The Doctor's Companion Blog

It was interesting to read (a while back now) that Richard Curtis has been commissioned to write (or rather has already written) an episode for the new Who from Moffatt/Smith.  He is a great writer, and it will be interesting to see what he comes up with.

I think it unlikely (as some have speculated) that Blackadder will feature.  Blackadder is a powerful personality, who I do not think would fit well in the Doctors world.  Anyway he has already done time travel.

There are also rumours that the old Stephen Fry episode, which was supposed to be part of the (if I remember right) second series, but which got put aside, might be revived.

The writers are important as they create the mood and think up the storyline, (although in the past apparently often heavily edited by Russsell – it will be interesting to hear how heavy handed Moffatt is with the red pen).

Mind you, I would like to see a few more by past Doctor Who authors. Mat Jones for example, who wrote the wonderful Impossible Planet/Satan Pit duo.  Toby Whithouse who wrote the fantastic School Reunion, which brought back everyone’s favourite ‘classic’ companion, Sarah Jane Smith (plus K9).  And of course the brilliant James Moran, who wrote the Fires of Pompeii, not to mention Sleeper for Torchwood, as well as being joint writer of the extraordinarily powerful week long Children of Earth episodes (his being episode 3).

Is there anyone I don’t want back?  Well I have to say that I am not hugely keen on Chris Chibnall’s writing.  42 is perhaps my least favourite of all New Who, and I was not terribly keen on a lot of his Torchwood writing either (although some were good). The series one finale he did was abysmal.

What new writers would I like to see?  Well I would really like to see what sort of episode Noel Clarke would do.  I liked the episode he did for Torchwood, and I am sure he would do something interesting with the Doctor.  After all he did win a BAFTA.   It would be nice to see Mickey back in the program too.

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