While speaking with this week\u2019s Radio Times<\/strong> magazine ahead of the BAFTA TV Awards this Sunday (8th May), Whittaker said: \u201cWho do I think will take over from me as the Doctor? Lydia West would absolutely smash it. But I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the joy of the role is that you don\u2019t really know until it\u2019s announced. And then you think, \u2018Yeah, of course!’\u201d<\/p>\n West shot to prominence in 2019 after starring in Russell T Davies\u2019 dystopian drama Years and Years. Since then she has had roles in Dracula, Suspicion and It\u2019s A Sin, the latter of which saw her re-team with Davies.<\/p>\n With Davies set to return<\/a> to the iconic sci-fi show he revived in 2005, West has been a bookies favourite to take the role for months now.<\/p>\n In fact, this isn\u2019t even the first time Whittaker has chosen West as her pick for the Fourteenth Doctor, calling her \u201creally exciting\u201d<\/a> back in December.<\/p>\n Davies, meanwhile, has said that the suggestion has been \u201cnoted\u201d<\/a>, while West herself has said<\/a> \u201cit would be an honour to be the Doctor. I\u2019m glad people think I could do it!\u201d<\/p>\n Whittaker will bow out from the show this Autumn, with her Doctor set to regenerate in the currently untitled Centenary Special, which will feature the returns of old friends<\/a> and foes<\/a> alike.<\/p> You can read our picks for who could play the Fourteenth Doctor here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Doctor Who will return to BBC One and\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0later this year.\u00a0<\/strong>All 13 series of Doctor Who are available to watch now on Prime Video \u2013 sign up for a\u00a0Prime Video free trial<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n For more, check out our dedicated Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale n<\/span><\/b>ow \u2013 subscribe now <\/a><\/span><\/strong>and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times Podcast <\/a><\/strong>wit<\/strong>h Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 02 May 2022 at 12:00 am The Whoniverse has been abuzz for some time now about who will replace Jodie Whittaker when she leaves the TARDIS for the last time later this year. Now, the actor herself has chimed in with a suggestion for her Doctor Who successor. 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