{"id":7495,"date":"2021-11-20T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1515451"},"modified":"2021-11-20T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:42:11","slug":"jodie-whittakers-tardis-on-doctor-who-might-already-have-been-dismantled","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jodie-whittakers-tardis-on-doctor-who-might-already-have-been-dismantled\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie Whittaker\u2019s TARDIS on Doctor Who might already have been dismantled"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 20 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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There might still be nine episodes of Jodie Whittaker\u2019s Doctor Who<\/a> left to go, but with the star having already wrapped filming<\/a>, it appears her TARDIS set has already been dismantled.<\/p>\n

In a now-deleted Instagram post, user @rhysjonesonfilm posted an image of what appeared to be a piece of the latest TARDIS interior set, accompanied by the message, \u201cWhen you know someone working on #drwho and you get asked would you like a piece of the #tardis set as it\u2019s being pulled down!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

When contacted by RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the BBC declined to comment.<\/p>\n

It would make sense, however, for the newest TARDIS set to be pulled down at this point, with filming having wrapped on Whittaker\u2019s final episode<\/a> \u2013 a special to air in 2022 as part of the BBC\u2019s centenary \u2013 and Doctor Who set to move from its current home of Roath Lock to Bad Wolf Studios<\/a> when Russell T Davies returns as showrunner. There are potentially larger implications to this set being struck, however\u2026<\/p>\n

Since Doctor Who returned in 2005, every single regeneration scene has taken place on the TARDIS set and if the show\u2019s current head writer Chris Chibnall were to honour the tradition then the fact that the set is being dismantled would seem to suggest that the next Doctor has already been cast and has filmed their part of the regeneration scene.<\/p>

Of course, this is just speculation at this stage \u2013 it\u2019s entirely feasible that Whittaker\u2019s final scenes might deliver something different, taking place outside the TARDIS set. It\u2019s even possible that her final episode might end on a cliffhanger, without revealing the identity of her replacement and so negating the need to film the next Doctor\u2019s first scenes quite so early\u2026<\/p>\n

Still, it\u2019s fun to imagine that the next Doctor might already be out there, keeping a rather large secret\u2026<\/p>\n

Doctor Who continues its six-part Flux storyline this Sunday at 6.20pm on BBC One. The series will be followed by two specials \u2013 including one to air over the festive period \u2013 before Whittaker\u2019s final appearance airs in late 2022.<\/p>\n

An early synopsis for her last episode reads: \u201cThe epic blockbuster special will see the Doctor fight evil across the galaxy one last time but just who will she come up against in her final battle before the Doctor regenerates once more\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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