Actress Billie Piper will portray the new Doctor as Ncuti Gatwa is seen regenerating in the season finale of Doctor Who.
Piper, 42, starred as the companion to the ninth Doctor in 2005, playing Rose Tyler alongside Christopher Eccleston’s Time Lord.
She will now be the second woman to take on the role as the Time Lord after Jodie Whittaker portrayed the 13th doctor.
Piper replaces Gatwa, who leaves Doctor Who after two seasons in the science-fiction series.
Born in Rwanda before moving to Scotland, the actor’s time on the long-running science fiction programme came to an end as The Reality War episode brought this season to a close on Saturday.
The two-part season finale saw the Doctor face the Rani in a battle to save the world after making the decision to safe the life of one little girl.
As he bid farewell to companion Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu, he said: “I hope you’ll see me again, but not like this.”
The finale also saw Whittaker, the 13th doctor, make a guest appearance as Gatwa’s Doctor appeared to be travelling through alternate universes.
