Line #8 Creator/ChrisChibnall


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2	->''"I'm not sure I fully realised how much fun this was going to be. And it's been part of my brief to everyone who's joined: enjoy it, on behalf of every fan, every viewer, every child, every adult who would love to be working on this show. We know how lucky we are. And we're going to relish every moment for you."''
3	-->-- '''Chibnall''' on being involved with ''Series/DoctorWho''
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5	Chris Chibnall (born 1970) is an English television writer. He was co-producer and head writer on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'''s first two series, writing eight episodes for the show. He was also a {{showrunner}} for ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'' and wrote a few episodes of ''Series/{{Life on Mars\|2006}}''. He subsequently went on to enjoy major success as the creator and showrunner of ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}''.
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7	Chibnall wrote five episodes of ''Torchwood'''s parent show ''Series/DoctorWho'', including the two-parter "The Hungry Earth" and "Cold Blood", which had the first on-screen appearance of the Silurians in 26 years, before taking over as showrunner with Series 11. His very first step upon taking over the show was a doozy: making the Doctor female for the first time in the show's history with ''Broadchurch'' actress Creator/JodieWhittaker. After the announcement, he proudly stated that he'd wanted to do it since he first started working on the show. Alongside the casting of Whittaker, other measures Chibnall took to reinvent the series included redesigning the TARDIS shape and interior, redesigning the sonic screwdriver, shortening Series 11 to ten episodes and bumping up the typical episode runtime to 50 minutes rather than the revival's previous 45-minute norm.
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9	Chibnall's period as ''Who'' showrunner proved to be very controversial, initially due to featuring the first female Doctor but later due to the major {{Retcon}}s to the Doctor's origins and relationship with the Time Lords revealed during Series 12. In July 2021, he [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57940451 confirmed he would be stepping down as showrunner]], concurrent with Whittaker leaving the show, and he was replaced by Creator/RussellTDavies, the first time in the show's entire history that a past producer had returned.
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11	He's also known in ''Who'' fandom for that one time in the 1980s he went on TV to confront Creator/JohnNathanTurner and Creator/PipAndJaneBaker about the perceived SeasonalRot connected to the tenure of the Sixth Doctor.
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13	!!Filmography:
14	* ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'' (two episodes)
15	* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''
16	* ''Series/DoctorWho''
17	* ''Series/LawAndOrderUK''
18	* ''Series/{{Camelot}}''
19	* ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}''
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21	!!His Series/DoctorWho work provides examples of:
22	* AuthorAppeal: One-shot companion characters and high concept episode ideas, often with either [[{{Pun}} punny]] or ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin titles, are a staple (e.g. "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship", "Arachnids in the UK"). He also likes using cliffs in his work.
23	* AuthorTract: His work on Doctor Who features [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans as the villains or worse than the alien threat]].
24	* RunningTheAsylum: Much like his [[Creator/StevenMoffat predecessor]], Chibnall grew up as a fan and appeared on TV as a teenager to criticise the then-current direction of the show. Later he ran the show and has made sure to leave his mark. His mark has been controversial, with some fans loving it and others decrying it.

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