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[[Image:ChrisChibnall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Chris Chibnall, as he appeared on ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]'' in 2008]]
'''Chris Chibnall''' is a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan who later became a writer for both that series and [[Torchwood]]. However, as of [[2008]], the majority of his work has been well outside the "[[Whoniverse]]".  He was a co-creator of the long-running family drama, ''Born and Bred''.  He has also notably contributed to the police procedurals, ''Spooks: Code 9'' and ''Life on Mars''. 

In [[1986]], Chibnall represented part of the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Socety]] on the BBC's public opinion show "Points of View".  There he famously criticized the ''[[Trial of a Time Lord]]'' season as a specific example of the generally inconsistent quality of the series in the 1980s.  This critique has occasionally haunted him amongst modern fans who have been disappointed with his own work on ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood''. 

Upon the relaunch of the series in 2005, Chibnall wrote ''[[42]]'', but has primarily been involved with ''Torchwood''.  While he was a freelance writer for the [[Torchwood (Series 1)|first series]], he was the effective head writer of [[Torchwood (Series 2)|Series 2]].  Formally a [[producer]] the relationship between he and his co-producer, [[Richard Stokes]], has been likened to that existing between [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Phil Collinson]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]''.   

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