Whittaker’s hopes for the future as she enjoys excitement of Doctor Who role
JODIE WHITTAKER has said her casting in Doctor Who has shown that storytelling does not always have to come from people who look the same.
The Broadchurch star, who is the first woman to play the Time Lord, said: “To be the first of something is exciting and wonderful for me and I will be dining out on it for years to come.
“I will be dragging on the coattails of it, but what will be exciting is when these moments aren’t so celebrated because they are so infrequent and we are realising that the points of view of storytelling don’t always have to come from someone who looks the same.
“That is what is brilliant, the shift, rather than feeling it’s a moment and that’s it.”
Arriving at the launch of the new series in Sheffield, Whittaker, from Skelmanthorpe, near Huddersfield, said she had spoken to previous Doctors, including her Broadchurch costar David Tennant, about the role.
“He said there is nothing really to say because you can’t really explain it and I appreciate it so much now,” she said.
Bradley Walsh, who plays one of the Doctor’s companions, said he had no idea who would be playing the Time Lord when he got the part.
He said: “They said it’s a reveal in the middle of Wimbledon and you’re going to watch.
“I didn’t know until I turned around and it was Jodie and I love Jodie Whittaker.”
The series returns to BBC One on Sunday, October 7.