Ahead of tonight’s series finale, actress Jodie Whittaker has confirmed that she’ll be back as the Thirteenth Doctor in next year’s twelfth series of Doctor Who.
“I really can’t wait to step back in and get to work again. It’s such an incredible role,” said Whittaker in an interview with THR. “It’s been an extraordinary journey so far and I’m not quite ready to hand it over yet.”
Whittaker made her debut in last year’s Christmas Special, becoming the first female to portray the iconic Time Lord. The current eleventh series has proven a ratings hit, with the series 11 premiere ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’ pulling in 10.9 million viewers in the UK, the biggest since the show’s revival in 2015.
Series 12 of Doctor Who is slated to begin production early in 2019, while Whittaker’s Doctor will be back this holiday season for a New Year’s Day special.
