In 2017, Peter Capaldi replied to a 9-year-old Doctor Who fan who was sad to see his favourite Time Lord leave the show. The next month, Capaldi was to be replaced by Jodie Whittaker.
None other than Jodie Whittaker herself joined us at the 10th anniversary Letters Live show at London’s Royal Albert Hall to read it.
© Peter Capaldi
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Excuse me for a moment whilst my heart breaks
Jodie could've been great if it wasn't for the abysmal writing.
But also, WHY is she reading a letter from a different actor? lol
she seems so nice i feel so sad
If Jodie doesn't return to Doctor Who I will rampage. She was freaking robbed. God it makes me so mad now the Doctor we COULD have had.
I loved Jodie’s Doctor, absolutely hated Chibnall’s writing. He did her no favors and it’s such a shame. She deserved so much better.
To all those who claim Jodie was "Let Down" or "Deserved Better" you couldn't be more wrong. Jodie had this to say in the DWM 2023 yearbook.
"We are the names & faces of the show so we really have to step up. And I feel I was given the most amazing adventures & storylines. So basically thank you because I've had the time of my life & loved every second."
Jodie is a brilliant Doctor
Jodie was good (too bad the same can't be said for the writing). Tennant has always been my fave. The writing became disappointing after that. I haven't made it through a whole season since then.
Oh my god, this is so perfect.
Peter takes Doctor Who as seriously as it deserves to be taken.
Doctor Who reads a letter from Doctor Who about Doctor Who… timey wimey weirdness again!
It is sad to see so many hateful people responding on such a lovely video. They clearly haven't taken on Peter's or the Doctor's loving attitude.
Yeah, sure, that's why Doctor Who viewership took a nose dive off a cliff soon after her run on the show began and has never even come close to recovering…
This crazy nut deserved to be sacked
I love Jodie… Excellent as the Doctor
I never watched her Doctor, and from what I've seen I'm glad I didn't, however with that said I don't hate Jodie and I really hope her career doesn't get screwed because of the crappy writing and fan backlash from Doctor Who. I've seen her in a few other things and I like her otherwise. I just couldn't get into her Doctor, nor the major changes they made to the established Canon during her run.
Jodie shouldn’t have been cast as the Doctor in the first place, bad writing or not.
I‘m glad more people are beginning to appreciate Jodie and recognize the real problem with her seasons. Genuinely hope she’s doing well these days.
I really, really liked Whittaker as the doctor 😊 refreshing and fun, though sadly the scripts were often lacking.
She's rubbish
I loved Jodie as Doctor Who! Her energy and enthusiasm was infectious. It’s a shame some gatekeeping fans and a little (lot) of bad writing marred her take on the ol’ Doctor.
I thought Jodie did a great job as the Doctor! She had bad writers! Wish she could have stayed for some RTD stories.
I really hope to meet Jodie Whittaker one day. She was a fabulous doctor who gave it back to me after a long time. Not a single episode was average, they were all brilliant, even if I liked some more than others. What an extraordinary era and a wonderful minute and a half here.
Love you Jodie! You were an amazing Doctor and I can't wait to see Toxic Town!
Capaldi and whittaker are the most overlooked in their eras yet theyre two of my favourites with Smith , pertwee and McCoy…seeing jodie there gsvebmr such a buzz of joy i loved her doctor so much
And then she laid a stinking turd on the franchise. Her only saving grace is that this Shooty Fatwa fella seems to be worse.
I wanna know what you Jodie lovers are smoking, for real. She was totally miscast as the Doctor cmon guys lol. The Chinballs era wasn't just awful due to the writing. 🚽
This struck a chord with me, more than any of the unfortunately written monologues she was given on the show.
This really just drives home just hoe special bodies doctor coulda been if she had better writers to work with, god big finish please do for this woman what you did for Colin's doctor
Jodie 🥰
She is always there in Time* and space.
*series 2 on BBC iplayer now
Whittaker brought such joy and love to her Doctor that she made even meh scripting watchable.
P Cap was and is so generous to his fans. I bet this letter made that kid's life!
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I'm adoring all the compliments about Jodie. She really is a warm and REAL human. An exceptional actress. To stay updated on her whereabouts: Yes, I printed out the entire internet..LOL but it's everything. https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tLP1TcwMk9Pjk83YPTiz8pPyUxVKM_ILClJzE4tAgCB3wmR&q=jodie+whittaker+tv+shows&rlz=1C1UKOV_enUS983US983&oq=jodie&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgGEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyEAgAEAAYgwEY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgBEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyBggCEEUYOTINCAMQLhiDARixAxiABDIHCAQQLhiABDINCAUQLhiDARixAxiABDINCAYQLhiDARixAxiABDINCAcQABiDARixAxiABDIKCAgQLhixAxiABDIQCAkQLhivARjHARiABBiOBdIBCTYwNjBqMGoxNagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&si=ALGXSlaU6kAd4vpdRSRvEvPubSCS9NyWza8-xMYpPn3XWwP2uyvwBiTKsVic6ib8LXe_MPfEpXY1vN7fBDXBNXSDBGMd9GvVOTQnqmKUNnq_a2OFrw5yqcRlZYVjQzhKXzW0A6dmus_1A4qUwv4gRGhGcolM2u-r2w%3D%3D&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwim6bXOtLWDAxUmI0QIHeNVApkQyNoBKAB6BAgfEAA#wgvs=e
I loved Jodie as the doctor. She had the most brilliant chaotic energy
I like how peter reassured the fan in letter. and it is true. all the doctors are one doctor. though they may sometimes forget a few things or have a harder time remembering something over the long time they've been regenerating.
Absolutely loved her time on the show, and was gutted for some days when they announced she'd leave. But like Capaldi writes, I love how the show always keeps reinventing itself, and Ncuti is shaping up to be amazing! Fingers crossed =)
She's brilliant! Capaldi's brilliant! Love them to bits, best ambassadors of the show!
The best Doctor we ever had!
Capaldi, that is. Whittaker’s Doctor was right-wing trash.
She's my doctor 🥰💜💜💜
Oh! This is lovely!
Sad to see Peter Capaldi go, watched a few subsequent episodes, and then abandoned the franchise after being a fan since the beginning.
Man I wish jodie had a better writer she could've been an amazing doctor. And that hair would've been awesome in the show!