Just as time is the medium of choice for
David Tennant's character as the Time Lord in BBC/SCI FI's
Doctor Who, a vision of the adventure-filled series' future has prompted current executive producer/head writer Russell T. Davies to announce he is passing on the torch. Come 2010, when
Doctor Who leaps into its fifth season, Steven Moffat will step in to run the show.
Davies, credited as the force that effectively resuscitated and revived the sci-fi series in 2005, has decided to step down after 2009, in what he's suggested is in the best interest of the show.
Davies makes his final bow as showrunner and lead writer of
Doctor Who via four specials scheduled to air during the program's partial hiatus next year.
"As lead writer and executive producer, he has overseen the creative direction and detail of the 21st century re-launch of
Doctor Who and we are delighted to have his continued presence on the specials over the next 18 months," BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter said of Davies' remaining time as head of
Doctor Who.
For his part, Davies has nothing but praises for his heir-apparent, remarking that he is eager to revert back to becoming just a regular viewer reveling in his successor's handiwork.
"I get to be a viewer again, watching on a Saturday night. It's been a delight and an honour working with Steven, and I can't wait to see where his extraordinary imagination takes the Doctor,” Davies said of his next-in-line.
In a recent Broadcast conference in London, Davies event went as far as to say, "I'll rewrite 100% if I have to. With Steven Moffat's scripts, I don't touch a word, but anyone else's I do."
Steven Moffat became the natural, if not only, choice to take over the cudgels of helming
Doctor Who. He is responsible for some of the show's most memorable and well-received episodes like “The Empty Child” and “The Girl in the Fireplace.” Beyond his favorable record as
Doctor Who scribe, Moffat also holds the distinction of being the only
Doctor Who writer in history to ever win a pair each of the Hugo and the BAFTA awards.
-Rosario Santiago, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Mirror.co.uk, Digital Spy
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