Doctor Who new series: Watch our video preview and the new official trailer as Jodie takes over the TARDIS!

By David Hollingsworth
( What's on TV )
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Time to get very excited about the new series of Doctor Who! [Video created by Matthew Higgs] And check out the new official trailer which has just been released!

The wait is almost over for the new series of Doctor Who, which will see Jodie Whittaker becoming the Thirteenth Doctor.

And to get you in the mood before Doctor Who returns to our screens on BBC1 on Sunday 7th October, we’ve made a special video preview! The BBC has also just released a new official trailer!!

Jodie, who’s of course the first woman to tackle one of television’s most coveted roles, is not a stranger to the TV world, having starred in ITV mega crime blockbuster Broadchurch and she has of course been a doctor before on BBC1’s Trust Me!

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker in a new shot for the upcoming new series of Doctor Who

The new Doctor Who team: Jodie Whittaker's Time Lord and co are ready to take on the universe

From what we’ve seen so far we expect Jodie’s Time Lord to be upbeat and fun. Speaking about the role to Marie Claire, Jodie said: “I feel like I’ve been handed this amazing world and they’ve let me be like a kid in a toy shop and go off with it.

“Doctor Who wasn’t something that was on TV in my house when I was growing up, so I thought I’d have to cane it before the first audition and watch every single episode.

“Thankfully, Chris [Chibnall, the producer] said, ‘I don’t want you to. I want you to come in with fresh eyes and bring what you would do in this environment.’”

https://youtu.be/XCt6f1Ttmy4

Of course, Jodie (above in the new official Doctor Who trailer) won’t be travelling through time and space alone. She’ll have three companions – Ryan Sinclair (played by Tosin Cole, who’s been in EastEnders spin-off E20 and Hollyoaks), Graham O’Brien (The Chase host Bradley Walsh) and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill, whose first acting role was in Hollyoaks).

On winning the role, Bradley said: “I remember watching William Hartnell as the first Doctor. Black and white made it very scary for a youngster like myself.”

Chris Chibnall, who worked with Jodie on Broadchurch, is the new boss. And it’s going to be thrilling to see what direction he takes the show in and which new monsters he’s going to introduce. It’s been reported that the Daleks and the Cybermen won’t be back in the new series, but you never know, this could be a red herring!

Expect the unexpected when Doctor Who returns on October 7.

David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
Editor

David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!