{"id":39554,"date":"2023-11-12T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1923383"},"modified":"2023-11-12T10:54:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T09:54:14","slug":"mark-gatiss-says-his-unmade-doctor-who-story-could-still-be-released","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mark-gatiss-says-his-unmade-doctor-who-story-could-still-be-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Gatiss says his unmade Doctor Who story could still be released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch this space (and time). <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 12 November 2023 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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Mark Gatiss has said that the unmade Doctor Who<\/a> story he wrote for David Tennant\u2019s Tenth Doctor could still be released.<\/p>\n

Titled The Suicide Exhibition, Gatiss has previously revealed how the episode was \u201con the verge of production for a while in the late 2000s\u201d but never quite made the cut.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, he recalled: \u201c[I wrote] two drafts \u2013 one set in the First World War, then Nazis\u2026 I just moved a war on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s called The Suicide Exhibition, set in the British Museum, it\u2019s a sort of Indiana Jones-type story. It\u2019s rather good, I think.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do [still have a copy]. Big Finish has expressed an interest. It\u2019s all gone very quiet, though. I\u2019m waiting for that emergency phone call!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gatiss has still had a huge impact on the Whoniverse regardless, not only writing episodes from The Unquiet Dead to Sleep No More, but penning the 50th anniversary docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time, which saw David Bradley<\/a> take on the role of William Hartnell.<\/p>

Considering what other period in Doctor Who history could feature in a similar programme, he explained: \u201cThe origins of everything, that\u2019s always the interesting thing. The other interesting thing is crisis\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThe documentary about\u00a0The Trial of a Time Lord<\/a>\u00a0is an absolutely fascinating piece of work, because it\u2019s so full of what ifs and conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cIt\u2019s a strange thing to say, but the darkest hour for the show would definitely make a very interesting drama, wouldn\u2019t it? I mean, the personal conflicts, the professional conflicts, the resignations\u2026 that\u2019s the one, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I suppose out of the darkness comes the light, because there\u2019s a rosy future to look forward to.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something very moving about [Tales of the TARDIS<\/a>] rounding all that off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Classic episodes are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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