Doctor Who Writer Hopes Scrapped Season 13 Episode Is Used In Future
A Doctor Who writer says he hopes that an episode he planned to write for season 13 will be used in future storylines. Doctor Who returned to screens this Easter with «Legend of the Sea Devils,» the second of the three planned 2022 Doctor Who specials. Written by showrunner Chris Chibnall and first-time Doctor Who writer, Ella Road, the episode saw the return of the Sea Devil creatures, last seen in 1984's “Warriors of the Deep." The episode, which received mixed reviews, is the penultimate story in Jodie Whittaker's run as the Thirteenth Doctor, with the third special (and Whittaker's regeneration) due to hit screens later this year. Whittaker's replacement as Doctor Who is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Alongside Whittaker, showrunner Chibnall will also depart following the final Doctor Who special. With each Doctor Who season a combination of episodes written by the showrunner and guest writers — from budding writers to bigger names such Neil Gaiman and Richard Curtis — Chibnall's run has seen the inclusion of a new host of screenwriters. The combination of enlisting the showrunner and other writers, though perhaps primarily for practical purposes, helps provide Doctor Who with one of the reasons for its longevity: its variety of stories. One of these writers is Pete McTighe, who penned Doctor Who season 11 episode «Kerblam!» and co-wrote season 12 episode «Praxeus» with Chibnall.
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As reported by Radio Times, Pete McTighe revealed to National World that he was enlisted to write an episode for Doctor Who season 13 (which became Doctor Who: Flux). However, McTighe was also busy with his crime show, The Pact, when the pandemic
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