With just 9 episodes to go, the BBC can\u2019t miss this opportunity. <\/p>
While it\u2019s been rumoured for months, the final confirmation that Jodie Whittaker is actually, factually, for real this time leaving Doctor Who<\/a> is finally here, with 2022 set to end her reign after four years and 31 episodes.<\/p>\n Now, the clock is ticking for an important task for showrunner Chris Chibnall and the Doctor Who<\/a> team \u2013 delivering on the true promise of Whittaker\u2019s Doctor, who now has just nine episodes to demonstrate the depths and power of performance fans have been hoping for from her Time Lord.<\/p>\n While Whittaker\u2019s always been winning in the central role, during her tenure the Doctor has often taken a back seat, more of an ensemble player than the heart of the series that bears her name (well, sort of bears her name. Let\u2019s not get into all that right now).<\/p> Despite hints in the Timeless Child storyline, after 22 episodes it still feels like we haven\u2019t had her quintessential Doctor moment \u2013 but there\u2019s still time to deliver it, and leave the Thirteenth Doctor on a high as the series moves on to the next generation of Time Lords<\/a>, companions and showrunners.<\/p>\n\n Peter Capaldi\u2019s Twelfth Doctor arguably only truly found his feet in his third and final series, after all, delivering a moving and layered performance that cemented his incarnation as one of the greats. Based on her past roles in projects like Broadchurch, Journeyman and many others, Whittaker is more than capable of doing the same \u2013 just as long as the story allows it.<\/p>\n Currently we still don\u2019t know too much about what threats the Doctor will face in her final adventures, what will happen to her TARDIS team (Mandip Gill and John Bishop) or how she\u2019ll end up regenerating in autumn 2022 during a BBC centenary special<\/a>.<\/p>\n But whatever she has to deal with, I hope it\u2019s enough to draw out the full potential of the Thirteenth Doctor, which feels like it\u2019s only been glimpsed at to date. Even if she has to burn brightly only to fade away, it\u2019s high time that Whittaker\u2019s Doctor took centre stage.<\/p>\n Read more: <\/strong>BBC confirms announcement of \u201cthe new generation of Doctor Who\u201d is coming soon<\/a><\/p>\n Doctor Who returns to BBC One later this year. Want more? Check out our dedicated Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n With just 9 episodes to go, the BBC can\u2019t miss this opportunity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2419,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do.jpg",705,470,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do.jpg",705,470,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do.jpg",705,470,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do.jpg",705,470,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/jodie-whittakers-leaving-doctor-who-nows-the-chance-to-show-off-what-she-can-do.jpg",705,470,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"With just 9 episodes to go, the BBC can\u2019t miss this opportunity.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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