can blame netflix too, they have crap like 'sex education' appealing to genx - so called actor rises to celebrity the rest is (hopefully) history;
yes jodie she was a product of the bbc crime show , but I think capaldi/eccleston/tenant have a more classical pedigree.
You think they had a better pedigree?
Tennent has done a lot of theatre including Shakespeare. Though his career spans many years with allsorts of TV films. Even playing a character called Davina on BBC Scotlands Rab C Nesbitt. Though lots of support roles, his TV career didn't really take off till 2005s Casanova written by Russell T Davis.
Eccleston started his career on stage also, his TV and film carreer started with guest spots on Inspector Morse, Poirot and a role in Cracker and some big shows in the 90s. Our Friends in the North, Hillsborough and, The Second Coming among many others. Movie wise was in Shallow Grave, 24hr Party People, quite a number of big Hollywood movies, like Existenz, Gone in 60 seconds and 28 Days Later.
Capaldi again started his long career on the stage before going in to TV and Movies.