Doctor Who gets a female touch


(From left) Tosin Cole, Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and Matt Strevens at Comic Con in San Diego yesterday. – AFP pic, July 20, 2018.

BRITISH actress Jodie Whittaker was unveiled yesterday as the first woman to play the lead in Doctor Who, telling fans of the cult BBC series she felt the weight of history but that gender should be irrelevant these days.

The 36-year-old, who rose to fame in award-winning British drama Broadchurch, takes over from Scottish actor Peter Capaldi as the 13th incarnation of the Time Lord.


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