Jodie Whittaker
On 16 July 2017, Whittaker was announced as the Thirteenth Doctor in the science fiction television series "Doctor Who"; she is the first woman to play the title role. She had previously worked with incoming "Doctor Who" showrunner Chris Chibnall on "Broadchurch". She admitted that she had to "tell a lot of lies" after being cast to keep the information secret and used the codeword "Clooney" when talking about the role. She urged fans not to be afraid of her gender, saying ""Doctor Who" represents everything that's exciting about change. The fans have lived through so many changes, and this is only a new, different one, not a fearful one." Chibnall said that he always wanted a woman for the part and that Whittaker was their first choice.
Doctors (2000 TV series)
The current cast consists of GP & Police Surgeon Jimmi Clay (Adrian Lewis Morgan), Leading Partner, GP & Cosmetics Surgeon Daniel Granger (Matthew Chambers), Senior Receptionist Karen Hollins (Jan Pearson), Partner & GP Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh), Police Sergeant Rob Hollins (Chris Walker), Practice Manager Mrs Tembe (Lorna Laidlaw), GP, Police Surgeon & Lead GP in elderly and LGBTQ care & Lead GP for PPG group Emma Reid (Dido Miles), Receptionist Valerie Pitman (Sarah Moyle), GP Al Haskey (Ian Midlane), Practice Nurse Ayesha Lee (Laura Rollins), GP, Head of Minor Surgery Unit Sid Vere (Ashley Rice) and Sister & Midwife Ruhma Carter (Bharti Patel).The show has been nominated for and won a variety of different awards. As of January 2017, "Doctors" has been nominated for 227 awards and of those nominations has won 26.