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Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat quits to be replaced by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall

Steven Moffat has decided that his “timey wimey” as showrunner of Doctor Who has come to an end and he will step down as the show’s lead writer and executive producer after six series at the helm, RadioTimes.com can reveal.

Moffatt will hand over the keys to the TARDIS at the end of the next series in 2017 to Broadchurch writer and Doctor Who fan Chris Chibnall.

BBC1 has decided to air Moffat’s final 12-part series - the 10th of the modern era - in spring 2017. Chibnall’s debut series as head writer and executive producer will launch in 2018.

A Christmas special WILL air this year overseen by Moffat, though it is unclear whether Peter Capaldi’s new companion will feature

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[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Even though I haven't been watched Doctor Who lately, I'm relieved by this news of Moffat finally leaving.

On the other hand, I remember when people were not happy with RTD during the end of his run and were pleased that he was stepping down and Moffat was taking the helm. Moffat was mostly known for writing some of the most memorable episodes at the time, but he then proved to not be a good showrunner once he took control. Perhaps this might be the case with Chris Chibnall, but in reverse. Some have mentioned that he didn't write good episodes for DW (and Torchwood), but has proven himself capable of being a good showrunner and writer with Broadchurch. So we'll see where he lands.

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Looking at his credits https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Chibnall#Selected_credits I haven't loved his early DW and TW work, I found his first DW episodes especially pretty generic, but to be fair they did improve for me as they went along. I really liked Fragments and Dinosaurs On A Spaceship in fact, and The Power Of Three wasn't bad either