Steven Moffat

Steven William Moffat, OBE (ˌstiːvən_ˈmɒfət, born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer and producer, known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the British television series Doctor Who and Sherlock.Moffats first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his relationship with television producer Sue Vertue. In between the two relationship-centred shows, he wrote Chalk, a sitcom set in a comprehensive school inspired by his own experience as an English teacher.A lifelong fan of Doctor Who, Moffats first work on the series was the script of the parody episode The Curse of Fatal Death, which aired in 1999. He then wrote six episodes of the Doctor Who revival series under executive producer Russell T Davies (The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances [both 2005], The Girl in the Fireplace [2006], Blink [2007], Silence in the Library, and Forest of the Dead [both 2008]). In 2009, he replaced Davies as showrunner, lead writer and executive producer, with his first series as executive producer airing from April 2010. Sherlock, which Moffat co-created with Mark Gatiss, began airing in July 2010. His final Doctor Who episode was written in 2017, and is scheduled to air at Christmas 2017. Moffat also co-wrote the 2011 feature film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.Moffat has won several awards, mainly for Doctor Who and Sherlock, including two Emmy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and four Hugo Awards.

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