Doctor Who fans are begging for Steven Moffat to return and write more

Most recently, he's penned season 14 thriller Boom and the 2024 Christmas special Joy to the World, which saw Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor investigating a conspiracy at a so-called Time Hotel.

Besides himself and current showrunner Russell T Davies, the writers for Doctor Who season 15 have been kept under wraps thus far, but some fans would like to see at least one more Moffat-penned episode on the line-up.

Recent comments on a private Instagram post from Moffat, which includes a TARDIS in the picture, consist of several Whovians wishing – or demanding – him to contribute more to the long-running BBC series.

"I would cheer if you went back to writing [Doctor Who]," said one comment.

Another user said that they would "literally jump up and down" in excitement if Moffat dropped a Doctor Who update, regardless of how angry it might make their downstairs neighbours.

Another shared their "hope" to see Moffat write for Alex Kingston's fan favourite character River Song "one last time", with the character having made her final live-action appearance in a Christmas special that turns ten years old this year.

Moffat's post-Doctor Who work includes BBC dramas Dracula and Inside Man, plus HBO's The Time Traveller's Wife and ITVX comedy-drama Douglas is Cancelled, which reunited him with former Who star Karen Gillan.

His latest Doctor Who episode, Joy to the World, enjoyed a generally positive reception from critics, although some fans were disappointed that Moffat subjected yet another of his companions – Nicola Coughlan's Joy – to an unfortunate fate. (Moffat explained his reasons for doing so in a recent interview.)

Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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