Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has been gone from his six-season run on the long-running, fan favorite series for two seasons now. He ran and executive-produced the series while in the popular phases of Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi as Doctors. Now the series is in its thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, who has been a great addition to the lore, and Moffat is back to write a new short adventure for our first lady Doctor.
Moffat has penned the short story, The Terror Of The Umpty Ums, for Whittaker to take on, and BBC has released the following excerpt to give you a taste of what to expect:
“The reeking flesh mass was silent for a moment before twisting and stretching its upper, frontal skin lumps into a new configuration. Karpagnon’s visual circuits processed and pattern-matched the configuration within two nano-seconds: apparently the human was smiling. Karpagnon considered for a moment and elected not to retaliate.
“Did you hear me?” emitted the Human from its flapped aperture. “Did you understand? Do you understand what I’m saying?” The encoded sound stream was accompanied by a fresh flow of smells also emanating from the aperture. Karpagnon’s sensory filter began processing the new odours, while his tactical monitor noted that they were unlikely to be directly significant to the Human’s communication. The light spray of moisture was similarly dismissed. “I’ll be back tomorrow morning. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Ahmed will be here too. Do you remember them?”
It’s exciting that on top of the confirmed 13th season, we will also be getting this fun Doctor Who adventure on the side, run by veteran Steven Moffat! Are you excited for this upcoming adventure?