Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch, Black Mirror, Cranford, The Night Watch) will be the thirteenth Doctor of the famous franchise Doctor Who, therefore replacing Peter Capaldi. For the first time in the history of the show started in 1963 and resumed in 2005 with a new series still in progress (always produced by BBC), the role of the Time Lord will be played by a woman.
Doctor Who tells the adventures of the Doctor, an alien who has the ability to travel through time and regenerate at the end of its life, thus becoming an immortal being. The TV series’ new head writer, Chris Chibnall, is responsible for the historic decision to give the Doctor a female face: “I always knew that the thirteenth doctor would have been a woman and, after many screen tests, Jodie’s audition simply blew us all away”.
Whittaker is excited about playing such an iconic role (during its 53 years of broadcast, Doctor Who is the TV’s longest-running sci-fi series, passing shows like Star Trek and collecting many awards and praise from the audience and the critics): “It’s an honour to play the Doctor. It means carrying the weight of everyone who played this role before on my shoulder and having the responsibility to add something new at the same time”.
Doctor Who’s new season, destined to remain in the franchise’s history, is planned for 2018.
Doctor Who is a woman: Jodie Whittaker.
