Chris Chibnall: Difference between revisions

In 1986, Chibnall represented the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] on the BBC's public opinion show "[[Open Air]]". There he famously criticised ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' season as a specific example of the generally inconsistent quality of the series in the 1980s. The segment can be seen as a special feature on the [[BBC DVD]] of ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''.

Also in 2005, Chibnall was brought into ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' by [[Russell T Davies]], who would officially credit him as [[co-producer]], but effectively make him the head writer. During this period he also wrote his first ''Doctor Who'' script, ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', and his second script for {{wi|Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars}}. Though it was largely inspired by his script of the episode Adrift, he did not participate in the third ''Torchwood'' series, ''[[Children of Earth]]'', but instead spent the 2008 production year working on {{wi|Law & Order: UK}}, starring [[Freema Agyeman]] and [[Bill Paterson]]. There, he wrote the majority of the episodes in the show's first series, adapting storylines from the original [[American]] scripts. RTD lamented the loss of Chibnall in his book, ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', pointing out how much work Chibnall had actually shouldered in the previous two ''Torchwood'' seasons. Around the end of his run on ''Torchwood'', Chibnall also wrote the fifth episode of {{wi|Spooks: Code 9}}, a spin-off of {{wi|Spooks (TV series)|Spooks}} on which [[writer]] [[James Moran]] and actor [[Georgia Moffett]] both worked.

In the 2009-2010 production season, he saw the production of his script for the tele-movie {{wi|United (TV drama)|United}}, directed by [[James Strong]] and featuring a post-[[Tenth Doctor]] [[David Tennant]]. By 2009, Chibnall was moving on to his next big series, {{wi|Camelot (TV series)|Camelot}}, an adult adaptation of the [[King Arthur]] legend. Broadcast on and co-produced by [[Starz]], ''Camelot'' saw Chibnall return to the role of series creator and head writer. However, days before the launch of ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' — another Starz original — the network announced that the generally well-reviewed show had been cancelled due to scheduling problems with its main actors. Chibnall was again left to find new work.

He was interviewed in [[DWM 485|issue 485]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' for the revival series' tenth anniversary. He commented that he always hoped that the show would return to TV.