{"id":30639,"date":"2023-02-26T09:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T08:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1789585"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:10:56","slug":"toby-whithouse-wouldve-loved-doctor-who-showrunner-job-after-rumours","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/toby-whithouse-wouldve-loved-doctor-who-showrunner-job-after-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Toby Whithouse \u201cwould\u2019ve loved\u201d Doctor Who showrunner job after rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some fans called for him to get the job. <\/p>

By Sabastian Astley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The reveal that Russell T Davies<\/a> was making a return to <\/span>Doctor Who<\/span><\/a> shocked the fandom. <\/span><\/p>\n

All throughout the possible discussions of who would take up the mantle yet, names like Happy Valley\u2019s<\/a> Sally Wainwright and Babylon 5\u2019s J.Michael Straczynski were floated around, with the latter even mentioning his own desire to steer the flagship show. <\/span><\/p>\n

From the perspective of the fans, one of the clearest choices to ascend to Doctor Who showrunner-ship was none other than Toby Whithouse<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Giving his reaction to the rumours, he told RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019d love to have done it. I really would \u2013 it\u2019s such a perfect show. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so thrilled to have been a contributor on it. Whenever I would do an episode, I\u2019d tell my kids and they would always ask \u2018can you make it scary?\u2019 because they genuinely loved that. It\u2019s a very kind of safe introduction to being scared, that fearful adrenaline.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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