A Christmas surprise for the Doctor!
Now that the latest series has finished airing, you’d think that showrunner Steven Moffat might get to take a holiday. You’d be wrong. “I don’t get a breather at all,” he says. “I’m straight onto Sherlock.” This is his ‘other’ BBC show, which he showruns with Mark Gatiss. A Victorian-set Christmas episode, The Abominable Bride, airs on New Year’s Day. “Looking at next year, I’ve got 13 episodes of Doctor Who to make, three Sherlocks, and eight episodes of Class [BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off]. I think it’s going to kill me. This time next year, I’ll be talking to you from inside a box.” He laughs, possibly through gritted teeth. “No, let’s hope that’s not true.”