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Vicky Jessop

Jodie Whittaker names It’s a Sin star Lydia West as potential Doctor Who successor

Long farewell: Jodie Whittaker will be hanging up her sonic screwdriver at the end of 2021

(Picture: BBC Studios/Zoe McConnell)

Calling all Doctor Who fans: Jodie Whittaker may have found her own replacement when the time comes to hand over the keys to the Tardis this autumn.

Speaking to Radio Times, Whittaker admitted that It’s A Sin star Lydia West was her favourite for the role.

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