ACTRESS Jodie Whittaker took the role of the famous time and space traveller in 2017.

But in a post shared on Twitter, CBeebies announced another famous face would be given the role in the show. Or would they?

For the past four years, Black Mirror star Jodie has been known as the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction drama.

She took on the role from actor Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas episode of Doctor Who, titled Twice Upon a Time.

As she prepares to say goodbye to the role in 2022, no actor had yet been officially announced as her replacement – until today.

In a surprising announcement, CBeebies revealed that another actor would replace Jodie in the iconic role.

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The channel shared the news in a post shared on its official Twitter account.

According to the post, CBeebies star Andy Day agreed to portray the mysterious Time Lord, even featuring a photo of the actor sporting a trench coat in the likes of the Doctor.

"Join us in wishing Andy Day well in his new adventures as Doctor Who", the post reads.

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In one of the post's comments, CBeebies quickly admitted this was a prank, adding: "In all seriousness… who would be Doctor Andy's companion?"

But fans of the show were amazed by the suggestion, convinced Andy could be another perfect incarnation of the Doctor.

"I know this is a joke but this really needs to be a thing", one fan commented, while a second chimed in: "would actually love that!"

A third Doctor Who fan complained about the joke, writing: "this is a sad one because really he'd be amazing at it."

A fourth penned: "Actually think he'd be awesome" and another went even further: "you know I wouldn't even be mad."

Some gullible fans didn't even take time to read the comments and jumped over to Google to confirm the news.

"Wish I'd read these comments before spending five mad minutes on Google", one of them wrote.

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But before Jodie Whittaker can throw in the towel, the actress will appear in the Doctor Who Easter special, Legend of the Sea Devils – as her replacement will soon be announced according to fans.

The episode will air on Easter Sunday, April 17, on BBC One.

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