DW Exec Producer Leaves....

Doctor Who executive producer Beth Willis is to leave the series, it has been announced.

Willis will join Kudos Film and Television in September to produce and develop scripted programming. She previously worked for the company on the first two series of Ashes to Ashes in 2007 and 2009.

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat said in a statement: "Well we couldn't keep her forever, though God knows I tried. Beth Willis is off to be brave and brilliant in brand new ways, and the sad news for Doctor Who is that from now on it will be somewhere else."

He added: "This show owes more to her fearlessness and honesty than I have time to explain... and [we all] wish her the very best at Kudos."

Willis herself described her time on Doctor Who as "the most fantastic experience".

"However the opportunity to return to Kudos, a company whose creativity is so inspirational was a temptation I couldn't resist," she said. "The plans taking shape for the next series of Doctor Who and for the 50th Anniversary are beyond exciting, and with Steven Moffat at the helm, this incredibly special time for the show is in very safe hands."

"Beth leaves Doctor Who in rude health with the last series up on its average audience, keeping millions of fans gripped every week," added the BBC's controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson.

Willis's Doctor Who co-producer Piers Wenger also recently announced that he will be leaving the show to take up a new post as senior commissioning executive at Film4.

Source: Digital Spy