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Bradley is new assistant<br />
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THE first female Doctor Who is to have an older male sidekick, bucking the trend of recent years.<br />
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Jodie Whittaker, 35, will be accompanied on her travels through space and time by former Coronation Street star and quiz-show host Bradley Walsh, 57.<br />
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Recent companions have all been played by young women, including Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman and Jenna Coleman.<br />
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But, having bravely cast the first ever Time Lady, new show boss Chris Chibnall decided to go one further with Walsh.<br />
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The actor and writer go back a long way. In 2008, Chibnall was the lead writer on ITV's Law & Order UK, which starred Walsh as Det Sgt Ronnie Brooks and ran for eight successful series.<br />
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The BBC casting is still top secret but Walsh has told friends he is thrilled - even if it means he will have to lighten his ITV presenting workload.<br />
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A source said: "Bradley is super excited to be joining the cast of Doctor Who in such a key role. It means that his schedule over the coming months will be jam-packed - so he won't be able to continue with the full range of programmes he currently makes for ITV.<br />
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"But, crucially, it won't affect his role as presenter of The Chase. He loves that show with a passion and so does the audience, so he's delighted to have found a way to make it all work." The shows he is set to ditch include sports quiz Play to the Whistle and daytime quiz Cash Trapped.<br />
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Dad-of-two Walsh played Mike Baldwin's nephew Danny in Coronation Street for three years from 2004.<br />
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The former sheet-metal worker who became a Pontins Bluecoat, last year launched a singing career. His album Chasing Dreams became the only debut recording to sell more than 100,000 copies.<br />
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The comic-turned-actor was born in Watford, Herts, and now lives in Essex with his wife of 20 years, Donna.<br />
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Male companions in the original series between 1963 and 1989 included Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan and 18-year-old Matthew Waterhouse as Adric.<br />
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Caption: TIME TEAM Bradley Walsh and, inset, Jodie Whittaker<br />
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