I have loved the RTD2 era, but this looks like a very gun, very by-the-numbers generic medium-gritty sci-fi with a very tired Romeo-&-Juliet trope. There must be some sort of twist to this, right? But I’m nervous that this is more Pete McTighe, who wrote the only bad episode of last series and seems only capable of accidentally writing ethically repulsive episodes with the worst dialogue you’ve ever heard.

BILL: Sorry, what do you mean, it’s his real name? Nobody knows the Doctor’s real name.

MISSY: I do, because I grew up with him, and his real name is Doctor Who.

Romana, for sure

Even just the idea of Pete McTighe as showrunner has ruined my night. Yuck.

I have never read any Juno Dawson, but as a librarian I see her books come through pretty often and I’ve always heard good things!

These are all great choices, except what in the world is Pete McTighe, writer of the most quietly evil Doctor Who episode ever made (and then one of the most forgettable), doing there?