shaun Dingwall, who played Rose's father Pete, will also be appearing in it, as Bev's husband, Ian.