Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker set for her final appearance

Jodie Whittaker volition marque her last Doctor Who quality successful a 90-minute peculiar connected BBC One later.

The histrion made past successful 2017 arsenic the archetypal pistillate to instrumentality connected the pb relation successful the long-running sci-fi drama.

In her last story, The Power of the Doctor, Whittaker volition instrumentality connected 3 of the Doctor's champion known enemies - the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Master.

She volition past regenerate astatine the extremity of the episode, aft playing the relation for 5 years.

The storyline for Whittaker's last episode, which is portion of the BBC's centenary celebrations, volition besides spot the instrumentality of 2 companions from the programme's past.

They are Sophie Aldred's Ace, who past appeared successful the amusement successful 1989 alongside Sylvester McCoy's seventh Doctor, and Janet Fielding's Tegan, who appeared with Tom Baker's 4th Doctor and Peter Davison's 5th Doctor.

Fielding's past quality successful Doctor Who was successful 1984.

The trailer for Sunday's occurrence shows the brace firing instrumentality guns astatine a radical of Cybermen, arsenic good arsenic a little glimpse of Ace plunging to crushed wearing a parachute.

The formed besides includes characters who person appeared successful the amusement much recently, including Jemma Redgrave's Kate Stewart, the person of planetary subject organisation UNIT, and Sacha Dhawan's the Master.

The Doctor's existent companions, John Bishop's Dan and Mandip Gill's Yaz volition besides beryllium successful the peculiar episode.

The finale besides marks the departure of caput writer Chris Chibnall, who's been successful complaint of the amusement for the entirety of Whittaker era.

After Sunday evening's bid finale, Doctor Who volition instrumentality successful 2023, erstwhile it volition observe its 60th anniversary.

Russell T Davies, who was astatine the helm of the bid for its palmy instrumentality successful 2005, volition instrumentality to the programme arsenic showrunner.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Sex Education prima Ncuti Gatwa had been cast arsenic the archetypal histrion of colour to pb the drama.

It was besides announced that David Tennant, who played the Doctor betwixt 2005 and 2010, had been filming scenes for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary.

He had antecedently returned for a relation alongside the 11th Doctor Matt Smith successful the show's 50th day peculiar successful 2013.

The Power of the Doctor is broadcast connected BBC One astatine 19:30 BST