Jodie Whittaker's last 'Doctor Who' appearance confirmed: When will her final episode air?

Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor is coming close, as the BBC has confirmed when her farewell episode will show.

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Jodie Whittaker will appear as the Time Lord for the final time in the centennial Doctor Who special. The BBC has officially confirmed that her final episode as the Doctor will air later this month.

According to the episode summary, she will be confronted with some powerful antagonists.

Jodie Whittaker was the first female Doctor Who in 2017, she has been a member of the long-running sci-fi show for three seasons. The 40-year-old actor will be leaving the programme along with creator Chris Chibnall.


The feature-length episode, titled The Power of the Doctor, will see the Time Lord confront some of her main foes, as well as the reappearance of several well-known characters.

Viewers may expect to see Jodie regenerate as a new Doctor, actor Ncuti Gatwa, who will take over for the following season, in the episode.

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Along with the episode's broadcast date, the BBC has revealed a summary of what viewers can expect to witness in her final battle.

Longtime fans of the program will notice tributes to all previous Doctors before Jodie in the episode before transferring the baton to the Sex Education star.

Fans will see Tim Baker, the fourth Doctor, wearing a striped scarf, as well as Jodie wearing a question mark sweater to pay respect to Sylvester McCoy's depiction of the seventh Doctor.

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  1. When will the last episode of Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who air?
    The BBC has officially revealed that Jodie's last episode of Doctor Who will air on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
  2. What is Doctor Who?
    Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series that has aired on the BBC since 1963.
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