Doctor Who boss admits Jo Martin wasn’t told she was auditioning for lead role – and reveals what sealed the deal

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DOCTOR Who welcomed faces old and new in its latest episode. The legendary Captain Jack sent fans wild with a comeback of epic proportions, which actor John Barrowman managed to keep under wraps. P…

, which actor John Barrowman managed to keep under wraps.Jo Martin, best known for her roles on Top Boy and Holby CityJodie Whittaker was left reeling to discover an iteration of herself that she didn’t recognise and didn’t recognise her, leading to all manner of questions about their collective timeline..

Now he has lifted the lid on casting process, admitting that Martin wasn’t told she was auditioning to play everyone’s favourite Time Lord when contacted by the show.Credit: BBC One “We called her in and she read for it – with secret pages that didn’t mention that it was the Doctor,” Chibnall told the Daily Mirror.

“But she’s a massive fan of the show and I think she guessed. I had to ring her up and tell her and she was overwhelmed and thrilled.“A lot of her family are fans and she kept that secret brilliantly for so long – nobody knew. We filmed it in the middle of last year,” he went on.

“She was the best person for the job, he said. It was a great suggestion, she’s got a brilliant combination of humour and warmth and wit and softness and steel. She’s a really exciting Doctor.”Some claimed that the appointment of

 

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