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| job title = [[Visual effects]], [[Miniature effects]], [[Writer]] | | job title = [[Visual effects]], [[Miniature effects]], [[Writer]] | ||
| time = 1985-89, 1992-Present | |||
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| clip = Interview With Mike Tucker - Doctor Who The Fan Show | | clip = Interview With Mike Tucker - Doctor Who The Fan Show | ||
| clip2 = Restoring Classic Monsters - Doctor Who The Fan Show | | clip2 = Restoring Classic Monsters - Doctor Who The Fan Show | ||
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'''Mike Tucker''' was a largely uncredited visual effects assistant on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from 1985 to 1989, and [[model unit supervisor]] on [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]] and [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|2]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version. He is one of the few behind-the-scenes personnel to work on both the 1963 and 2005 versions of ''Doctor Who''. | '''Mike Tucker''' was a largely uncredited visual effects assistant on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from 1985 to 1989, and [[model unit supervisor]] on [[series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 1]] and [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|2]] of the [[BBC Wales]] version. He is one of the few behind-the-scenes personnel to work on both the 1963 and 2005 versions of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
He previously worked on the ''[[TARDIS Cam (series)|TARDIS Cam]]'' series. | He previously worked on the ''[[TARDIS Cam (series)|TARDIS Cam]]'' series. | ||
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He has also made numerous contributions to non-televised ''Doctor Who'' fiction, and has occasionally written non-fictional accounts of his work on both major productions of ''Doctor Who''. | He has also made numerous contributions to non-televised ''Doctor Who'' fiction, and has occasionally written non-fictional accounts of his work on both major productions of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
== Television | == Visual Effects Credits == | ||
=== Visual | === Television === | ||
==== Visual Effects Assistant ==== | |||
* ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'' (uncredited, [[INFO]]: ''Delta and the Bannermen'') | * ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'' (uncredited, [[INFO]]: ''Delta and the Bannermen'') | ||
* ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' (uncredited, [[INFO]]: ''Silver Nemesis'') | * ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' (uncredited, [[INFO]]: ''Silver Nemesis'') | ||
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* ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' (uncredited, [[INFO]]: ''Survival'') | * ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' (uncredited, [[INFO]]: ''Survival'') | ||
=== Visual | === Visual Effects Designer === | ||
* ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' | * ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' | ||
* ''[[TARDIS Cam (series)|TARDIS Cam]]'' series | * ''[[TARDIS Cam (series)|TARDIS Cam]]'' series | ||
* ''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]'' | |||
=== Miniature | === Miniature Effects Supervisor === | ||
* ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' (2017 release) | * ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' (2017 release) | ||
=== Model | === Model Unit Supervisor === | ||
* ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' | * ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' | ||
* ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'' | * ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'' | * ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'' | ||
== | == Writer Credits == | ||
=== Novels === | === Novels === | ||
==== BBC Novelisations ==== | |||
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (BBC Books novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' (with [[Frazer Hines]] and [[Steve Cole]]) | |||
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ==== | ==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ==== | ||
* ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'' (with [[Robert Perry]]) | * ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'' (with [[Robert Perry]]) | ||
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* ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'' (with Robert Perry) | * ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'' (with Robert Perry) | ||
==== Telos | ==== Telos Novellas ==== | ||
* ''[[Companion Piece (novel)|Companion Piece]]'' (with Robert Perry) | * ''[[Companion Piece (novel)|Companion Piece]]'' (with Robert Perry) | ||
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* ''[[The Crawling Terror (novel)|The Crawling Terror]]'' | * ''[[The Crawling Terror (novel)|The Crawling Terror]]'' | ||
* ''[[Diamond Dogs (novel)|Diamond Dogs]]'' | * ''[[Diamond Dogs (novel)|Diamond Dogs]]'' | ||
* ''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'' (with [[Sophie Aldred]] and [[Steve Cole]]) | |||
==== 2 in 1 Books ==== | |||
* ''[[Rain of Terror (novel)|Rain of Terror]]'' | * ''[[Rain of Terror (novel)|Rain of Terror]]'' | ||
==== Quick Reads ==== | |||
* ''[[The Silurian Gift (novel)|The Silurian Gift]]'' | * ''[[The Silurian Gift (novel)|The Silurian Gift]]'' | ||
==== The Darksmith Legacy ==== | |||
* ''[[The Art of War (novel)|The Art of War]]'' | * ''[[The Art of War (novel)|The Art of War]]'' | ||
=== Short | === Short Stories === | ||
==== Brief Encounter ==== | ==== Brief Encounter ==== | ||
* ''[[Girls' Night In (short story)|Girls' Night In]]'' (with Robert Perry) | * ''[[Girls' Night In (short story)|Girls' Night In]]'' (with Robert Perry) | ||
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* ''[[Something at the Door (short story)|Something at the Door]]'' | * ''[[Something at the Door (short story)|Something at the Door]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mark of the Medusa (short story)|Mark of the Medusa]]'' | * ''[[Mark of the Medusa (short story)|Mark of the Medusa]]'' | ||
==== The Target Storybook ==== | ==== The Target Storybook ==== | ||
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==== Star Tales ==== | ==== Star Tales ==== | ||
* ''[[Mission of the KaaDok (short story)|Mission of the KaaDok]]'' | * ''[[Mission of the KaaDok (short story)|Mission of the KaaDok]]'' | ||
==== Dalek ==== | |||
* ''[[Infection of the Daleks (short story)|Infection of the Daleks]]'' | |||
==== I Am the Master: Legends of the Renegade Time Lord ==== | ==== I Am the Master: Legends of the Renegade Time Lord ==== | ||
* ''[[A Master of Disguise (short story)|A Master of Disguise]]'' | * ''[[A Master of Disguise (short story)|A Master of Disguise]]'' | ||
=== Audio | === Audio === | ||
==== | ==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | ||
* ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'' | * ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dust Breeding (audio story)|Dust Breeding]]'' | * ''[[Dust Breeding (audio story)|Dust Breeding]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Order of the Daleks (audio story)|Order of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Order of the Daleks (audio story)|Order of the Daleks]]'' | ||
==== | ==== Bernice Summerfield ==== | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Stone's Lament (audio story)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Stone's Lament]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Bellotron Incident (audio story)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Bellotron Incident]]'' | ||
=== | === Comics === | ||
==== Battles in Time ==== | ==== Battles in Time ==== | ||
* ''[[Jewel of the Vile (comic story)|Jewel of the Vile]]'' / ''[[Lock, Stocks and Barrel (comic story)|Lock, Stocks and Barrel]]'' / ''[[End Game (DWBIT comic story)|End Game]]'' | * ''[[Jewel of the Vile (comic story)|Jewel of the Vile]]'' / ''[[Lock, Stocks and Barrel (comic story)|Lock, Stocks and Barrel]]'' / ''[[End Game (DWBIT comic story)|End Game]]'' | ||
==== | ==== Doctor Who Adventures ==== | ||
* ''[[Green Fingers (comic story)|Green Fingers]]'' | * ''[[Green Fingers (comic story)|Green Fingers]]'' | ||
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=== Unproduced stories === | === Unproduced stories === | ||
* ''[[Dark Rising (audio story)|Dark Rising]]'' | * ''[[Dark Rising (unproduced audio story)|Dark Rising]]'' | ||
== Acting Credits == | |||
=== Webcasts === | |||
* ''[[Defenders of Earth (webcast)|Defenders of Earth]]'' - [[Junior (Defenders of Earth)|Junior]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=1793689}} | {{imdb name|id=1793689}} | ||
* {{NameSort}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20050406224518/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13704.shtml BBC.co.uk website interview with Robert Perry & Mike Tucker, 01 January 2004] | * {{NameSort}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20050406224518/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13704.shtml BBC.co.uk website interview with Robert Perry & Mike Tucker, 01 January 2004] | ||
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[[Category:Webcast actors]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who novelisation writers]] |
Latest revision as of 19:01, 25 April 2024
Mike Tucker was a largely uncredited visual effects assistant on Doctor Who from 1985 to 1989, and model unit supervisor on series 1 and 2 of the BBC Wales version. He is one of the few behind-the-scenes personnel to work on both the 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who.
He previously worked on the TARDIS Cam series.
He received a special thanks for work on the minisode Eye on... Blatchford.
Tucker won a BAFTA for his work on The Day of the Doctor, and is today the supervisor of the Model Unit.
He has also made numerous contributions to non-televised Doctor Who fiction, and has occasionally written non-fictional accounts of his work on both major productions of Doctor Who.
Visual Effects Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Visual Effects Assistant[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Delta and the Bannermen (uncredited, INFO: Delta and the Bannermen)
- Silver Nemesis (uncredited, INFO: Silver Nemesis)
- The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (uncredited, INFO: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy)
- The Curse of Fenric (uncredited, INFO: The Curse of Fenric)
- Survival (uncredited, INFO: Survival)
Visual Effects Designer[[edit] | [edit source]]
Miniature Effects Supervisor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Shada (2017 release)
Model Unit Supervisor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rose
- Aliens of London / World War Three
- Dalek
- The Long Game
- The Parting of the Ways
- The Christmas Invasion
- Tooth and Claw
- School Reunion
- The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
- Cold War
- The Day of the Doctor (uncredited)
- The Time of the Doctor (uncredited)
- Thin Ice
Writer Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]
BBC Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Evil of the Daleks (with Frazer Hines and Steve Cole)
BBC Past Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Illegal Alien (with Robert Perry)
- Matrix (with Robert Perry)
- Storm Harvest (with Robert Perry)
- Prime Time
- Loving the Alien (with Robert Perry)
Telos Novellas[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Companion Piece (with Robert Perry)
BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Nightmare of Black Island
- Snowglobe 7
- The Crawling Terror
- Diamond Dogs
- At Childhood's End (with Sophie Aldred and Steve Cole)
2 in 1 Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
Quick Reads[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Darksmith Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Short Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
Brief Encounter[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Girls' Night In (with Robert Perry)
Virgin Decalogs[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Decalog 2: Lost Property - Question Mark Pyjamas (with Robert Perry)
Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Short Trips - Stop the Pigeon (with Robert Perry)
- Short Trips - Ace of Hearts (with Robert Perry)
- More Short Trips - The Sow in Rut (with Robert Perry)
- More Short Trips - Missing, Part Two: Message in a Bottle (with Robert Perry)
- Short Trips and Side Steps - Storm in a Tikka (with Robert Perry)
The Twelve Doctors of Christmas[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tales of Terror[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Target Storybook[[edit] | [edit source]]
Star Tales[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dalek[[edit] | [edit source]]
I Am the Master: Legends of the Renegade Time Lord[[edit] | [edit source]]
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]
Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Stone's Lament
- Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Bellotron Incident