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Doctor Who writer fans flames before anniversary programme

Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is resigned to die-hard Doctor Who fans complaining about the 50th-anniversary episode Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss expects an outcry from the show's fans ahead of the 50th anniversary episode, but doesn't seem to be that bothered about it. The Sun reports Gatiss as saying "Writing Doctor Who, you don't give a monkey's about giving the die-hard fans what they want. You write for your audience, not for the people who will watch it anyway." Preparing for a backlash over the content of An Adventure in Space and Time, he said: "They'll complain about everything". Less of the blind optimism, Mark.

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