Chris Chibnall
British television writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1970 · age 56
Christopher Antony Chibnall is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama Broadchurch (2013-17) and as the third showrunner of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (2018-22).
Chris Chibnall is read about 186 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026
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Jodie Whittaker Chris produced Broadchurch
Arthur Darvill Chris wrote The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood
Bradley Walsh Chris wrote Arachnids in the UK and Rosa
Mandip Gill Chris produced The Ghost Monument (2018)
Tosin Cole Chris wrote Arachnids in the UK and Rosa
John Bishop Chris wrote Once, Upon Time (2021)
Jacob Anderson Chris produced Broadchurch
Karen Gillan Chris wrote The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood
Matt Smith Chris wrote The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood
Sam Spruell Chris wrote Once, Upon Time and The Vanquishers
Sharon D. Clarke Chris produced The Woman Who Fell To Earth (2018)
David Tennant Chris produced Broadchurch
David Bradley Chris produced Broadchurch
Aisling Bea Chris produced Eve of the Daleks (2022)
Sacha Dhawan Chris wrote Ascension of the Cybermen (2020)
Annabel Scholey Chris produced The Halloween Apocalypse (2021)
Jo Martin Chris wrote Fugitive of the Judoon (2020)
Pauline McLynn Chris produced Eve of the Daleks (2022)
Nicholas Briggs Also in Doctor Who: Friend from the Future (2016)
Charlotte Rampling Chris produced Broadchurch
Olivia Colman Chris produced Broadchurch
Eve Myles Chris produced Broadchurch
Robert Pugh Chris wrote The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood
Stephen Moore Chris wrote The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood
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Chibnall wrote five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and he was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff Torchwood (2006-08).
