Steven Moffat has revealed who will be directing Jodie Whittaker’s first scene as the new Doctor Who.

In his Doctor Who Magazine column, Moffat reflects on the shooting of Peter Capaldi’s final outing as the Doctor, this year’s Christmas special ‘Twice Upon A Time’, and hinted that Rachel Talalay will be directing Whittaker’s debut as the 13th Doctor.

“[Rachel’s] come back to see number 12 off into the shades but I very much hope she’ll be directing more Doctor Whos in the future. She keeps hinting that she won’t, though,” he explained, going on to recall a conversation with her.

“You’re already directing the new one – you’re doing the regeneration!,” Moffat revealed.

We already knew Talalay, who was responsible for the masterful series 10 finale ‘The Doctor Falls’, was directing this year’s Christmas special.

However, the actual regeneration scene was filmed separately to the rest of the episode, meaning that she might not have taken charge of Whittaker’s first scene as the Doctor, although this suggests that she returned to film it.

When Talalay made her Doctor Who debut with series eight double-bill finale ‘Dark Water’/’Death In Heaven’, she became the first female director in the show’s history to direct a finale.

So we reckon she’s a perfect choice to direct the first scene for the first-ever female to play the Doctor.

Moffat’s full column appears in Doctor Who Magazine issue 515 which is on sale from today (July 27).