▁returning ▁for ▁Series ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁former ▁produ cers ▁Peter ▁Ben nett ▁( produ cer ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁who ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁spin - off ▁Tor ch wood ▁and ▁former ▁show runner ▁Russell ▁T ▁Dav ies ' ▁W iz ards ▁vs ▁Ali ens ) ▁and ▁Nik ki ▁Wilson ▁( script ▁editor ▁and ▁producer ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁would ▁produce ▁the ▁series . ▁Will ▁O sw ald ▁is ▁editing ▁Epis odes ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Mark ▁G at iss ▁will ▁write ▁either ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁episodes ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁a ▁Q & A ▁in ▁Brazil ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Jane ▁Aust en ▁should ▁feature ▁in ▁an ▁episode , ▁just ▁like ▁other ▁famous ▁authors ▁who ▁have ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁show , ▁such ▁as ▁William ▁Shakespeare , ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁and ▁Ag ath a ▁Christ ie . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Peter ▁Har ness ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁Math ies on ▁would ▁be ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Design ▁changes ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁lead ▁actor ▁brought ▁about ▁another ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁sequence . ▁The ▁sequence ▁for ▁Series ▁ 8 ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁fan -