First woman to play role will depart next year, while Chris Chibnall’s exit also announced after three series
Photograph: BBCJodie WhittakerWhittaker, 39, was the 13th actor and the first woman to regularly play the main character in the long-lived series.team in a statement saying: “In 2017 I opened my glorious gift box of size 13 shoes. I could not have guessed the brilliant adventures, worlds and wonders I was to see in them. I will carry the Doctor and the lessons I’ve learnt forever.
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