Matt Smith swaps the Tardis for the Thames as he turns Olympic rower for new BBC drama Matt Smith has stepped out of his  time-travelling comfort zone for an entirely different vehicle to his  Tardis for a new drama for the BBC. The actor was snapped on the River Thames this weekend in a white vest and shorts sitting in a racing boat. Matt, 28, is playing Bert Bushnell, one  half of the rowing team that won the gold medal in the 1948 Olympics in  London for the double scull. The drama tells the story of their  relationship and how the two men from different backgrounds overcame  their class differences to claim victory on the water.
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