William Hill, who took £50,000 on the identity of the new James Bond have now opened a book on how many films Craig will make in the role and who will eventually succeed him. Hills make three films their favourite and have David Tennant and Henry Cavill as their 10/1 joint favourites to be the 7th actor to play Bond.

"It was a huge relief when we found out that it was not Dougray Scott but Daniel Craig was by no means our best result. We took our first bet today on who would replace Craig and become the seventh Bond - a £50 wager on David Tennant at 33/1 he is now our 10/1 favourite", said Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.

How many Bond films will Daniel Craig play 007?

Who will play James Bond after Daniel Craig? - 10/1 David Tennant, 10/1 Henry Cavill, 12/1 Dougray Scott, 14/1 Ewan McGregor, 16/1 Jude Law, 20/1 Sam Worthington, 25/1 Russell Crowe, 50/1 Robbie Williams.

Bookmakers William Hill can report total confusion in the next James Bond Betting as punters back 14 different actors in a ten days. Clive Owen and Dougray Scott remain the best backed actors in the Hills book but in the last week there has been considerable support for both James Purefoy at 5/1 and Julian Mc Mahon at 6/1. Ewan McGregor, who at one point was Even money favourite, is now quoted as the 16/1 outsider following revelations that the producers feel that at 5ft 10in he is too short to be Bond!

Hills Next Bond Betting: Clive Owen 11/10, Daniel Craig 5/2, Dougray Scott 3/1, James Purefoy 5/1, Julian Mc Mahon 6/1, Colin Salmon 12/1, Alex O' Lachlan 12/1, Goran Visnjic 14/1, Jude Law 16/1, Jeremy Northam 16/1, Hugh Grant 16/1, Greg Wise 16/1, Ewan Mc Gregor 16/1, Russell Crowe 20/1, Orlando Bloom 20/1, Ioan Gruffudd 20/1, Angelina Jolie 50/1