Doctor Who's Steven Moffat addresses possibility of another return

"So I don't know. I'm not against it, but I'm not especially saying it's gonna happen. I'm not even lying anymore!"

Before his return last was announced, Moffat played it coy in our last interview - while sneakily dropping the names of his upcoming episodes into the chat.

Asked if fans should be looking out for any more clues in this interview, he joked: "There's no reason to suspect that at all. I'm definitely not - Claws of Fear! - involved in any future episode... Planet of Doom!"

Despite there seemingly being no imminent plans for a return to the show, Moffat previously told TV Choice magazine that he's read the season 15 finale script.

Asked why that could possibly be, he quipped: "Because Russell [T Davies, showrunner] is always desperate for my advice. Always. It's needy! It's pathetic! He says, 'Steven, what have I got wrong?' And I say, 'Calm down and send me the script, love.'"

Currently, Moffat is working on various new projects, though, adding: "I've got a screenplay I'm writing right now, and then I've got a six-part serial I'm writing as well, and the six-part series is greenlit, so that will happen at some point."

As for Doctor Who season 15, four new writers have recently been announced, with Pete McTighe, Juno Dawson, Inua Ellams and Sharma Angel-Walfall all set to pen episodes.

Sharing the news, showrunner Davies promised: "Thrills with Pete! Shocks with Juno! Awe with Inua! Terror with Sharma!"

Buckle in!

Doctor Who: Joy to the World is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Doctor Who will return in 2025 to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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