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Doctor Who companion Jenna Coleman has quit the time-travelling sci-fi series – to spend more time in the 19th Century.

Jenna – time and space-hopping Clara Oswald – has landed a major role as Queen Victoria in a £10million ITV drama.

The glamorous actress , 29, will play the monarch from when she became queen as a frumpy 18-year-old in 1837, through the early part of her 63-year reign.

A source said: “Jenna clinching the role has been a closely guarded secret. There’s a lot of excitement about the series.”

ITV hope the eight-part epic will give them a ratings hit like Downton Abbey.