| The Thirteenth Doctor | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who character | |
.jpg) Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor | |
| First regular appearance | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (2018) |
| Last regular appearance | "The Power of the Doctor" (2022) |
| Introduced by | Chris Chibnall |
| Portrayed by | Jodie Whittaker |
| Preceded by | Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor) |
| Succeeded by | David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) |
| Information | |
| Tenure | 7 October 2018 – 23 October 2022 |
| No of series | 3 |
| Appearances | 24 stories (31 episodes) |
| Companions | |
| Chronology | |
The Thirteenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is played by Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to portray the character, in three series as well as five specials.
Within the series's narrative, the Doctor is a millennia-old, alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, with somewhat unknown origins, who travels in time and space in their TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor change. Whittaker's incarnation is a light-hearted adventurer with a passion for building things, placing a high value on friendships and striving for non-violent solutions. Preceded in regeneration by the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), she is followed by the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant).
This incarnation's first companions were the trio of dyspraxic part-time warehouse worker Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), his step-grandfather and retired bus driver Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), and probationary police officer Yasmin "Yaz" Khan (Mandip Gill), all of whom she met shortly after her regeneration; after splitting up with the first two, she travels with Yaz and food bank volunteer Dan Lewis (John Bishop). She also had one-episode reunions with former companions Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding), and Ace (Sophie Aldred).