Steven Moffat has revealed that the upcoming Sherlock special will have “a Christmas-y element”. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the one-off 90-minute episode is set in 1895 and sees Benedict Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Martin Freeman as John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson. > Pre-order the … >
Fans of Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who are used to looking to his earlier work for signs of Who to come. But increasingly, it’s his 1999 Comic Relief skit, ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’, which looks less like a parody of the programme and more like a template for where it would head under his stewardship. … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues next weekend with ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, written by Steven Moffat. The official synopsis reads: “Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor … >
So this is what Doctor Who looks like when the dial gets turned all the way up to 11. Or, in this case, 12. ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’s feels like Steven Moffat’s own ‘guitar solo on a tank’ moment: a surprising, swaggering return to our Saturday nights. When the man decides to show off, he really … >
Doctor Who returns next weekend with ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, written by Steven Moffat. The official synopsis reads: “Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? “As past deeds come back to haunt … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat wants Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston to appear in BBC One’s sci-fi drama. Moffat told the Daily Record: “Who’d be good in Doctor Who? Bryan Cranston, he’s brilliant, he should be in Doctor Who.” He joked: “I don’t know if he’s even heard of Doctor Who, but wouldn’t he be … >
The BBC has released the official story synopsis for the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ will air on Saturday 26 September on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no … >
‘The Magician’s Apprentice’. When an episode wears a title as Harry Potterish as that, you’d expect its characters to be shrouded in an invisibility cloak. There’s an element of that – it’s called a BBC embargo. However, if you’re looking for wizardiness or witchcraft, look elsewhere. The Doctor’s magic sonic screwdriver may have its part … >
The BBC has released the official story synopsis for the first episode of the new season of Doctor Who. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ will air on Saturday 19 September on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, … >
Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat has briefly discussed the task of finding his replacement, “when the time comes” for him to leave. Speaking at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival following a fan screening of Season 9’s opener, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, Moffat was asked if he was “grooming somebody else to take over” from … >