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| name             = Steven Moffat
| honorific_suffix = {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}
| image            = Steven Moffat by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption          = Moffat in 2017
| birth_name       = Steven William Moffat
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1961|11|18|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]], Scotland
| occupation       = Television writer, television producer, and screenwriter
| period           = 1988–present
| alma_mater       = [[University of Glasgow]]
| genre            = Comedy, drama, adventure, science fiction
| spouse           = {{marriage|[[Sue Vertue]]|1997}}
| children         = 2<ref name=Lourie />
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'''Steven William Moffat''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|f|ə|t}};<ref>As pronounced by Moffat in his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqIyDTx53fM&t=50s 2016 Oxford Union Address].</ref> born 18 November 1961)<ref name="dob">{{Cite magazine |last=Moffat |first=Steven |title=Production Notes |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |issue=405 |page=11 |date=4 March 2009}}</ref> is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the second [[showrunner]] and [[head writer]] of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (2010–2017), and for co-creating and co-writing the BBC crime drama television series ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' (2010–2017). In the [[2015 Birthday Honours]], Moffat was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for his services to drama.<ref name=GBR>United Kingdom: {{London Gazette |issue=61256 | date=12 June 2015 |pages=B14| supp=y}}</ref>

Born in [[Paisley, Scotland]], Moffat, the son of a teacher, was formerly a teacher himself.<ref name="McLean">{{cite news |first=Gareth |last=McLean |title=Steven Moffat: The man with a monster of a job |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/mar/22/stephen-moffat-doctor-who |work=The Guardian |date=22 March 2010 |access-date=22 March 2010}}</ref> His first television work was the teen drama series ''[[Press Gang]]''. His first sitcom, ''[[Joking Apart]]'', was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage. Later in the 1990s, he wrote ''[[Chalk (TV series)|Chalk]]'', inspired by his own experience as an English teacher. Moffat, a lifelong fan of ''Doctor Who'', wrote the comedic sketch episode ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' for the [[Comic Relief]] charity telethon, which aired in early 1999. His early-2000s sitcom ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]'' was based upon the development of his relationship with television producer [[Sue Vertue]].

In March 2004, Moffat was announced as one of the writers for the revived ''Doctor Who'' TV series. He wrote six episodes during [[Russell T Davies]]' first era as head writer, which aired from 2005 to 2008. Moffat's scripts during this era won him three [[Hugo Awards]], a [[BAFTA Craft Award]], and a [[BAFTA Cymru]] Award. Between episodes, he wrote and produced the modern-day drama series ''[[Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll]]'', based on the novella ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''. In May 2008, it was announced that Moffat would succeed Davies as showrunner, lead writer and executive producer of ''Doctor Who''. Around the same time, he dropped his contract with film director [[Steven Spielberg]] for a film trilogy based on artist [[Hergé]]'s character [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]]. Part of the lone script he wrote was used in Spielberg's film ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'', eventually released in 2011.

Moffat's work in the 2010s consisted mainly of his period as the head writer of ''Doctor Who'' during the [[Doctor Who (series 5)|fifth]] through [[Doctor Who (series 10)|tenth series]], in which he won another Hugo, and ''Sherlock'', which won Moffat a BAFTA Craft Award and two [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s. In the 2020s, he wrote the BBC and [[Netflix]] drama co-productions ''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]'' (2020) and ''[[Inside Man (2022 TV series)|Inside Man]]'' (2022), the [[HBO]] sci-fi romance mini-series ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife (TV series)|The Time Traveler's Wife]]'' (2022), and the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] comedy-drama ''[[Douglas Is Cancelled]]'' (2024). In 2024, he returned to ''Doctor Who'' to write two episodes for Davies' second tenure as showrunner.

In August 2025, [[Channel 4]] announced that it had commissioned the drama ''Number 10'', about [[10 Downing Street]], to be written by Moffat, directed by [[Ben Palmer]], and produced by Lawrence Till.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-commissions-new-drama-number-10-hartswood-films|title=Channel 4 commissions new drama Number 10 from Hartswood Films | publisher=Channel 4 | date=19 August 2025 | access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Moffat was born in [[Paisley, Scotland]],<ref name="McLean" /> where he attended [[Gleniffer High School|Camphill High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/steven-moffat-storyteller-in-chief-6278307.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/steven-moffat-storyteller-in-chief-6278307.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title= Steven Moffat: Storyteller in chief | work=The Independent | first=Ian | last=Burrell | date=17 December 2011 | access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref> He studied at the [[University of Glasgow]], where he was involved with the [[Student television in the United Kingdom|student television station]] Glasgow University Student Television.<ref name="gust">{{cite web |url=https://gust.tv/blog/come-join-your-tv-station/ |title=Come & Join Your TV Station|website=Glasgow University Student Television |date=26 August 2009 |access-date=12 January 2010}}</ref> After gaining a [[Master of Arts (Scotland)|Master of Arts]] degree in English from Glasgow,<ref name="gla">{{cite web |title=TV Shows of My Life |url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/avenue/booksofmylife/stevenmoffat/ |website=University of Glasgow |access-date=13 September 2023 |language=en |date=January 2021}}</ref> he worked as a teacher for three and a half years at Cowdenknowes High School, [[Greenock]].<ref name="greenock">{{cite web |last1=John Coulter |first1=Paul |title=Ex-Greenock teacher steps down from Doctor Who role |url=https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/14236760.ex-greenock-teacher-steps-down-from-doctor-who-role/ |website=Greenock Telegraph |access-date=13 September 2023 |language=en |date=29 January 2016}}</ref> In the 1980s he wrote a play entitled ''War Zones'' (performed at the 1985 [[Glasgow Mayfest]] and the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]<ref name="fringe">{{cite web |url=http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/search/detaild.cfm?DID=71060 |title=STA Catalogue – Document Details |website=[[University of Glasgow]] |access-date=13 January 2010}}</ref>) and a musical called ''Knifer''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer |date=5 January 1989 |title=Write first time |work=[[The Stage]]|page=15}}</ref> He is an [[atheist]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Matthew |title=Atheist Dracula writers took Christianity seriously |website=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/atheist-dracula-writers-took-christianity-seriously-wslbdc3kn |access-date=13 September 2023 |language=en |date=13 September 2023}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== ''Press Gang'' ===
Moffat's father Bill was a head teacher at [[Thorn Primary School]] in [[Johnstone]], [[Renfrewshire]];<ref name="Lourie">{{cite news |last=Lourie |first=Adrian |date=22 March 2010 |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/interview-steven-moffat-doctor-who-screenwriter-1-474813 |title=Interview: Steven Moffat, Doctor Who screenwriter |work=The Scotsman |access-date=22 March 2010}}</ref> when the school was used for [[Harry Secombe]]'s ''[[Highway (TV series)|Highway]]'' in the late 1980s, Bill mentioned to the producers that he had an idea for a television series about a school newspaper. The producers asked for a sample script, to which Bill agreed on the condition his son Steven write it.<ref name="Lourie" /><ref name="herring">{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Herring |author-link=Richard Herring |title=Interview With Steven Moffat |work=The Guardian Guide|url=https://www.richardherring.com/journalism/6431/interview_with_steven_moffat_for_the_guardian_guide.html |year=1997 |access-date=11 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="dust">''After the Chalk Dust Settled'', featurette on ''Chalk'' Series 1 DVD, ReplayDVD.co.uk, prod. & dir. Craig Robins</ref> Producer Sandra Hastie said that it was "the best ever first script" that she had read.<ref>[[Paul Cornell]] (1993) "Press Gang" In: {{cite book |last=Cornell |first=Paul. |author2=Martin Day (writer) |author3-link=Keith Topping |author3=Keith Topping |title=The Guinness Book of Classic British TV |publisher=Guinness |year=1993 |page=215 |isbn=0-85112-543-3|author2-link=Martin Day (writer) }}</ref> The resulting series was titled ''[[Press Gang]]'', starring [[Julia Sawalha]] and [[Dexter Fletcher]], and it ran for five series on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] between 1989 and 1993, with Moffat writing all forty-three episodes. The programme won a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] award in its second series.<ref name="screenonline">{{cite web |first=Alistair |last=McGown |title=Press Gang (1989–93) |work=BFI Screenonline |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/571944/index.html |access-date=21 December 2006}}</ref>

During production of the second series of ''Press Gang'', Moffat was experiencing an unhappy personal life as a result of the break-up of his first marriage. The producer was secretly phoning his friends at home to check on his state.<ref name="yesterdaysnews">Steven Moffat & Julia Sawalha, "Yesterday's News" ''Press Gang: Season 2'' DVD audio commentary</ref> His wife's new lover was represented in the episode "The Big Finish?" by the character Brian Magboy ([[Simon Schatzberger]]), a name inspired by Brian: Maggie's boy. Moffat brought in the character so that all sorts of unfortunate things would happen to him, such as having a [[typewriter]] dropped on his foot.<ref name="big finish">Steven Moffat & [[Julia Sawalha]], "The Big Finish?" ''Press Gang: Season 2'' DVD audio commentary</ref>

=== ''Joking Apart'' ===
[[File:Steven Moffat JA Comms 1.jpg|thumb|Moffat records DVD commentary for ''Joking Apart'' (2006)]]
By 1990, Moffat had written two series of ''Press Gang'', but the programme's high cost along with organisational changes at backers [[Central Independent Television]] cast its future in doubt.<ref name="big finish" /> As Moffat wondered what to do next and worried about his future employment, [[Bob Spiers]], ''Press Gang''{{'}}s primary director, suggested that he meet with producer [[Andre Ptaszynski]] to discuss writing a sitcom.<ref name="ott" /> Inspired by his experience working in education, Moffat's initial proposal was a programme similar to what became ''[[Chalk (TV series)|Chalk]]'', a sitcom set in a school that eventually aired in 1997.<ref name="2.1comm">Ptaszynski, Andre; Moffat, Steven, ''Joking Apart'', Series 2, Episode 1 DVD audio commentary</ref> During the pitch meeting at the [[Groucho Club]], Ptaszynski realised that Moffat was talking passionately about his impending divorce and suggested that he write about that instead of a school sitcom.<ref name="2.1comm" /> Taking Ptaszynski's advice, Moffat's new idea was about "a sitcom writer whose wife leaves him".<ref name="fool">''Fool if You Think It's Over'', featurette, ''Joking Apart'', Series 1 DVD, Dir. Craig Robins</ref> Moffat wrote two series of ''[[Joking Apart]]'', which was directed by Spiers and starred [[Robert Bathurst]] and [[Fiona Gillies]]. The show won the [[Rose d'Or|Bronze Rose of Montreux]]<ref name="ott">{{cite web |first=Graham |last=Kibble-White |title=Fool if you think it's over |work=Off the Telly |url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/comedy/jokingapart.htm |date=May 2006 |access-date=22 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209070115/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/comedy/jokingapart.htm |archive-date=9 December 2006}}</ref> and was entered for the [[Emmys]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |first=Shane |last=Jarvis |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3652217/Farce-that-rose-from-the-grave.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3652217/Farce-that-rose-from-the-grave.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |title=Farce that rose from the grave|date=8 May 2006 |access-date=1 March 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He wrote three episodes of ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]'', an anthology series of comedic tales starring [[Dawn French]]. The first ("Overkill", directed by Spiers) was identified by the BBC as a "highlight" of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murder Most Horrid |work=BBC Comedy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/murdermosthorrid/index.shtml |access-date=12 February 2008}}</ref> His other two episodes were "Dying Live" (dir. Dewi Humphreys) and "Elvis, Jesus and Zack" (dir. [[Tony Dow (director)|Tony Dow]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-episodes-written-by-steven-moffat/reference|title=TV Episodes Written By Steven Moffat|work=Ranker|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epguides.com/murdermosthorrid/guide.shtml|title=Murder Most Horrid (an Episode Guide)|website=epguides.com|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref>

=== ''Doctor Who'' short fiction ===
Moffat has been a fan of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' since childhood.<ref name="empty">Steven Moffat, "The Empty Child", ''Doctor Who'', DVD audio commentary</ref> In 1995, he contributed a segment to [[Paul Cornell]]'s ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cornell |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Cornell |year=1995 |title=Human Nature |location=London |publisher=[[Virgin Books|Virgin Publishing Ltd]] |isbn=0-426-20443-3 }}</ref> His first solo ''Doctor Who'' work was a short story, "Continuity Errors", published in the 1996 [[Virgin Books]] anthology ''[[Virgin Decalog|Decalog 3: Consequences]]''.<ref name="curse">{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2019 |title=The Curse of Fatal Death: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=90 |publisher=Panini Magazines/[[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette Partworks Ltd]] |page=106 }}</ref>

=== ''Chalk'' ===
Between marriages, Moffat claims that he "shagged [his] way round television studios like a mechanical digger."<ref name=Lourie /> According to an interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', Moffat met television producer [[Sue Vertue]] at the [[Edinburgh Television Festival]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Sternbergh |title=Selling Your Sex Life |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03EFD61538F934A3575AC0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 |date=7 September 2003 |access-date=1 April 2008}}</ref> Vertue had been working for [[Tiger Aspect]], a production company run by [[Peter Bennett-Jones]]. Bennett-Jones and his friend and former colleague [[Andre Ptaszynski]], who had worked with Moffat on ''Joking Apart'', told Moffat and Vertue that each fancied the other. A relationship blossomed and they left their respective production companies to join [[Hartswood Films]], run by [[Beryl Vertue]], Sue's mother.<ref name="dust" /> The couple have two children together: Joshua and Louis Oliver.<ref name=Lourie />

Before Moffat left Pola Jones for Hartswood, Ptaszynski produced ''[[Chalk (TV series)|Chalk]]'', the series that the writer had pitched to him at the beginning of the decade.<ref name="dust" /> Set in a [[comprehensive school]] and starring [[David Bamber]] as manic deputy head Eric Slatt and [[Nicola Walker]] as Suzy Travis, the show was based on Moffat's three years as an English teacher.<ref name="herring" /> The studio audience responded so positively to the first series when it was taped that the BBC commissioned a second series before the first had aired. However, it was met less enthusiastically by critics upon transmission in February 1997, who had taken exception to the BBC's publicity department comparing the show to the highly respected ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''.<ref name="dust" /> In an interview in the early 2000s, Moffat refuses to even name the series, joking that he might get attacked in the street.<ref>''Coupling: Behind the Scenes'', featurette (2002, prod./dir. Sarah Barnett & Christine Wilson) ''Couping'' Season 1 DVD (Region 1), BBC Video, {{ISBN|0-7907-7339-2}}</ref>

After production wrapped on ''Chalk'' in 1997, Moffat announced to the cast that he was marrying Vertue.<ref>''Chalk'' Series 1 DVD audio commentary, ReplayDVD</ref>

=== ''The Curse of Fatal Death'' ===
In late 1998, Moffat was approached by Vertue, a producer of [[Comic Relief]], to write a comedic sketch based on the ''Doctor Who'' TV series to be aired across Comic Relief's 1999 telethon in several parts on [[BBC One]].<ref name="curse" /> The sketch, ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', was written from December 1998 to February 1999,<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2019 |title=The Curse of Fatal Death: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=90 |publisher=Panini Magazines/[[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette Partworks Ltd]] |pages=109–115 }}</ref> recorded in February,<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2019 |title=The Curse of Fatal Death: Production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=90 |publisher=Panini Magazines/[[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette Partworks Ltd]] |page=116 }}</ref> and broadcast in March.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2019 |title=The Curse of Fatal Death: Broadcast |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=90 |publisher=Panini Magazines/[[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette Partworks Ltd]] |page=124 }}</ref>

=== ''Coupling'' ===
When Vertue asked Moffat for a sitcom, he decided to base it around the evolution of their own relationship.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]'', produced by Vertue, was first broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in 2000.<ref name="guard-profile">{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Dowell |title=Profile: Steven Moffat |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/may/20/bbc.television4 |date=20 May 2008 |access-date=23 December 2008}}</ref> ''Coupling'' ran for four series totalling 28 episodes until 2004, all written by Moffat. He also wrote the original, unbroadcast pilot episode for the U.S. version, also titled ''[[Coupling (U.S. TV series)|Coupling]]'', although this was less successful and was cancelled after four episodes on the [[NBC]] network. Moffat blamed its failure on an unprecedented level of network interference.<ref name="guard-profile" />

=== ''Doctor Who'' in the Russell T Davies era and ''Jekyll'' ===
In December 2003, Moffat received an email offering him to write for ''Doctor Who'', following the announcement of the revival of the series in September.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2018 |title=The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=50 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |pages=14; 16 }}</ref> His involvement with the series was announced in March 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2018 |title=The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=50 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |page=16 }}</ref> He wrote six episodes under executive producer [[Russell T Davies]] for the [[Doctor Who (series 1)|2005]] through [[Doctor Who (series 4)|2008 series]],<ref name="guard-profile" /> which were produced from December 2004 to March 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2018 |title=The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances: Production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=50 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |page=31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Ainsworth |editor1-first=John |date=2017 |title=Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead: Production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=59 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |page=38 }}</ref> Moffat won the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form]] for the two-part story "[[The Empty Child]]" and "[[The Doctor Dances]]" (both 2005), as well as the episodes "[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]" (2006) and "[[Blink (Doctor Who)|Blink]]" (2007).<ref name="Hugo06">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2006-hugo-awards/ |title=2006 Hugo Awards |website=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=19 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164808/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2006-hugo-awards/ |archive-date= 7 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Hugo07">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/ |title=2007 Hugo Awards |website=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=19 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164811/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/ |archive-date= 7 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Hugo08">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2008-hugo-awards/ |title=2008 Hugo Awards |website=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=19 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164815/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2008-hugo-awards/ |archive-date= 7 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Blink" also gained him the [[BAFTA Craft Award]] for Best Writer,<ref name="BAFTACraft">{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/2008-craft-awards-winners-round-up |title=TV Craft Winners Round-Up |website=[[BAFTA]] |date=11 May 2008 |access-date=11 May 2008}}</ref> and a [[BAFTA Cymru]] Award for Best Screenwriter.<ref name="BAFTACymru">{{cite web|first=Laura |last=Wright |url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/04/28/thank-you-all-for-putting-up-with-dr-who-91466-20830365/ |title=Thank you all for putting up with Dr Who |website=icWales |date=28 April 2008 |access-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042059/http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/04/28/thank-you-all-for-putting-up-with-dr-who-91466-20830365/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Between ''Doctor Who'' episodes, Moffat wrote and produced ''[[Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll]]'', a modern-day drama series based on the [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] novella ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'', meaning he nearly missed out on writing for the [[Doctor Who (series 3)|2007 series]] of ''Doctor Who''.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Wright |editor1-first=Mark |date=2016 |title=Blink: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=56 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |pages=54–56 }}</ref> Written late in the series' run, he quickly based "Blink" on his previously-written ''Doctor Who'' short story from 2005, "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow", as "a desperate way to keep a toehold" in the 2007 series.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Wright |editor1-first=Mark |date=2016 |title=Blink: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=56 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |pages=55–56 }}</ref> ''Jekyll'' aired on [[BBC One]] from June 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Wright |editor1-first=Mark |date=2016 |title=Blink: Pre-production |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |volume=56 |publisher=Panini Magazines/Hachette Partworks Ltd |page=54 }}</ref>

In March 2008, Davies said that he often rewrote scripts from other writers, but did not "touch a word" of Moffat's episodes.<ref name="guard-profile" />

=== ''Doctor Who'' and ''Sherlock''===
In October 2007, [[Reuters]] reported that Moffat would be scripting a trilogy of films based on Belgian artist [[Hergé]]'s character [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]] for directors [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Peter Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=British writer on Tintin case |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tintin-idUKN0235596020071002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164703/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tintin-idUKN0235596020071002 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2016 |work=Reuters |first=Carly |last=Mayberry |date=3 October 2007 |access-date=3 October 2007}}</ref>

In May 2008, the BBC announced that Moffat would be succeeding Davies as lead writer and executive producer of ''Doctor Who'' for the show's [[Doctor Who (series 5)|fifth series]], to be broadcast in 2010,<ref name=RTDgone>{{cite news |title=Doctor Who guru Davies steps down |website=BBC News |date=20 May 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7411177.stm |access-date=20 May 2008}}</ref> although Davies had initiated discussions with Moffat regarding this as far back as July 2007.<ref>Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook, ''Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale'' (London: BBC Books, 2008), p. 188, reproducing the initial e-mail Davies sent Moffat addressing the issue.</ref> He had intended to complete work on the ''Tintin'' trilogy before resuming work on ''Doctor Who'', but delays caused by the intervening [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] meant he could only submit part of a script for the first film.<ref name="bbc tintin">{{cite news |author=Staff writer |title=Dr Who writer denies Tintin row |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7517423.stm |work=BBC News Online |date=21 July 2008 |access-date=21 July 2008}}</ref> Moffat told ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2012 that Spielberg was "lovely" about his decision to walk away from his three-film ''Tintin'' contract to return to ''Doctor Who''.<ref name="clue">{{cite news |first=Stuart |last=Jeffries |title='There is a clue everybody's missed': Sherlock writer Steven Moffat interviewed |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jan/20/steven-moffat-sherlock-doctor-who |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> The script for the first film in the trilogy, ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'' (released in 2011), was completed by [[Edgar Wright]] and [[Joe Cornish (comedian)|Joe Cornish]],{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} with a part of Moffat's script used in the film.<ref name="clue" />

During their journeys from London to Cardiff for ''Doctor Who'', Moffat and writer [[Mark Gatiss]] conceived a contemporary update of author [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories called ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''. Vertue advised them to work on the project rather than spend years discussing it. A 60-minute pilot, written by Moffat, was filmed in January 2009.<ref name="sherlock">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/19/sherlock.shtml |website=BBC Press Office |title=BBC Drama announces Sherlock, a new crime drama for BBC One |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=19 December 2008}}</ref> The pilot was not aired but a three-episode series of 90-minute television films produced by Hartswood was commissioned.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Martin |title=Sherlock makes Sunday night TV sexy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/23/sherlock-steven-moffat-mark-gatiss |work=The Guardian |date=23 July 2010 |access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/11/sherlock.shtml |title=New drama Sherlock commences filming |date=11 March 2010 |website=BBC Press Office |access-date=9 July 2019 }}</ref>

Production on Moffat's time in charge of ''Doctor Who'' began in July 2009.<ref name="showrunnerstart">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/07_july/20/who.shtml |title=The time has come... filming has begun on Doctor Who |website=BBC Press Office |date=20 July 2009 |access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> As executive producer and lead writer, he was significantly involved in casting both [[Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Moffat |first1=Steven |last2=Cook |first2=Benjamin |author-link2=Benjamin Cook (journalist) |date=April 2015 |title=Second Time Around |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |location=Tunbridge Wells |publisher=[[Panini Comics|Panini UK Ltd]] |issue=484 |page=12 }}</ref> As ''Doctor Who'' showrunner, Moffat won another Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for writing the two-part story "[[The Pandorica Opens]]" and "[[The Big Bang (Doctor Who)|The Big Bang]]" (both 2010).<ref name="Hugo11">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/2011/08/2011-hugo-award-winners/ |title=The Hugo Awards: 2011 Hugo Award Winners|website=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=21 August 2011|date=20 August 2011}}</ref> As showrunner for ''Sherlock'' , he won a BAFTA Craft Award for Best Writer for "[[A Scandal in Belgravia]]" (2012),<ref name="BAFTACraft12">{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/television-craft-awards-winners-in-2012 |title=Television Craft Awards Winners in 2012 |date=12 April 2012 |website=BAFTA |access-date=9 July 2019 }}</ref> a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]] for "[[His Last Vow]]" (2014),<ref name="Emmys14">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2014/outstanding-writing-in-a-miniseries-or-a-special|title=Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special – 2014|website=[[Emmys]]|access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie]] for executive producing "[[The Abominable Bride]]" (2016).<ref name="Emmys16">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-made-for-television-movie|title=Outstanding Television Movie – 2016|website=[[Emmys]]|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref>

In June 2015, Moffat was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] for his services to drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33113409 |title=Sherlock writer Steven Moffat 'astonished' at honour |website=[[BBC News]]|date=12 June 2015 |access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref> In January 2016, Moffat announced he was stepping down as ''Doctor Who'' lead writer and executive producer after the [[Doctor Who (series 10)|2017 series]], his sixth series as showrunner, with [[Chris Chibnall]] succeeding him at the start of the [[Doctor Who (series 11)|eleventh series]] for broadcast in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dowell |first=Ben |date=22 January 2016 |title=Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat quits to be replaced by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-22/doctor-who-showrunner-steven-moffat-quits-to-be-replaced-by-broadchurch-creator-chris-chibnall/ |work=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=9 July 2019 }}</ref> The fourth and final series of ''Sherlock'' finished production around August 2016,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=C. Molly |date=24 July 2016 |title=Comic-Con 2016: Sherlock panel reveals 3 key names to tease season 4 |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/24/comic-con-2016-sherlock-panel/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> and aired in January 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Paul |date=14 December 2016 |title=Full schedule of Sherlock series 4 air dates confirmed |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-14/full-schedule-of-sherlock-series-4-air-dates-confirmed/ |work=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)|Twice Upon a Time]]"—the 2017 [[List of Doctor Who Christmas and New Year's specials|''Doctor Who'' Christmas special]], and Moffat's last episode as lead writer and showrunner—finished production in July 2017 and broadcast on Christmas that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Ben |date=11 July 2017 |title=Full schedule of Sherlock series 4 air dates confirmed |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-14/full-schedule-of-sherlock-series-4-air-dates-confirmed/ |work=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>

In March 2024, Moffat confirmed his return to writing for ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s [[Doctor Who (series 14)|14th series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doctor Who confirms Steven Moffat's return for season 14 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-return-newsupdate/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> He wrote the Christmas special "[[Joy to the World (Doctor Who)|Joy to the World]]", also aired in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cormack |first=Morgan |date=14 May 2024 |title=Steven Moffat confirms he wrote Doctor Who Christmas 2024 special: 'Is that my final moment?' |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/steven-moffat-doctor-who-christmas-2024-special-confirmed-newsupdate/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |location=London |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |access-date=6 November 2025 }}</ref> On the series 14 episode "[[Boom (Doctor Who)|Boom]]" and the special he was credited as both writer and as an executive producer.

=== ''Dracula'' ===
In October 2018, BBC One and [[Netflix]] officially commissioned ''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]'', a TV series written and created by Moffat and Gatiss based on [[Bram Stoker]]'s 1897 novel ''[[Dracula]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Peter |date=15 October 2018 |title=Netflix & BBC One Board Three-Part 'Dracula' Series From 'Sherlock' Creators |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/netflix-bbc-one-board-three-part-dracula-series-from-sherlock-creators-1202482678/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=9 July 2019 }}</ref> In March 2019, Moffat revealed that the first night of production was about to start.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ling |first=Thomas |date=4 March 2019 |title=Steven Moffat marks first day of filming on Dracula |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-03-04/dracula-tv-series-starts-filming/ |work=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=9 July 2019 }}</ref> The series began airing [[New Year's Day]] 2020, and was broadcast over three consecutive days. The three episodes were released on Netflix on 4 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dracula's Netflix premiere awakens in bloody trailers for Sherlock team's miniseries |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/13/dracula-premiere-trailers-sherlock-miniseries/ |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref>

=== ''The Unfriend'' ===
On 13 February 2020, [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] announced that the play ''[[The Unfriend]]'', written by Moffat, was intended to have its world premiere as part of the 2020 Festival Theatre season in the [[Minerva Theatre, Chichester|Minerva Theatre]].<ref name="The Unfriend">{{cite news |url=https://www.cft.org.uk/whats-on/event/the-unfriend|title=The Unfriend|publisher=Chichester Festival Theatre. 13 February 2020 | access-date=13 February 2020 }}</ref> However, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the play's opening night was postponed until 26 May 2022. It was directed by [[Mark Gatiss]] and featured [[Amanda Abbington]], [[Frances Barber]], [[Reece Shearsmith]], and Michael Simkins. Following a successful run in Chichester, the play transferred to the [[Criterion Theatre]], London, in January 2023, and thence, with [[Sarah Alexander]] as Debbie, and [[Lee Mack]] as Peter, to [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in January 2024.

== Production credits ==

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Production
! Notes
! Broadcaster
|-
|''[[Press Gang]]''
|
43 episodes (1989–1993)
| rowspan="2" |[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|-
|''[[Stay Lucky]]''
|
"The Devil Wept in Leeds" (1990)
|-
|''[[Joking Apart]]''
|
13 episodes (1991–1995)
| rowspan="2" |[[BBC Two]]
|-
|''[[Murder Most Horrid]]''
|
*"Overkill" (1994)
*"Dying Live" (1996)
*"Elvis, Jesus and Zack" (1999)
|-
|''[[Chalk (TV series)|Chalk]]''
|
12 episodes (1997)
|[[BBC One]]
|-
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
| {{bulletedlist|50 episodes, 38 mini-episodes and prequels{{efn|{{bulletedlist|Four parts of ''The Curse of Fatal Death''|Two parts of "Space" and Time"|10 DVD mini-episodes|Three ''Children in Need'' mini-episodes|One ''Doctor Who'' Prom mini-episode|Two cinema introductions|"The Doctor's Meditation"|"The Night of the Doctor"|"The Last Day"|11 online prequels/prologues|"Dermot and the Doctor"|"Friend from the Future"}}}} (writer, 1999, 2005–2024)|Uncredited writing on "[[The End of Time (Doctor Who)|The End of Time]]" Part Two (2010)|84 episodes (executive producer and showrunner, 2010–2017)|2 episodes (executive producer, 2024){{efn|For "[[Boom (Doctor Who)|Boom]]" and "[[Joy to the World (Doctor Who)|Joy to the World]]"}}}}
|{{nowrap|BBC One (1999, 2005–2017)<br />BBC One/[[Disney+]] (2024){{efn|"[[Boom (Doctor Who)|Boom]]" premiered at midnight [[British Summer Time|BST]] on [[BBC iPlayer]] and [[Disney+]] in 2024, before the subsequent evening broadcast on BBC One.}}}}
|-
|''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]''
|28 episodes (2000–2004)
|BBC Two<br />[[BBC Three]]
|-
|''[[Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll]]''
|
6 episodes (2007)
| rowspan="3" |BBC One
|-
|''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''
| {{bulletedlist|7 episodes and one mini-episode (writer, 2010–2017)|13 episodes (executive producer and co-creator, 2010–2017)}}
|-
|''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]''
|
Miniseries (co-written with [[Mark Gatiss]], 2020)
|-
|''[[The Time Traveler's Wife (TV series)|The Time Traveler's Wife]]''
|
Miniseries (2022)
|[[HBO]]
|-
|''[[Inside Man (2022 TV series)|Inside Man]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/inside-man-first-look-further-casting|title = Steven Moffat's Inside Man first-look images released and further casting announced}}</ref>
|
Miniseries (2022)
|BBC One/Netflix
|-
|''[[Douglas Is Cancelled]]''
|Miniseries (2024)
|ITVX
|}

=== ''Doctor Who'' episodes written ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|+''Doctor Who'' television credits
|-
!Year
!Season/Series
!Episode
!Episode {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Notes
|-
| 1999
| {{N/A}}
| ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Four-part mini-episode. Part of ''[[Comic Relief#1999 event|Red Nose Day 1999]]''.
|-
| 2005
| [[Doctor Who series 1|Series 1]]
| "[[The Empty Child]]" / "[[The Doctor Dances]]"
| style="text-align: center" |9–10
|
|-
| 2006
| [[Doctor Who series 2|Series 2]]
| "[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]"
| style="text-align: center"|4
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| [[Doctor Who series 3|Series 3]]
| "[[Blink (Doctor Who)|Blink]]"
| style="text-align: center"|10
|
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "[[Time Crash]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode. Part of ''[[Children in Need 2007]]''.
|-
| 2008
| [[Doctor Who series 4|Series 4]]
| "[[Silence in the Library]]" / "[[Forest of the Dead]]"
| style="text-align: center"|8–9
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2010
| {{N/A}}
| "[[The End of Time (Doctor Who)|The End of Time]]" Part Two
| {{N/A}}
| [[Doctor Who specials (2008–2010)|New Year's Day special]]. Sometimes known as series 4, episode 18. One uncredited scene by Moffat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/S0_09?playlist=/doctorwho/playlists/s0_09/audio/s0_09_aud_02.xml&audio=1&date=&summary=With%20Julie%20Gardner%20and%20Russell%20T%20Davies&promo=/doctorwho/medialibrary/images/misc/rtd/jg_03.jpg&info=&info2=&info3=&tag_file_id=s0_09_aud_02|title=The End of Time part two – episode commentary|first=Russell T|last=Davies|author-link=Russell T Davies|publisher=BBC|date=1 January 2010|access-date=2 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924213247/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/S0_09?playlist=%2Fdoctorwho%2Fplaylists%2Fs0_09%2Faudio%2Fs0_09_aud_02.xml&audio=1&date=&summary=With%20Julie%20Gardner%20and%20Russell%20T%20Davies&promo=%2Fdoctorwho%2Fmedialibrary%2Fimages%2Fmisc%2Frtd%2Fjg_03.jpg&info=&info2=&info3=&tag_file_id=s0_09_aud_02|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Doctor Who series 5|Series 5]]
| "[[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1
|
|-
| "[[The Beast Below]]"
| style="text-align: center"|2
|
|-
| "[[The Time of Angels]]" / "[[Flesh and Stone]]"
| style="text-align: center"|4–5
|
|-
| "[[The Pandorica Opens (Doctor Who)|The Pandorica Opens]]" / "[[The Big Bang (Doctor Who)|The Big Bang]]"
| style="text-align: center"|12–13
|
|-
| "Meanwhile in the TARDIS"
| {{N/A}}
| Two-part mini-episode created for the fifth series' DVD and Blu-ray
|-
| [[Doctor Who series 6|Series 6]]
| "[[A Christmas Carol (Doctor Who)|A Christmas Carol]]"
| {{N/A}}
| [[List of Doctor Who Christmas and New Year's specials|Christmas special]]
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2011
| {{N/A}}
| "Dermot and the Doctor"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode, also titled "The Doctor Saves Day" {{sic}}<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=22 June 2011 |title=National Television Awards 2011 - The Doctor Saves Day |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdOa1avK6w |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> and "The Doctor and a galaxy of stars".<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=27 January 2011 |title=The Doctor and a galaxy of stars |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00djp54 |website=BBC – DW – Website Content |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> Part of the [[12th National Television Awards]].
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "[[Space and Time (Doctor Who)|Space]]" / "[[Space and Time (Doctor Who)|Time]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode. Part of ''[[Red Nose Day 2011]]''.
|-
| rowspan="4" | Series 6
| "[[The Impossible Astronaut]]" / "[[Day of the Moon]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1–2
| rowspan="4" | Also had a prequel mini-episode on the BBC ''Doctor Who'' website
|-
| "[[A Good Man Goes to War]]"
| style="text-align: center"|7
|-
| "[[Let's Kill Hitler]]"
| style="text-align: center"|8
|-
| "[[The Wedding of River Song]]"
| style="text-align: center"|13
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "The Naked Truth"<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=18 November 2011 |title=Doctor Who: The Naked Truth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lz391 |website=BBC – DW – Website Content |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode. Part of ''[[Children in Need 2011]]''.
|-
| Series 6
| ''[[Night and the Doctor]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Series of five mini-episodes called "Bad Night", "Good Night", "First Night", "Last Night", and "Up All Night". Created for the sixth series' DVD and Blu-ray.
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[Doctor Who series 7|Series 7]]
| "[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special. Also had a prequel mini-episode on the BBC ''Doctor Who'' website.
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| "[[Asylum of the Daleks]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1
| Also had a prequel mini-episode initially released on iTunes
|-
| "[[The Angels Take Manhattan]]"
| style="text-align: center"|5
|
|-
| "[[The Snowmen#Prequels|The Great Detective]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Prequel mini-episode to "[[The Snowmen]]". Part of ''[[Children in Need 2012]]''.
|-
| "[[The Snowmen]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special. Also had two online prequel mini-episodes, one on iTunes in 2013 and one on the BBC website in 2012. Sometimes known as series 7, episode 6.
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2013
| "[[The Bells of Saint John]]"
| style="text-align: center"|6
| Also had a prequel mini-episode on the BBC website. Sometimes known as series 7, episode 7.
|-
| "[[The Name of the Doctor]]"
| style="text-align: center"|13
| Also had a prequel mini-episode available on [[BBC Red Button]]. Sometimes known as series 7, episode 14.
|-
| "Clarence and the Whispermen"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode produced for the Series 7 Part Two DVD and Blu-ray
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "Body Swap"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode. Part of the [[Doctor Who Prom (2013)|2013 ''Doctor Who'' Prom]].
|-
| rowspan="2" | Series 7
| "Clara and the TARDIS"
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" | Mini-episode created for the complete seventh series DVD and Blu-ray
|-
| "INFORARIUM"
| {{N/A}}
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "[[The Night of the Doctor]]"
| {{N/A}}
| [[BBC iPlayer]]/YouTube mini-episode
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "The Last Day"
| {{N/A}}
| Online mini-episode
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "[[The Day of the Doctor]]"
| {{N/A}}
| [[Doctor Who specials (2013)|50th anniversary special]]. Also wrote a special introduction for cinema screenings of the episode.
|-
| {{N/A}}
| "[[The Time of the Doctor]]"
| {{N/A}}
| [[Doctor Who specials (2013)|Christmas special]]
|-
| rowspan="7"| 2014
| rowspan="6"| [[Doctor Who series 8|Series 8]]
| "[[Deep Breath (Doctor Who)|Deep Breath]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1
| Also wrote a special introduction for cinema screenings of the episode
|-
| "[[Into the Dalek]]"
| style="text-align: center"|2
| With [[Phil Ford (writer)|Phil Ford]]
|-
| "[[Listen (Doctor Who)|Listen]]"
| style="text-align: center"|4
|
|-
| "[[Time Heist]]"
| style="text-align: center"|5
| With [[Steve Thompson (writer)|Steve Thompson]]
|-
| "[[The Caretaker (Doctor Who)|The Caretaker]]"
| style="text-align: center"|6
| With [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]]
|-
| "[[Dark Water (Doctor Who)|Dark Water]]" / "[[Death in Heaven]]"
| style="text-align: center"|11–12
|
|-
| rowspan=8| [[Doctor Who series 9|Series 9]]
| "[[Last Christmas (Doctor Who)|Last Christmas]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special
|-
| rowspan=7| 2015
| "The Doctor's Meditation"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode and prequel to "[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]]". Shown during cinema screenings of "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven".
|-
| "[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]]" / "[[The Witch's Familiar]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1–2
| Also had an online prologue
|-
| "[[The Girl Who Died]]"
| style="text-align: center"|5
| With [[Jamie Mathieson]]
|-
| "[[The Zygon Inversion]]"
| style="text-align: center"|8
| With [[Peter Harness]]
|-
| "[[Heaven Sent (Doctor Who)|Heaven Sent]]"
| style="text-align: center"|11
|
|-
| "[[Hell Bent (Doctor Who)|Hell Bent]]"
| style="text-align: center"|12
|
|-
| "[[The Husbands of River Song]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| rowspan="7"| [[Doctor Who series 10|Series 10]]
| "Friend from the Future"
| {{N/A}}
| Mini-episode, also titled "Introducing the New Companion..."<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=23 April 2016 |title=Introducing the New Companion... {{!}} Doctor Who {{!}} BBC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbMmsShghT4 |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> Repurposed into part of "[[The Pilot (Doctor Who)|The Pilot]]"
|-
| "[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2017
| "[[The Pilot (Doctor Who)|The Pilot]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1
|
|-
| "[[Extremis (Doctor Who)|Extremis]]"
| style="text-align: center"|6
| 
|-
| "[[The Pyramid at the End of the World]]"
| style="text-align: center"|7
| With Peter Harness
|-
| "[[World Enough and Time (Doctor Who)|World Enough and Time]]" / "[[The Doctor Falls]]"
| style="text-align: center"|11–12
| 
|-
| "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)|Twice Upon a Time]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| [[Doctor Who series 14|Series 14]]{{efn|Also known as season 1}}
| "[[Boom (Doctor Who)|Boom]]"
| style="text-align: center"|3
|-
| [[Doctor Who series 15|Series 15]]{{efn|Also known as season 2}}
| "[[Joy to the World (Doctor Who)|Joy to the World]]"
| {{N/A}}
| Christmas special
|}

=== ''Sherlock'' episodes written ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|+''Sherlock'' television credits
|-
!Year
!Season/Series
!Episode
!Episode {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Notes
|-
| 2009
| {{N/A}}
| "A Study in Pink"
| {{N/A}}
| Unaired pilot
|-
| 2010
| Series 1
| "[[A Study in Pink]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1
|
|-
| 2012
| Series 2
| "[[A Scandal in Belgravia]]"
| style="text-align: center"|1
|
|-
| 2013
| rowspan="3"| Series 3
| "Many Happy Returns"
| {{N/A}}
| Online mini-episode and a prequel to series 3. With [[Mark Gatiss]].
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| "[[The Sign of Three]]"
| style="text-align: center"|2
| With [[Steve Thompson (writer)|Steve Thompson]] and Mark Gatiss
|-
| "[[His Last Vow]]"
| style="text-align: center"|3
| 
|-
| 2016
| {{N/A}}
| "[[The Abominable Bride]]"
| {{N/A}}
| New Year's Day special. With Mark Gatiss.
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| rowspan="2"| Series 4
| "[[The Lying Detective]]"
| style="text-align: center"|2
|
|-
| "[[The Final Problem (Sherlock)|The Final Problem]]"
| style="text-align: center"|3
| With Mark Gatiss
|}


=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Production
! Notes
! Distributor
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]''
|
Feature film (co-written with [[Edgar Wright]] and [[Joe Cornish (comedian)|Joe Cornish]], 2011)
|
*[[Paramount Pictures]] (North America/UK/Australia)
*[[Sony Pictures]] Releasing<ref name="sonypictures">{{cite news|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/sony-pictures-teams-up-with-paramount-for-tintin|title=Sony Pictures Teams Up with Paramount for Tintin|date=2 November 2008|work=MovieWeb|access-date=7 April 2011}}</ref> (International)
|}

=== Stage ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Production
! Notes
! Theatre
|-
|''[[The Unfriend]]''
|
*World premiere (2022)
*First West End run (2023)
*Second West End run (2024)
|
*[[Minerva Theatre, Chichester]]<ref name="The Unfriend"/>
*[[Criterion Theatre]], London
*[[Wyndham's Theatre]], London
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Award
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Work
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Category
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Result
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Reference
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991
|[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|rowspan="3"|''[[Press Gang]]''
|Best Children's Programme (Entertainment / Drama)
| {{won}}
|<ref name="bafta1">{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/television/childrens-programme-entertainment-drama |title=Television Children's Programme – Entertainment/Drama in 1991 |website=[[BAFTA]] |access-date=17 July 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[Royal Television Society Award]]s
|rowspan="2"|Best Children's Programme
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Gang |website=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |url=http://www.itv.com/BestofITV/kids/pressgang/default.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117190229/http://www.itv.com/BestofITV/kids/pressgang/default.html |archive-date=17 January 2008 |access-date=17 July 2008}}</ref><ref name="bbcpo" />
|-
|1992
|British Academy Television Awards
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="bafta1" />
|-
|1995
|[[Rose d'Or|Bronze Rose of Montreux]]
|''[[Joking Apart]]''
|Comedy
| {{won}}
|<ref name="bbcpo">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/06_june/16/coupling_biog_moffat.shtml |title=Biography – Steven Moffat (writer) |website=BBC Press Office |date=16 June 2004 |access-date=17 July 2008}}</ref>
|-
|2003
|[[British Comedy Awards]]
|''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]''
|Best TV Comedy
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners03.html |title=Past Winners – 2003 |website=[[British Comedy Awards]] |access-date=17 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820093822/http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners03.html |archive-date=20 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Charlie |last=Catchpole |title=LEADER; THE JOKES RUN DRY AT SOBER PRIZE NIGHT |work=The Express |date=15 December 2003 |page=13}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|rowspan="2"|[[Hugo Award]]
|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Empty Child]]"/"[[The Doctor Dances]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]], Short Form
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Hugo2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/2006/News/08_HugoCampbellWinners.html |title=Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners |work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus Online]] |access-date=27 August 2006 |date=26 August 2006}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|rowspan="2"|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]"
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Hugo2007">{{cite web |title=2007 Hugo Awards
 |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/index.php?page_id=127 |website=World Science Fiction Society |date=1 September 2007 |access-date=1 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nebula Award]]
|Best Script
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=2006 Nebula Awards® |url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2006/ |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association]] |access-date=17 April 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329183219/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2006/ |archive-date=29 March 2025 |quote=Presented at Marriott Financial Center, New York, New York on May 12, 2007 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] Award
|''Doctor Who'', Series Three
|Best Soap / Series (TV) (with [[Chris Chibnall]], [[Paul Cornell]], [[Russell T Davies]], [[Helen Raynor]] and [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]])
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/003_WritersGuil/173_WGGBNewsGui.html |title=Guild Award Winners |website=[[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] |date=19 October 2007 |access-date=17 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719172213/http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/003_WritersGuil/173_WGGBNewsGui.html |archive-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="6"|2008
|Nebula Award
|rowspan="4"|''Doctor Who'': "[[Blink (Doctor Who)|Blink]]"
|Best Script
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=2007 Nebula Awards® |url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2007/ |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association]] |access-date=17 April 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221053907/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2007/ |archive-date=21 February 2025 |quote=Presented at Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas on April 26, 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|British Academy Television Award
|Best Writer
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="BAFTACraft" />
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="Denv">{{cite web |title=2008 Hugo Nomination List |website=Denvention 3: The 66th World Science Fiction Convention |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |year=2008 |url=http://www.denvention.org/hugos/08hugonomlist.php |access-date=21 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221004127/http://www.denvention.org/hugos/08hugonomlist.php |archive-date=21 December 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[BAFTA Cymru]]
|Best Screenwriter
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="BAFTACymru" />
|-
|[[BAFTA Scotland]]
| ''Doctor Who''
|Writing in Film or Television
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations: BAFTA Scotland |url=http://www.baftascotland.co.uk/Awards-2008/nominations |work=[[BAFTA Scotland]] website |access-date=17 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220095850/http://baftascotland.co.uk/Awards-2008/nominations |archive-date=20 February 2009}}</ref>
|-
|''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'' Awards
|rowspan="2" |''Doctor Who'': "[[Silence in the Library]]"/"[[Forest of the Dead]]"
|Best TV Episode
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine |editor-last=Bradley |editor-first=Dave |publication-date=17 December 2008 |title=''SFX'' Reader Awards 2008 |magazine=[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]] |issue=178 |location=Bath, Somerset |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |page=97}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
|Hugo Award
|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://airlockalpha.com/6605/doctor-horrible-wall-e-big-winners-at-hugos-html |title='Doctor Horrible,' 'Wall-e' Big Winners at Hugos |website=Airlock Alpha |access-date=10 August 2009 |date=9 August 2009 |last=Hinman |first=Michael}}</ref>
|-
|Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
|''Doctor Who'', Series Four
|Television drama series (with Russell T Davies)
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/003_WritersGuil/388_WGGBNewsGui.html |title=Writers' Guild Awards 2009 shortlists announced |date=30 October 2009 |access-date=1 December 2009 |website=[[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121213048/http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/003_WritersGuil/388_WGGBNewsGui.html |archive-date=21 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''SFX'' Awards
|''Doctor Who'' (for taking over as showrunner)
|Hope for the Future
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine |editor-last=Bradley |editor-first=Dave |publication-date=February 2010 |title=''SFX'' Sci-Fi Awards 2010 in association with Play.com |magazine=[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]] |issue=193 |location=Bath, Somerset |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |page=100}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|2011
|rowspan="2"|Hugo Award
|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Pandorica Opens]]"/"[[The Big Bang (Doctor Who)|The Big Bang]]"
|rowspan="2"|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="Hugo11" />
|-
|''Doctor Who'': "[[A Christmas Carol (Doctor Who)|A Christmas Carol]]"
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="hugo2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.renovationsf.org/hugo-intro.php |title=The Hugo Awards |website=Renovation |access-date=4 May 2011 |date=3 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429050214/http://www.renovationsf.org/hugo-intro.php |archive-date=29 April 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award]]
|''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'': "[[A Study in Pink]]"
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Sherlock: A Study In Pink (Masterpiece) |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/sherlock-study-pink-masterpiece |work=Emmys.com |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award]]
|rowspan=2|''[[The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]'' <small>(shared with [[Edgar Wright]] and [[Joe Cornish (comedian)|Joe Cornish]])</small>
| [[Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|2012
|[[Annie Award]]
| [[Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production|Writing in a Feature Production]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://moviecitynews.com/2011/12/nominees-for-alliance-of-women-film-journalists-2011-awfj-eda-awards/ |title=Alliamce of Women Film Journalists Awards 2011 |website=Movie City News}}</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|''Doctor Who'': "[[A Good Man Goes To War]]"
|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/5900047/the-2012-hugo-nominations-have-been-announced/ |title=The 2012 Hugo Nominations have been announced! |website=Gawker Media |date=7 April 2012 |access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[British Academy Television Craft Awards]]
|{{n/a}}
|Special Award
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |first1=Vicky|last1=Frost|first2=John|last2=Plunkett |title=Bafta TV acting awards won by stars of ITV Fred West drama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/may/27/bafta-tv-awards-itv-fred-west-drama |work=The Guardian |date=27 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Sherlock'': "[[A Scandal in Belgravia]]"
|Best Writing
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="BAFTACraft12" /><ref name="bafta-craft-2012">{{cite news |title=Sherlock writer wins Bafta honour |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18056286 |work=BBC News |date=14 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
|Primetime Emmy Award
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-writing-in-a-miniseries-or-a-special |title=Nominees: Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special |year=2012 |website=Emmys}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2013
|rowspan="5"|Hugo Award
|''Doctor Who'': "[[Asylum of the Daleks]]"
|rowspan="5"|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Angels Take Manhattan]]"
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Snowmen]]"
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2014
|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Name of the Doctor]]"
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Day of the Doctor]]"
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Nebula Awards
|[[Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=2013 Nebula Awards® |url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2013/ |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association]] |access-date=17 April 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115095711/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2013/ |archive-date=15 January 2025 |quote=Presented at San José Marriott, San José, California on May 17, 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|Primetime Emmy Award
|''Sherlock'': "[[His Last Vow]]"
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Emmys14" />
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015
|[[Bram Stoker Award]]
|rowspan="2"|''Doctor Who'': "[[Listen (Doctor Who)|Listen]]"
|Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegallifreytimes.co.uk/2015/02/doctor-who-listen-nominated-for-bram.html |title=Doctor Who: Listen Nominated For Bram Stoker Award |last=Kanchan |first=Suman |work=The Gallifrey Times|date=25 February 2015 |access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|Hugo Award
|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2015-hugo-awards/ |title=2015 Hugo Awards |work=The Hugo Awards|date=4 April 2015 |access-date=5 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
|BAFTA Scotland
|''Doctor Who''
|Writer in Film or Television
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/news/british-academy-scotland-awards-in-2015-nominations-announced |title=British Academy Scotland Awards in 2015: Nominations Announced|date=13 October 2015 |work=[[BAFTA Scotland]] |access-date=14 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
|Hugo Award
|''Doctor Who'': "[[Heaven Sent (Doctor Who)|Heaven Sent]]"
|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2016-hugo-awards/|title=2016 Hugo Awards|date=26 April 2016|website=The Hugo Awards|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Primetime Emmy Award
|''Sherlock'': "[[The Abominable Bride]]"
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Television Movie]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Emmys16" />
|-
|2017
|rowspan="2"|Hugo Award
|''Doctor Who'': "[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]"
|rowspan="2"|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2017-hugo-awards/|title=2017 Hugo Awards|date=4 April 2017|website=The Hugo Awards|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''Doctor Who'': "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)|Twice Upon a Time]]"
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/|title=2018 Hugo Awards|date=31 March 2018|website=The Hugo Awards|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref>
|}

== Novels ==
* {{cite book|last=Moffat|first=Steven|year=2018|title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor|publisher=Random House UK |isbn=978-1-78594-329-4}}

== See also ==
*[[:Category:Works by Steven Moffat]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0595590}}
* [http://www.hartswoodfilms.co.uk/about-us/steven-moffat/ Steven Moffat] biography at the [[Hartswood Films]] website.
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/realmedia/stevenmoffat.ram Audio interview] with Steven Moffat at the ''Doctor Who'' series two press launch ([[BBC Wiltshire]])

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