The Doctor Who and Broadchurch star, who also serves an executive producer on the new series, went on to explain that he believes an equal split among men and women increases the calibre of the work.

“If I have any say in it, I always like there to be a gender split on set because I think it makes people work better,” he continued.

“I think a bunch of blokes can be a bit of an echo chamber. But increasingly that’s the case, it’s quite rare now that you find a completely male set. It’s common sense, isn’t it?”

It’s not the first time Tennant has spoken out in support of gender parity, or championed women’s issues in wider society. At this year’s #March4Women rally, which celebrates campaigners who have worked to improve the lives of girls and women in the UK, he read out the testimony of John Clough MBE, an anti-domestic violence campaigner whose daughter Jane was killed by her partner in 2010.

In an exclusive interview with Stylist.co.uk earlier in the year, Tennant was keen to reiterate his belief that everyone should be vocal in their support of women’s issues.

“I just think it’s common sense,” he said when asked why about his refreshingly candid attitude to talking about feminist issues in the public domain. “I mean, I think it goes beyond any sort of political response. It’s just the natural way of things and the natural way to be.”

“David Tennant is right: female representation is just common sense”