1. Chris Chibnall studied drama at St Mary's University, Twickenham, subsequently gaining an MA in Theatre and Film from the University of Sheffield.
19 Facts About Chris Chibnall
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Chris Chibnall took part in an attachment at the Royal National Theatre Studio in 1999, followed by a year-long attachment to Soho Theatre in 2000, which resulted in his play Kiss Me Like You Mean It, produced at Soho Theatre and directed by Abigail Morris.
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Chris Chibnall's first produced script for television was the successful monologue Stormin' Norman, starring James Bolam, made by Carlton Television for ITV.
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Chris Chibnall served as head writer and consultant producer, writing seventeen of its thirty-six hour-long episodes.
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Chris Chibnall was the only writer other than the show's creators to write for both series of the double International Emmy-award-winning BBC One police drama Life on Mars.
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Chris Chibnall was part of the production team who accepted the 2007 BAFTA Audience Award onstage at the London Palladium.
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Chris Chibnall was the lead writer and executive producer, writing six of the first thirteen episodes based on scripts from the US series.
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ITV commissioned a second run of thirteen episodes, but having set up the series Chris Chibnall made the decision to leave the programme, to focus on other writing projects.
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In December 2013, Chris Chibnall wrote a two-part dramatisation The Great Train Robbery, which tells the story of the Great Train Robbery on 8 August 1963.
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In 2013, Chris Chibnall created and wrote a detective series for ITV called Broadchurch, starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Pauline Quirke and David Bradley.
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Chris Chibnall is a long-time fan of Doctor Who, and appeared on the BBC discussion programme Open Air in 1986 as a member of the Liverpool local group of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, criticising The Trial of a Time Lord, especially the Terror of the Vervoids segment.
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In 2005, Chris Chibnall was appointed head writer and co-producer of science-fiction drama Torchwood.
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Chris Chibnall wrote eight episodes during the first two series, including both series' finales, and the premiere episode of series two.
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Chris Chibnall worked closely with Russell T Davies across all aspects of the show's production.
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In January 2016, the BBC announced that Chris Chibnall would replace Steven Moffat as executive producer of Doctor Who and would be the head writer and executive producer, starting with the eleventh series of the revived era.
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On 29 July 2021, the BBC announced that Chris Chibnall would be stepping down from his role as the showrunner of Doctor Who, and Whittaker would be leaving her role as the Thirteenth Doctor.
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On 24 September 2021, the BBC announced that Chris Chibnall would be succeeded by Davies, who would be returning as the showrunner of Doctor Who.
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Chris Chibnall's run as showrunner has been divisive among fans of Doctor Who, receiving criticism for the scripts, characterization, and the perceived retcon of the Doctor's origins in the episode "The Timeless Children".
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Some have further accused Chris Chibnall's run of being too politically correct or "woke"; conversely, others have argued it promotes conservatism through its perceived messaging and portrayal of minorities.