Philip Hinchcliffe

Philip Hinchcliffe

Actor · Producer

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
October 1, 1944

Biography

Philip Michael Hinchcliffe (born 1 October 1944) is a retired English television producer, screenwriter and script editor. After graduating from Cambridge University, he began his career as a writer and script editor at Associated Television before joining the BBC to produce Doctor Who in one of its most popular eras from 1974 to 1977. Following Doctor Who, Hinchcliffe remained with the BBC as a producer for several years, working on series such as Private Schulz (1981), before launching a freelance career in the mid-1980s, which included making Bust and The Charmer (both 1987) for London Weekend Television. He finished his career as an executive producer for Scottish Television, with his final credit on Take Me (2001).

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Total Eclipse
1995Nominee

Best Picture

Total Eclipse

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
1977Winner

Best Picture

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

Forgive and Forget
2000Nominee

Best Picture

Forgive and Forget

Career Highlights

An Awfully Big Adventure
1995Highlight

Best Picture

An Awfully Big Adventure

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977Highlight

Best Picture

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

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