Whittaker continued: “It’s always topical. Chris is a very present-minded person who is very aware of the world he lives in and is passionate about storytelling. It would be wrong of him to not have used the past. He does it in a really beautiful way.”

It’s not the first time Whittaker has been on the receiving end of criticism aimed at the new series. Before it had even aired, the actress found herself at the centre of backlash due to her gender.

“Gutted you’ve sold out to the PC squad. And I’m female,” one user wrote on Twitter.

“But an immortal, time-travelling, regenerating alien played by a woman just isn’t realistic,” another posted.

Jodie Whittaker brilliantly hits back at all those saying Doctor Who is “too PC”