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Head of BBC Drama Piers Wenger has described bringing Russell T Davies back as Doctor Who<\/a>\u00a0showrunner as \u201cone of the least painful decisions\u201d he\u2019s ever had to make in his career.<\/p>\n Speaking at a press event on Monday 11th October, Wenger said that Davies is a \u201cman with a vision\u201d for the next iteration of Doctor Who, following current Doctor Jodie Whittaker\u2019s upcoming departure.<\/p>\n Asked about why he decided to bring Davies back for Doctor Who\u2019s 60th anniversary<\/a>, Wenger said: \u201cI almost think that I don\u2019t need to answer that question. I think bringing back Russell for Doctor Who was one of the least painful decisions I\u2019ve ever had to make.<\/p>\n \u201cHow will he evolve that show? I mean, he is a man with a vision, for sure. But, you know, we are way off filming. We\u2019ve got a new series starting at the end of the month, and a whole year of Jodie [Whittaker] to go yet. And lots of adventures ahead for her. And so I think it\u2019s just a bit early to say what his vision will be, but it was a very exciting opportunity for the BBC to bring him back.\u201d<\/p> In an interview with BBC Writersroom<\/a> (originally filmed in 2019) Davies addressed the aspect of screenwriting that he previously found most challenging for Doctor Who: convincingly writing a character who is smarter than the writer.<\/p>\n \u201cI do think the hardest show to write on television is Doctor Who,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been there obviously and truly it\u2019s hard to write because the Doctor is a billion times cleverer than the writer, he understands art and science and the cosmos and so on, he gets everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Doctor Who will return to BBC One later this year. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Drama<\/a> hub.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 at 12:00 am Head of BBC Drama Piers Wenger has described bringing Russell T Davies back as Doctor Who\u00a0showrunner as \u201cone of the least painful decisions\u201d he\u2019s ever had to make in his career. 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