Philip Hinchcliffe

Philip Hinchcliffe (born 1944) is a British television producer, who is probably best known for the overseeing of the "golden era" of British television series Doctor Who in the mid-1970s. He has worked extensively on productions since 1971, with Alexander the Greatest being his first major project as a script editor. Image File history File links Philip Hinchliffe This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links Philip Hinchliffe This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Doctor Who serials Doctor Who audio releases Doctor Who spin-offs - includes a discussion of the many novelisations and original novels based on the series History of Doctor Who The Doctor (Doctor Who) List of supporting characters in Doctor Who, including villains and aliens List of robots in... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... A script editor - a position sometimes known as story editor in the 1950s and 60s - is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. ...

He joined the Doctor Who production team at the age of 29, trailing and then succeeding long-serving producer Barry Letts in 1974. Officially, he was credited on the series from shortly after the start of Tom Baker's era, with the story The Ark in Space. However, it was not until a year later that Hinchcliffe fully took charge, with Planet of Evil in late 1975 - Tom Baker's second season in the title role of the Doctor. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor Thomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor, mainly associated with playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, whom he played from 1974 to 1981. ... The Ark in Space is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 25 to February 15, 1975. ... Planet of Evil is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 27 to October 18, 1975. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor Thomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor, mainly associated with playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, whom he played from 1974 to 1981. ...

Hinchcliffe, together with script editor Robert Holmes, ushered in a change in tone for the television series. The series became darker and more adult than previously, with a gothic atmosphere influenced by the horror films produced by Hammer Films. This is especially evident in serials like Pyramids of Mars and The Talons of Weng-Chiang. This entry is about the television scriptwriter. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Hammer horror refers to a series of gothic horror films produced from the late 1950s until the 1970s by the British film production company Hammer Film Productions Ltd. ... Pyramids of Mars is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 25 to November 15, 1975. ... The Talons of Weng-Chiang is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from February 26 to April 2, 1977. ...

While the Hinchcliffe-Holmes era is frequently praised by fans as a highly successful one, the BBC received complaints from Mary Whitehouse, chairwoman of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association, that the programme was unfit for children and could traumatise them. While the BBC publicly defended the programme, after three seasons Hinchcliffe was moved onto the adult police thriller series Target in 1977, and his replacement Graham Williams was specifically instructed to lighten the tone of the storylines. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... Mary Whitehouse Mary Whitehouse (June 13, 1910 – November 23, 2001) was a British campaigner for traditional morals and decency, particularly in television and radio. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Graham Williams was a British producer and script-editor, whose best know work was on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

After Doctor Who Hinchcliffe worked on numerous series, including Taggart, The Last Musketeer and many others. His daughter, Celina Hinchcliffe, is a television presenter, who works on sporting events for the BBC. He also has a son, born 1991, whom he has never met, refusing to acknowledge him until forced to do so through a paternity suit. List of Doctor Who serials Doctor Who audio releases Doctor Who spin-offs - includes a discussion of the many novelisations and original novels based on the series History of Doctor Who The Doctor (Doctor Who) List of supporting characters in Doctor Who, including villains and aliens List of robots in... This article is about the Scottish television series; there are other Taggarts. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ...

External links

• Philip Hinchcliffe at the Internet Movie Database