Doctor Who : How Jodie Whittaker Was Always Planning on Leaving After Three Seasons
On 7/30/21 at 5:00 AM EDT
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Broadchurch star has portrayed the Time Lord since 2018, taking over the role from Peter Capaldi, and she is the thirteenth full-time iteration of the character.
Whittaker is the first woman to play the alien in the show s almost sixty-year history, with actors Matt Smith, David Tennant, and Christopher Eccleston also playing the character in the program s new era.
Despite fans shock over the news, it was revealed by the BBC that Whittaker had always intended to leave after three seasons, as she and showrunner Chris Chibnall who is also departing agreed on that number.
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