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'''Phil Collinson''' was the main [[producer]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to ''[[Journey's End]]'', save for a handful of episodes produced by [[Susie Liggat]]. He had come to ''Doctor Who'' most immediately from the [[BBC Scotland]] paranormal drama, ''[[wikipedia:Sea of Souls|Sea of Souls]]'', and was responsible for bringing a number of other crew members from that series with him to ''Doctor Who''.  Towards the end of his run on the programme, he began to be occasionally credited as [[executive producer]], typically on those episodes produced by Liggat.  He was also "series producer", effectively an [[executive producer]], of the initial run of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. 
[[File:PhilCollinson.jpg|thumb|Collinson as he appeared on [[CON]]: ''[[End of an Era (CON episode)|End of an Era]]'']]
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'''Phil Collinson''' (born [[26 August (people)|26 August]] [[1970 (people)|1970]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=philcollinson Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) was the main [[producer]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', save for a handful of episodes produced by [[Susie Liggat]].


In [[2008]] he left [[BBC Wales]] to become Head of Drama at BBC Manchester, but then swiftly moved on to helm ''[[Coronation Street]]''.
Towards the end of his first run on ''Doctor Who'', he was occasionally credited as [[executive producer]], typically on those episodes produced by Liggat. On a more permanent basis, he was credited as executive producer upon his return to the series beginning with the [[2023 specials|2023 special]] ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]''.


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He was also "series producer", receiving executive producer credit, of [[Series 1 (SJA)|the initial run]] of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.


As well as interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, he was also interviewed on the documentary ''[[Life on Earth (documentary)|Life on Earth]]'' (released on the DVD release on ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') and featured on the ''[[Behind the Sofa (documentary series)|Behind the Sofa]]'' series and the audio commentary for the 2008 DVD release of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'',
== Career ==
Collinson initially entered the TV industry as an actor, but feeling uncomfortable with screen-acting as opposed to stage performance, he opted to instead take up production roles.<ref name=":0">https://web.archive.org/web/20070319064542/http://www.shoutweb.co.uk/mar07-a3.html</ref> Immediately prior to ''Doctor Who'', he worked on the [[BBC Scotland]] paranormal drama ''[[Sea of Souls]]'' and was responsible for bringing several other crew members over from this production to work on ''Doctor Who''.
In 2008 he left [[BBC Wales]] to become Head of Drama at BBC Manchester, but then swiftly moved on to helm ''[[Coronation Street]]''.
== Personal life ==
Collinson grew up in the north of England. He is also gay.<ref name=":0" />
== Credits ==
=== Producer ===
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=== Executive producer ===
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/phil-collinson-we-genuinely-didnt-know-how-to-make-doctor-who/ Phil Collinson on producing Doctor Who] at the 50th anniversary celebration, via DoctorWho.tv
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== Footnotes ==
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Collinson as he appeared on CON: End of an Era
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Collinson alongside Tennant and RTD in CON: Do You Remember the First Time?

Phil Collinson (born 26 August 1970[1]) was the main producer of Doctor Who from Rose to Journey's End, save for a handful of episodes produced by Susie Liggat.

Towards the end of his first run on Doctor Who, he was occasionally credited as executive producer, typically on those episodes produced by Liggat. On a more permanent basis, he was credited as executive producer upon his return to the series beginning with the 2023 special The Star Beast.

He was also "series producer", receiving executive producer credit, of the initial run of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

As well as interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, he was also interviewed on the documentary Life on Earth (released on the DVD release on Terror of the Autons) and featured on the Behind the Sofa series and the audio commentary for the 2008 DVD release of The Five Doctors,

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Collinson initially entered the TV industry as an actor, but feeling uncomfortable with screen-acting as opposed to stage performance, he opted to instead take up production roles.[2] Immediately prior to Doctor Who, he worked on the BBC Scotland paranormal drama Sea of Souls and was responsible for bringing several other crew members over from this production to work on Doctor Who.

In 2008 he left BBC Wales to become Head of Drama at BBC Manchester, but then swiftly moved on to helm Coronation Street.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Collinson grew up in the north of England. He is also gay.[2]

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Producer[[edit] | [edit source]]

Executive producer[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]


Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Guide
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20070319064542/http://www.shoutweb.co.uk/mar07-a3.html
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