Steven Moffat has revealed the identity of the man behind the Doctor Who episode currently being filmed – and it’s someone you might have heard of!

Moffat revealed in the latest Doctor Who Magazine that Luther creator and former Spooks writer Neil Cross has penned the episode which Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith are currently filming in Cardiff. The episode is companion Coleman’s first episode to be shot for the show, and will air early next year. Mark Gatiss has also been confirmed to be writing an episode for the series 7 2013 run.

Cross is also currently developing Crossbones for NBC. This will be the Doctor Who début of the Edgar Allen Poe award-winning writer. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, check out a trailer for BBC series Luther below.

Are you excited by the prospect of Cross writing for Who?