The return of a beloved Time Lord is always a cosmic event, but few moments in Doctor Who history have been as simultaneously brief and mind-bending as the recent cameo by Jodie Whittaker. This fleeting on-screen appearance has now blossomed into a full commitment, as the first female Doctor has made it perfectly clear that her time-traveling adventures are far from over and that she is ready for more.

The actress views her tenure and potential future return as the doctor with unwavering affection.

Reflecting on her fleeting return to Doctor Who in a recent interview with The Times U.K., Jodie Whittaker spoke with deep affection about reprising her role. The actress left no doubt that her dedication to the show is permanent. She declared that if a writer were to approach her in “twenty years” with an episode bringing back the Thirteenth Doctor, she would return and “would not hesitate”.

Jodie Whittaker's brief cameo occurred during the surprise regeneration of Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor into Billie Piper's Rose Tyler. As per The Times U.K., Whittaker joked that her biggest satisfaction was simply finding her costume still fit after a two-year break. Despite the production having moved to a new studio and featuring a different Tardis set in Cardiff, the actress immediately felt an overwhelming sense of coming “home”, describing the experience as a source of “absolute happiness”.

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The Doctor and her companion continue their journey beyond television as new adventures in the world of audio drama continue.

Though the specifics of her return to Doctor Who remain unclear, Jodie Whittaker is currently maintaining her connection to the Whoniverse in the audio drama series, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures. She stars opposite Mandip Gill, who reprises her role as companion Yaz. These audio adventures focus more closely on the dynamic between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz, an element that the television series often lacked the time to fully explore due to the larger TARDIS crew.

The inaugural release of the audio series, Vampire Weekend, for instance, cleverly explores Yaz’s life outside the Tardis when the Doctor gatecrashes her friend Gina's hen-do. The seemingly normal setting is quickly complicated by a classic Doctor Who threat, vampires, leading to a fast-paced, slasher-style murder mystery. Set in a time between the television episodes Revolution of the Daleks and The Halloween Apocalypse, the audio dramas delve into the period when Yaz was the Doctor’s sole companion, allowing for a deeper understanding of their friendship and emotional partnership. Despite all the news swirling around Doctor Who's upcoming season, there is no official announcement yet.

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