Russell T Davies says telling stories “on a bigger scale” is one of the reasons he returned for a second stint as showrunner. <\/p>
It\u2019s safe to say that Doctor Who<\/a> fans are excited about the future of the show right now \u2013 what with the return of Russell T Davies as showrunner, the upcoming 60th-anniversary<\/a> celebrations with David Tennant, and the introduction of a brand new Doctor in Ncuti Gatwa.<\/p>\n Perhaps one of the main reasons to be optimistic about what lies in store is that thanks to the involvement of Bad Wolf Studios as a co-producer and Disney Plus<\/a> as an international broadcast partner, the sci-fi series has been given the biggest budgets in its long history.<\/p> And Davies \u2013 who previously served as showrunner from the show\u2019s big comeback in 2005 until the end of season 4 in 2010 \u2013 has explained that he now feels \u201ca lot more free\u201d in terms of what he\u2019s able to write after the extra injection of money.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of the reasons I\u2019ve come back \u2014 you can tell stories on a bigger scale,\u201d he told GQ<\/a> in a recent interview, although he added that not all of the previous issues had disappeared.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the same old problems, I still have to cut scenes because they\u2019re too expensive, and I still have to reduce the number of monsters, and things like that,\u201d he said. \u201cBut my imagination feels more free, a lot more free, actually. It\u2019s just a joy to write anyway. I\u2019m really proud of it. Oh my god, there are some strong episodes coming up.\u201d<\/p>