{"id":8238,"date":"2021-12-04T21:56:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T20:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1532370"},"modified":"2021-12-04T22:08:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T21:08:07","slug":"jodie-whittaker-says-shell-leave-doctor-who-on-a-real-high-with-flux-and-2022-specials","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jodie-whittaker-says-shell-leave-doctor-who-on-a-real-high-with-flux-and-2022-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie Whittaker says she\u2019ll leave Doctor Who on a \u201creal high\u201d with Flux and 2022 specials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 04 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Jodie Whittaker has said that she\u2019s leaving Doctor Who<\/a> on a \u201creal high\u201d following serialised story Flux and the upcoming 2022 specials that will end with the Thirteenth Doctor\u2019s regeneration.<\/p>\n

After months of rumours, Whittaker\u2019s retirement from the role was announced earlier this year, with returning showrunner Russell T Davies set to bring a major creative shake-up<\/a> to the long-running series.<\/p>\n

That said, no details have yet been given on who will be the next face of the TARDIS, nor what state the world of Doctor Who<\/a> will be in by the time the Chris Chibnall era draws to a close.<\/p>\n

However, Whittaker herself is confident that fans will be pleased, stating that she fought off the temptation to stay<\/a> for another season as she was so confident about the send-off that Chibnall had dreamt up for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know obviously what the storylines are,\u201d she told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>. \u201cI know what challenges Chris is going to lay ahead in a brilliant way, and as an actor I just felt like this was a real high.<\/p>

\u201cSo I\u2019d be staying for so many right reasons but then also just to kind of cling on to something for myself, whereas actually what I\u2019m being given is wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

When quizzed on whether there was anything she wished she could have done before leaving the show, Whittaker appeared content with the epic stories that her collaborator had set up for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, with Chris, I\u2019ve never had to feel like something is missing, because I\u2019ve been kept on my toes the entire time,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo as far as something to play, I knew I didn\u2019t have to worry about being challenged [because] whatever he was going to give me was going to be a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doctor Who: Flux comes to an end tomorrow night (5th December), with the show then taking a break from our weekend schedules until the New Year\u2019s Day special<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n

Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Sci-Fi coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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