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The Doctor Is In The House

Earlier this week, the BBC announced that Ncuti Gatwa would be taking up residence in the TARDIS as the latest incarnation of the Doctor following the departure of Jodie Whitaker later this year.  Gatwa is best known for his role on Sex Education, for which he was awarded a Best Actor Scottish BAFTA in 2020.

The current run of Doctor Who will wrap up this year in a series of holiday specials, with Whitaker and current showrunner Chris Chibnall.  Russell T. Davies, who launched the modern revival of Doctor Who back in 2005, will return as showrunner along with Gatwa.  No other details were released at this time, but the expectation is the new series will launch in 2023.

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Post Mortem – Broadchurch

Broadchurch, starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman, aired its third and final series on BBC America, wrapping up in August of 2017.  After a somewhat disappointing second season, the show went back to its roots for the third, with another case needing solving while everyone dealt with the repercussions from the previous 2 seasons.

Creator Chris Chibnall and co-star Jodie Whitaker have already moved on to their next project, re-teaming for the next series of Doctor Who due later this year.  The rest of the talented cast has also moved on to other projects, many of which I have either enjoyed or am sure to enjoy.

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Running Out Of Timey-Wimey

Peter_CapaldiBig news out of the UK today, as the BBC announced that season 10 of Doctor Who will 1) not air until the spring of 2017 and 2) will mark the end of showrunner Steven Moffat’s run.  Moffat, who took over for Russell T. Davies in 2010, leaves as the most prolific writer of the new series.  The new showrunner, who will take over in 2018, is Chris Chibnall, an occasional Doctor Who writer who is currently wrapping up the final season of Broadchurch.

While nothing was mentioned in the release, one can only imagine that season 10 will also be the last for Peter Capaldi as the Doctor.  Capaldi had recently mentioned a desire to move on and Chibnall will likely be given the same blank slate that Moffat was given when he took over.