{"id":44932,"date":"2024-01-31T17:55:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1983929"},"modified":"2024-01-31T19:21:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:21:38","slug":"doctor-whos-steven-moffat-on-potential-return-its-fine-without-me","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-steven-moffat-on-potential-return-its-fine-without-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Steven Moffat on potential return: \u201cIt\u2019s fine without me!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;We&#8217;ve got Russell there&#8230; We&#8217;ve got Ncuti there. It&#8217;s all good.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 at 16:55 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>With a brand new season of Doctor Who just months away, fans are wanting to have their burning questions answered about the new instalment and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>One of those questions that has remained the same is: Will Steven Moffat ever return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Well, speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the <strong>Radio Times<\/strong> Covers Party 2024, the former showrunner revealed whether or not a potential return was on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u201cLook at my ageing face. How can I fit in? And I know, because I\u2019ve seen the feedback, that people think I\u2019m being evasive on the subject,\u201d he explained, before continuing, \u201cThe truth is, if I say anything negative about Doctor Who it goes everywhere, like boom, everywhere, right?<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t exactly bring joy to the world that I just say something negative about Doctor Who. The fact is, it\u2019s fine without me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/millie-gibson-doctor-who-future-comment\/\">Millie Gibson\u2019s future on Doctor Who is still very bright<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-15-lewis-cornay-cast-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who adds West End actor to cast for season 15<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Moffat noted that the show now has the return of Russell T Davies, as well as other writers all taking part in creating an exciting new era.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">He added: \u201cWe\u2019ve got Russell there. We\u2019ve got a bunch of new writers there. We\u2019ve got Ncuti [Gatwa, Fifteenth Doctor] there. It\u2019s all good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Moffat previously addressed his return to the series in September during an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-88vv6n\/newsnight\/\">Newsnight<\/a>, noting that the show is in \u201cvery safe hands\u201d with current showrunner Davies.<\/p> <p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">It has been confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who season 14<\/a> will debut on screens in May 2024, but a specific release date is yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The new run will follow the adventures of the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and his companion Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-15-release-date\/\">15th season<\/a> of Doctor Who has already begun filming, with Russell T Davies back at the helm, as well as the introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-varada-sethu-profile-age-instagram\/\">a new companion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">While details of Varada Sethu\u2019s character are yet to be confirmed, fans have spotted Sethu and Gatwa filming scenes in Cardiff, as they find themselves in a peculiar situation.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"2f79e56e70a5c3daa9aa3a113eb74963124f5ee3\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"2f79e56e70a5c3daa9aa3a113eb74963124f5ee3\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>See more photos from the Radio Times Covers Party 2024 in the new issue of Radio Times magazine, on sale Tuesday 6th February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who will return in May. 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