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Steven Moffat
b. 1961, Paisley
Scottish television writer and producer, born in Paisley. Appeared in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013). Among the 7 actors and directors Steven Moffat shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Peter Jackson (1 film), Ian McKellen (1) and Olivia Colman (1).
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 (2010–2017).
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Moffat's scripts during this era won him three Hugo Awards, a BAFTA Craft Award, and a BAFTA Cymru Award.
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In their own words
I think people have come to think a plot hole is something which isn’t explained on screen. A plot hole is actually something that can’t be explained.
On his handling of Sherlock Holmes's faked death, as quoted in Sherlock creator denies plot holes in BBC drama (6 January 2014) · Wikiquote: Steven Moffat · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0