‘Doctor Who’ Writer Offers Take On the Future of the Sci-Fi Franchise

As a huge Doctor Who fan, I’ve always loved Mark Gatiss’ writing – some of his episodes are genuinely brilliant. But what’s often overlooked is that he’s also been in Doctor Who! He played Professor Lazarus back in Season 3’s “The Lazarus Experiment,” and then Captain Lethbridge Stewart in the 2017 Christmas special, “Twice Upon a Time.” So, he really understands the show from both sides of the camera. That’s why, when he was at the Radio Times Covers Party recently, I was really interested to hear his thoughts on where Doctor Who is headed, especially when he started comparing it to other classic sci-fi franchises.








