Returning to the show is Pete McTighe, who previously wrote the episodes Kerblam and Praxeus during Chris Chibnall’s era as showrunner and is also a co-writer and producer for upcoming spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea.
Meanwhile, Juno Dawson – who created the first official Doctor Who scripted podcast, Doctor Who: Redacted – will make her debut writing for the television show, which she described as a “dream come true”.
Also making their Doctor Who scriptwriting debut is poet and playwright Inua Ellams, who said he had been a fan of the series “for as long as I can remember television”.
Finally, Sharma Angel-Walfall – who has been involved in writers’ rooms for several major shows including Supacell, Renegade Nell, and Noughts & Crosses – will also be writing an episode, and said she was “buzzing” to be involved with “such an iconic show”.
Woohoo, Juno Dawson! Her work on Redacted was pretty solid, her deep lore skills really shone through.
I have to admit I sped through the Pete McTighe paragraph and misread “Returning is PM… as showrunner,” and I almost choked on my coffee.
Even just the idea of Pete McTighe as showrunner has ruined my night. Yuck.
I have never read any Juno Dawson, but as a librarian I see her books come through pretty often and I’ve always heard good things!
Yeah, it’s a double-take of a sentence.
“Kerblam” was an interesting-but-flawed episode, and my memory of “Praxeus” is…fuzzy, at best.
I love that every time I see a post about “Doctor Who” my brain does not think about the show but goes “Doctor who did what now?”. Momentarily confused I reread the title and check the sub. Then I get happy memories of Amelia Pond! Have to rewatch that soon.
Ooh, neat. I loved “Kerblam”!
