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Chris Chibnall: Ex-Doctor Who showrunner delivers comedy about giving birth

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  When former Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall handed back the keys to the Tardis in 2022, he wanted to follow it with something completely different - so he has written a raucous theatre comedy about giving birth.   Chibnall was the man responsible for ITV's hit drama Broadchurch, then for introducing Jodie Whittaker as the first female star of Doctor Who. And his four years steering the BBC series as head writer and producer have let him with "incredibly fond memories".   "We had such a great time making it," he says.   "I'm so proud of the stories we told and the people we worked with, and of Jodie's Doctor and the companions and all the writers we brought in and the things we did with the show that were new.   Video about  Chris Chibnall: Ex-Doctor "I really feel super-proud of it."   Even the viewers' mixed reactions were "totally fine".   "We knew that going in," Chibnall says. "You do...