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Topic: Steven Moffat to succeed Davies

From here:

The MediaGuardian website has announced that Steven Moffat is to succeed Russell T Davies as the chief writer and executive producer of Doctor Who.

The article states that Moffat will replace Davies in 2009, taking over as "showrunner" for the fifth series in 2010. Moffat has been responsible for several episodes of the revived Doctor Who to date, including the BAFTA Award-winning "Blink" and the fortmcoming two-parter "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead".

Davies is quoted as saying: "It's been a delight and an honour working with Steven, and I can't wait to see where his extraordinary imagination takes the Doctor. Best of all, I get to be a viewer again, watching on a Saturday night!"

UPDATE: The BBC Press Office has now issued an official press release confirming the story. This includes a comment from Moffat himself:

"My entire career has been a Secret Plan to get this job. I applied before but I got knocked back 'cos the BBC wanted someone else. Also I was seven. Anyway, I'm glad the BBC has finally seen the light, and it's a huge honour to be following Russell into the best - and the toughest - job in television. I say toughest 'cos Russell's at my window right now, pointing and laughing."

Can I get a HELL YEAH!!!  big_smile

I am very pleased about this.  I think Blink is my favourite Doctor Who episode ever.

Man, I watch a lot of stuff!

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Re: Steven Moffat to succeed Davies

Yeah, it's good news. He also did The Girl in the Fireplace which was good.

Next episode is Silence in the Library (he wrote as above), looking forward to that, even though it looks a bit suspect...

Hope he brings back Sally Sparrow

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Re: Steven Moffat to succeed Davies

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

I loved The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, which is one of his two-parter stories as well (Won a Hugo Award!! w00t).

Blink made me nealy wet myself with excitement. And I think The Girl in the Fireplace is a pretty wicked ep, too! big_smile

This is the best thing that could have happened! And yes, i hope this means that Sally Sparrow is returning! Whee!

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Re: Steven Moffat to succeed Davies

Hell Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaah!

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Re: Steven Moffat to succeed Davies

Awesome,

   Blink was an amazing ep ;D

By the way, isn't/wasn't he the writer of coupling?? ROFL would love to see scary Jeff Murdock in the tardis ;P

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Re: Steven Moffat to succeed Davies

proteinnerd wrote:

Awesome,

   Blink was an amazing ep ;D

By the way, isn't/wasn't he the writer of coupling?? ROFL would love to see scary Jeff Murdock in the tardis ;P

He is/was.... Coupling is probably the second best show from Britain... (the show on topic being the first)

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