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ABOUT STEVEN MOFFAT

Steven Moffat is an adored screenplay writer who lives a jubilant life. He was born in Paisley, Scotland on November 18, 1961. He has two children with his second wife, Sue. He graduated from the University of Glasgow with a masters degree in English. Moffat’s best work includes: “Sherlock” (2010), “Doctor Who” (2005), and “The Adventures of Tintin” (2011). Before Moffat became famous for his writing, he was a high school English teacher. He also helped write plays for the drama club. Moffat had an idea about a series that could could be written for children about a junior newspaper. When a film crew from religious travelogue highway came to Moffat’s father’s school, he told them about his son’s idea and they loved …show more content…

The show was about time travel. The doctors have changed throughout the seasons and episodes because it follows different time periods. These doctors use time travel to learn about past and future mistakes to help make the present better. The doctor always has time travelling companions with him. When the doctors travel through time they meet some time lords who are using time travel for evil. There are many different enemies that have been on the shows because there have been many different spin-offs of the show that starting in 1963. Moffat wrote the most recent show.
Steven Moffat had many stand out scripts in “Doctor Who” that ended up winning him more British Academy Film Awards, three Hugos, and a US SF award. In 2009, he became the showrunner for the show because of his outstanding performance screenwriting it. He was the first showrunner to cast a female Doctor Who (Jodie Whittaker). Moffat was known for having storylines that lasted the entire season instead of just one episode. There have been plenty amounts of different forms of the show. Many fans argue that the show was the best when Moffat was the …show more content…

He helped get the show started by writing an outstanding pilot episode. “Sherlock” is a British show about a male detective who is extremely smart. He is a little socially awkward, which happens a lot when people are as brilliant as he is. Sherlock is a vulgar fellow who solves crimes and mysteries. The film has many twists and turns that are exciting to watch.
“Sherlock” was directed by Mark Gatiss. Moffat wants the show to be something that children love to watch, but, people of all ages are attracted to films that are about Sherlock Holmes. Right now, Moffat is trying to get “Sherlock” showing new episodes on TV. The show took a break after season 4, in 2016. The last episodes of season 4 had viewers out of their seats. It led to the deaths of beloved characters, and changes that left the audience jaw dropped. The diehard fans are still intrigued on what will happen with the show next and are pushing for a

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