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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' began his [[director]]ial career on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' with ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' | {{Infobox Person | ||
|image = TobyHaynes.jpg | |||
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|job title = [[Director (crew)|Director]] | |||
|time = 2010-2011 | |||
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|non dwu = ''M.I. High'', ''Being Human'', ''Five Days'', ''Sherlock'', ''Wallander'', ''The Musketeers'', ''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'', ''Black Mirror'', ''Andor'' | |||
|imdb = 1595284 | |||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' began his [[Director (crew)|director]]ial career on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' with the [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] finale, ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]''. He returned to direct the first episode — from a production perspective — of [[series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]], the 2010 [[Christmas special]] and the two-part opener, ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''/''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''. This made Haynes the first person in the history of ''Doctor Who'' to direct three consecutively broadcast [[television]] stories. | |||
He is a longtime friend of | He is a longtime friend of the [[cinematographer]] of the [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] finale, [[Stephan Pehrsson]], with whom he went to film school. ([[CON]]: ''[[Alien Abduction (CON episode)|Alien Abduction]]'') | ||
Haynes' career began in | Haynes' career began in 2003 with the short film ''Lost and Found''. His next project, a 2004 episode of ''Coming Up'', earned him a nomination from the [[Director (crew)|Director]]'s Guild of [[Great Britain]] for outstanding achievement in short film. In 2007, he began to direct more mainstream television programmes, first by helming an episode of ''[[Hollyoaks]]''. He then began an association with the production company {{w|Kudos}}, the same production company that produced the ''[[Life on Mars (TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' franchise and employed [[Piers Wenger]] and [[Beth Willis]]. He directed several episodes of the kids' espionage programme, {{wi|M.I. High}} and then moved on to other Kudos projects, {{wi|Spooks: Code 9}}, starring [[Georgia Moffett]] and {{wi|Holby Blue}}. In 2009, he branched away from the Kudos stable to direct the first two episodes of [[Toby Whithouse]]'s {{wi|Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human}}. Just prior to working on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', he helmed three episodes of the second series of the police procedural, {{wi|Five Days (TV series)|Five Days}}, starring [[David Morrissey]]. | ||
He has also directed six episodes of {{wi|Andor (TV series)|Andor}} which featured actors [[Christopher Fairbank]] and [[Faye Marsay]]. | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who directors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who directors]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who | [[Category:Hugo award winners]] | ||
[[Category:Directors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:19, 3 November 2024
Toby Haynes began his directorial career on Doctor Who with the series 5 finale, The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang. He returned to direct the first episode — from a production perspective — of series 6, the 2010 Christmas special and the two-part opener, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon. This made Haynes the first person in the history of Doctor Who to direct three consecutively broadcast television stories.
He is a longtime friend of the cinematographer of the series 5 finale, Stephan Pehrsson, with whom he went to film school. (CON: Alien Abduction)
Haynes' career began in 2003 with the short film Lost and Found. His next project, a 2004 episode of Coming Up, earned him a nomination from the Director's Guild of Great Britain for outstanding achievement in short film. In 2007, he began to direct more mainstream television programmes, first by helming an episode of Hollyoaks. He then began an association with the production company Kudos, the same production company that produced the Life on Mars franchise and employed Piers Wenger and Beth Willis. He directed several episodes of the kids' espionage programme, M.I. High and then moved on to other Kudos projects, Spooks: Code 9, starring Georgia Moffett and Holby Blue. In 2009, he branched away from the Kudos stable to direct the first two episodes of Toby Whithouse's Being Human. Just prior to working on Doctor Who, he helmed three episodes of the second series of the police procedural, Five Days, starring David Morrissey. He has also directed six episodes of Andor which featured actors Christopher Fairbank and Faye Marsay.
