Chibnall departs Torchwood

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Digital Spy are reporting that Chris Chibnall, showrunner for the first two series of Torchwood, has been appointed showrunner for ITV's new series Law and Order: London, which will be made by Spooks/Hustle/Life on Mars company Kudos. I should note that there hasn't been a formal announcement that there will be a Torchwood series three yet; but if there is, this appointment means that there will be a new writer-producer at the helm. Chibnall also created Born and Bred for BBC 1 a few years back, but first came to many Doctor Who fans' attention back in 1986 when he was one of a group of Liverpool Doctor Who fans who unfavourably dissected the writing styles of Pip and Jane Baker on Open Air following the end of season 23.