{"id":48470,"date":"2024-03-25T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2015087"},"modified":"2024-03-26T01:35:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:35:11","slug":"steven-moffat-reveals-russell-t-daviess-reaction-to-dynamite-doctor-who-idea","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/steven-moffat-reveals-russell-t-daviess-reaction-to-dynamite-doctor-who-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Moffat reveals Russell T Davies\u2019s reaction to \u201cdynamite\u201d Doctor Who idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we still don’t know what the Doctor Who episode is about, it’s certainly shaping up to be good. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 25 March 2024 at 22:00 PM<\/p>

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It\u2019s the Doctor Who<\/a> collaboration many were waiting for, and it is finally happening \u2013 but no details are currently known about Steven Moffat\u2019s return<\/a> to the Whoniverse and his much-anticipated episode.<\/p>\n

Even so, Moffat has revealed what showrunner Russell T Davies<\/a>\u2018s reaction to his idea was \u2013 and it seems as though we have plenty to look forward to.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the University of Glasgow\u2019s Screenwriting Society<\/a>, Moffat said: \u201cWhen I was getting involved in the series again, I pitched several ideas to him. I sent several emails until I remember I sent one idea that I thought was dynamite.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got an email back within one minute saying, \u2018That\u2019s it, go write that, I want that immediately.\u2019 So I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a collaboration of enthusiasm\u2026 what we\u2019re doing is giggling and laughing and shouting and bounding around the room about how clever and exciting all this is.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not doing that on a show like Doctor Who \u2013 or frankly any show \u2013 what\u2019s the point?\u201d<\/p>\n

After many months of speculation and claims that he wasn\u2019t coming back to the beloved sci-fi series, Moffat is officially returning to Doctor Who to pen an upcoming season 14 episode.<\/p>\n

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Having been showrunner on the BBC sci-fi from 2010 to 2017, Moffat\u2019s new episode will be directed by BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated Julie Anne Robinson \u2013 who will also be helming other episodes of the new season.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the announcement of Moffat\u2019s return, Robinson said: \u201cIt was a tremendous honour to direct episodes of Doctor Who for the BBC and Disney Plus. This beloved franchise is 60 years old and still going strong. It is part of our collective memory as Brits.\u201d<\/p>

Robinson continued: \u201cI\u2019ve always admired Russell T Davies, and Ncuti Gatwa is an unbelievably talented actor who has stepped into the role of the Fifteenth Doctor effortlessly, alongside the equally talented Millie Gibson.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteven Moffat gave me an intense challenge as a director. I asked him for a keyword to describe the overall tone of the episode [and] he said, \u2018Hitchcock.\u2019 I can\u2019t wait to see what everyone thinks. I\u2019m grateful to Bad Wolf, the BBC and Disney Plus. It was an incredible experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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