The Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of "regeneration", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance with recovery following a potentially fatal injury.
Chris Chibnall
In January 2016, the BBC announced that Chibnall would replace Steven Moffat as executive producer of "Doctor Who" and would be the head writer and executive producer of his first series in 2018. The series will be the eleventh in the revived serial. Matt Strevens is set to be an executive producer alongside Chibnall, after having also been an executive producer for "An Adventure in Space and Time". When discussing whether the new Doctor would be a woman, he was originally quoted in February 2017, as saying "Nothing is ruled out but I don't want the casting to be a gimmick and that's all I can say”. After the announcement in July 2017, Chibnall said, " ...welcome Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. I always knew I wanted the Thirteenth Doctor to be a woman and we’re thrilled to have secured our number one choice."