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Davison recalled having to help a fellow former Time Lord get on to set while he was playing the beloved role

IN an ideal world, Jodie Whittaker wouldn’t be saying goodbye to Doctor Who (BBC1, Sunday). In an ideal world, she’d be just beginning her tenure as the Time Lord under the guidance of the programme’s greatest showrunner, Russell T Davies, who brought the long-dormant series roaring back to life in…

Well, nobody saw that surprise coming at the end of Sunday’s Doctor Who special, not even us TV critics, whose preview copies were missing the final crucial moments of the climactic regeneration scene. Now we know why.

Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Time Lord came to an end on Sunday

Jodie Whittaker’s stint as the Doctor was dogged by underwhelming scripts and tanking audience figures. Isobel Lewis asks if the return of Russell T Davies can bring the show back to its glory years

The BBC has been criticised by a family member of the clan who owns the Lulworth Estate, who said the company didn't explain their filming plans to them

Neo-Rae Gardener was just seven years old when he filmed the Doctor Who episode and dreams of being a future Marvel superhero

Forthcoming season starring Ncuti Gatwa as the 14th Doctor is expected to release in 2023

The much-anticipated new series of Doctor Who, starring David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Ncuti Gatwa, will air on Disney+ internationally.

David Tennant became the 14th Time Lord at the end of Sunday's episode - 12 years after previously starring in the role

Jodie Whittaker’s stint as the Doctor was dogged by underwhelming scripts and tanking audience figures. Isobel Lewis asks if the return of Russell T Davies can bring the show back to its glory years