From writers from the dawn of the show we move to a real stalwart of the post 2005 incarnation
NUMBER 7
Toby Whithouse
Toby Whithouse is an actor, stand-up comedian and (most famously) a scriptwriter who started writing for Doctor Who in 2006. After giving up college to be an actor, he decided that he could do better than many of the scripts he was reading. He was already a friend of Exec Producer Julie Gardiner and when she approached him to write a very special script for the first season of David Tennant's Doctor, involving the return of Sarah Jane Smith.
Whithouse has written the following episodes of Doctor Who;
School Reunion
The Vampires of Venice
The God Complex
A Town Called Mercy
In addition he has written the Torchwood episode
Greeks Bearing Gifts. Away from the Whoniverse, Whithouse boasts one of the most impressive CVs of any of the writers, having created and acted as showrunner for cult BBC3 series Being Human.
he's in the list because..One of the few writers to work for both Moffat and RTD, his list of episodes include some of the most iconic moments of the New Series. He has shown himself to be versatile, writing both action and emotion (very often in the same story) and he illustrates a feel for all of the characters (not just the Doctor). His stories are solid, have good pace and always have some wonderful moments in (think of the Hartnell library card in Vampires of Venice, the sheer joy of seeing Sarah Jane again and the whole wonderful emotion at play in the God Complex). I look at his stories and I can't find one that I wouldn't gladly re-watch again. One of the most talented scriptwriters of his generation, the show has been lucky to make use of his talents.
