Interview with Russell T.Davies, Showrunner of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who
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00:00the pantheon of villains. Like, I love them. Like, they're so fun. And I can only imagine
00:06how fun it was to write those episodes and cast Neil and Jenks in those roles. So I was curious
00:12if you could talk to me a bit about what it was like developing these stories for these characters
00:16and what was your favorite part about incorporating them into the Doctor's story.
00:20Absolutely. It was the freedom. That's why I did it. Exactly. I wanted to take the wheels off the
00:24bike and take the roof off the room and lift things into the world of fantasy. The hard thing
00:30is finding a way to defeat them. I mean, it becomes very hard for me to think of ways for
00:35them to be defeated. And therefore, it becomes hard for the Doctor to think of ways for them to
00:39be defeated. So I love that. Even now, I'm having to invent rules that will pin them down. And
00:44believe you me, there are more of these gods to come. I can promise you at least three more.
00:49That's a scoop. I haven't said that before. I very much enjoy them. They're allied with
00:54stories that don't have gods in them. When you get to Stephen Moffat's episode called Boom,
01:01which is so brilliant. I mean, the man is a master of the art. And it's my honor to work
01:06with him. That's very much hard science fiction, very technical rules, which pin the Doctor down
01:11with as much terror as any god can do. So we do keep telling those stories as well. But when the
01:16gods arrive with that laughter, with the giggle, I think all rules are off. And I think it's like
01:21being strapped into a roller coaster. I think the audience gets taken on a hell of a ride. I'm glad
01:25you like them. Thank you. I love that. Yeah. Oh, it's lovely. And Jinx was just fabulous as the
01:30maestro. I loved her so much. She killed it. Amazing.