Posted on 05/20/2008 9:28:47 PM PDT by LRS
BBC Wales and BBC Drama has announced that BAFTA and Hugo Award-winning writer Steven Moffat will succeed Russell T Davies as Lead Writer and Executive Producer of the fifth series of Doctor Who, which will broadcast on BBC One in 2010.
Moffat has penned some of the series' most unforgettable and acclaimed episodes, including Blink, with its terrifying weeping angels, for which he was awarded the BAFTA Writer Award 2008 on Sunday 11 May.
His previous work on Doctor Who includes The Girl In The Fireplace for series two, which earned him his second Hugo Award.
His first was for the series one two-parter The Empty Child, which became famous for its terrifying refrain "Are you my mummy?"
For the current series, Moffat has written Silence In The Library, a two-parter starring Alex Kingston which transmits on 31 May and 7 June 2008 on BBC One. ...
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IMO, the Moffat penned Dr Who episodes have been the highlight of the series revival...
“Blink” is the episode that got my attention.
The new Who rocks!!! Better than Baker!! No more foam shredded sheet monsters!!!!
“Are you my Mummy” ::shiver::
Good news!
I’ve only seen a handful of Doctor Who episodes. I’m not unfamiliar with Steven Moffat. I’ve seen every episode of Coupling. I guess I need to watch more.
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Agreed. Blink was one of the best episodes in years.
Blink and The Empty Child were both excellent episodes. My GF got pretty freaked out by The Empty Child, and for a while would hit me if I came up behind her and did the “Are you my mummy?” quote.
What is Doctor Who going to do after officially using up his last regeneration? I know it’s truly a long ways off, but I’m curious what everybody involved with the series does with that.
Moffat is great, but Davies wrote fine episodes as well.
I have yet to see ‘Blink’. I hear it’s terrific.
Blink was bloody awesome. Even my mother-in-law liked it, and she doesn't like Dr. Who at all.
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