Series 11: First Director Revealed for Jodie Whittaker

With pre-production underway, Series 11’s first director appears to have been outed.

Jamie Childs will helm 2 episodes of Jodie Whittaker’s debut Doctor Who series, according to his online CV.

Childs more recent TV work includes shows Poldark, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man and Vera. He is also thought to be responsible for the 13th Doctor’s reveal scene.

The first episode in the first filming block, episode 1, which was previously reported as a “feature length” is listed at 65-mins long, while the second, episode 7, is 50 minutes.

The first piece of guest casting meanwhile sees Asha Kingsley playing a character called Sonia.

[Thanks to Ruther.]