Broadchurch producer Sam Hoyle is joining Chris Chibnall on Doctor Who series 11, which will see Jodie Whittaker taking on the famous starring role as The Doctor.

Hoyle recently joined the series as co-executive producer, and will be working with showrunner Chris Chibnall and executive producer Matt Stevens.

She previously worked on all three series of ITV’s Broadchurch with Chibnall, and also on his two films for BBC1, The Great Train Robbery: A Robber’s Tale and A Copper’s Tale.

She has also worked on The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby for BBC1 and Camelot, a 10 part series for US cable network, Starz.

We are joined tonight by Head of Drama in Wales at @bbcstudios Simon Winstone and Executive Producer of @bbcdoctorwho Sam Hoyle pic.twitter.com/9YAduhM1Cw

— BAFTA Cymru (@BAFTACymru) October 11, 2017

Earlier this month, BAFTA Cymru tweeted about the news, writing: “We are joined tonight by Head of Drama in Wales at @bbcstudios Simon Winstone and Executive Producer of @bbcdoctorwho Sam Hoyle”.

With Doctor Who gearing up for its next series, we now know who’s going to be joining the new Doctor when the show returns in 2018.

Meet the 13th Doctor's new friends! Yasmin (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole), and Graham (Bradley Walsh) #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/6l9iVkvu0d

— Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) October 22, 2017

The Chase host Bradley Walsh is a regular cast member and will be joined by Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.

The BBC made the news official on Sunday night (October 22), sharing a photo of all three of them alongside Jodie on the official Doctor Who Twitter feed.

Doctor Who series 11 will premiere in Autumn 2018 on BBC One.

This year’s festive special ‘Twice Upon a Time’, starring Peter Capaldi in his final appearance as the Twelfth Doctor, David Bradley as the First Doctor and introducing Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, airs during Christmas 2017’s schedule.