EXCLUSIVE: Could Jed Mercurio be about to take control of the TARDIS?
Deadline can reveal that the Line of Duty showrunner is spearheading a bid to produce Doctor Who after the BBC launched a competitive tender, a bake-off-style process in which producers have put forward plans to regenerate the iconic sci-fi series.
We are told Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM), the production company Mercurio runs with Hat Trick founder Jimmy Mulville, has submitted a proposal with Mercurio attached as an executive producer. Mercurio is a sci-fi fan and created BBC series Invasion: Earth in the 1990s. He
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