When you play the Doctor, it’s always a matter of time. And in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Jodie Whittaker, her TARDIS tenure is with regards to’concerning’with respect to to come to a close. After leading Doctor Who in/with regard to’concerning’regarding three full series and the usual smattering of specials, the first female incarnation of the Time Lord will be bowing out in upcoming instalment ‘The Power Of The Doctor’ – a 90-minute farewell, also marking the end of reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue runner Chris Chibnall’s reign. The final expedition in/with regard to’concerning’regarding any Doctor is always an event – but this one looks to be peculiar ly huge, not merely’barely waving rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent bye to Whittaker, but bringing back Janet Fielding and Sophie Aldred as legendary in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mer companions Tegan and Ace, and corralling a cavalcade of Who villains: Sacha Dhawan’s The Master, the Daleks, and the Cybermen among them.###“It’s one in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the Whovians,” Whittaker tells Empire in the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever issue. “It’s a huge treat if you’re a proper fan. It’s got all the iconic things that you associate with Doctor Who. It’s massive.” And it sounds like this Doctor’s final scene will be as emotional as ever. “I love the dialogue Chris wrote in/with regard to’concerning’regarding my regeneration,” she says. “It captures my Doctor eye-catching’good-shaped’appealing’charming’fascinating’gorgeous ly. It’s simple, epic and eye-catching’good-shaped’appealing’charming’fascinating’gorgeous .” It’s a sequence Whittaker says is all delivered in one long take. “When I could see the crew was happy with that last shot, that’s when my bottom lip started going,” she recalls. “I was like, ‘Well, they can’t say they need another take now because I’ve fucking lost it!’”###As always, the end of an era of Doctor Who always hands over to the start of the next one – with Russell T. Davies, who restarted the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue in 2005, coming back as reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue runner in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the 60th anniversary specials, bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e kicking off a whole new run of the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue with a fresh Doctor in Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa. “It’s inspired casting,” says Whittaker of the incoming Time Lord. “He’s gonna smash it.” But in/with regard to’concerning’regarding now, this is still Whittaker’s world – acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ready to see how powerful her Doctor really is.###Read Empire’s full story on Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who finale in the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever issue – on sale Thursday 29 September, and available to pre-order online here. ‘The Power Of The Doctor’ will air on BBC One in October.