Chris Chibnall

“Broadchurch' was all about shades of grey, both in characters and storytelling, and I wanted to see that through to the end.”

“I think you always need to take new, big risks from a storytelling point of view.”

“I think my job is to deliver the best, most cinematic, rich, exciting, surprising and emotional version of 'Camelot.'”

“Born And Bred' is pure escapism, and where we film is one of the most beautiful places in the country.”

“You do your best to tell your own story, in the most specific way, and then you hope that that travels well, when it's done with heart and honesty.”

“My goal is always to leave you slightly wanting more.”

“What I didn't want to come in with is 'Camelot' in all its pomp and glory. Instead we're looking at how you build a society, how you build a world that people believe in, and how hard it is.”

“If we lose the BBC it would be a disaster for the entire country. I genuinely believe that.”

“Doctor Who' is the best show to write for, because of the actors and the scale of imagination that it demands.”

“I love 'Doctor Who' as a big, popular, mainstream, accessible show.”

“That kind of 'Lord of the Flies' brutality of being 11, it's a tough time. You're trying to figure out who you are, and who your friends are, and what your alliances are, and kids fall out all the time.”

“The range of 'Doctor Who' is, I would argue, bigger than the range of any other television program or movie franchise.”

“Growing up as a Brit, Arthur and Merlin and Camelot, and just the idea of it, is embedded in the culture and in your soul, growing up. King Arthur is alongside Robin Hood, as those great British folk tales, myths and icons.”

“One of your jobs as a writer is to cut out the noise. All you have is your instincts and your process.”

“I think women were gradually becoming more independent - the feminist movement of the Sixties didn't just spring out of nowhere.”

“Honestly, I could talk to you for seven hours and not run out of great things to say about David Tennant.”

“But I think whenever you're bringing in a new Doctor, you have to set it up in a really great way because it's an entry point for a whole audience. Because the audience of 'Doctor Who' is everyone from eight to 108, life is continually creating new viewers.”

“You should always think about the mainstream audience first and foremost, because frankly they are the people who are going to get the show recommissioned. There are not enough genre fans to support shows.”

“I've come from theatre and you have different productions of a text in theatre. It's not unusual.”

“There have been so many different versions of the legend and of 'Camelot,' so what I wanted to do was strip it all back, and go back to the beginning and tell the story of Arthur, from the beginning of the relationship between Merlin and Arthur.”