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'''Matthew Jacobs''' (born [[1 July]] [[1956]]) was the writer and [[co-producer]] of ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'', the 1996 TV movie. His writing credits include episodes of ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', ''Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' and the animated film ''The Emperor's New Groove''.
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| image      = Matthew Jacobs.jpg
| role      =
| job title  = [[Writer]]
| birth date = [[1 July (people)|1 July]] [[1956 (people)|1956]]
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| story      = ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''
| time      = 1996
| non dwu    = ''Lorna Doone'', ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'', ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', ''The Emperor's New Groove'', ''The Kreutzer Sonata'', ''Boxing Day'', ''Your Best Friend'', ''Frankenstein'', ''Vice''
| imdb      = 0768249
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'''Matthew Jacobs''' (born [[1 July (people)|1 July]] [[1956 (people)|1956]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=MatthewJacobs Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) is a British writer, director, actor, and producer. He was the writer and [[co-producer]] of [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 ''Doctor Who'' TV movie]].


As a child, Matthew's father [[Anthony Jacobs]] had brought him on set to see filming of the story [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]''.
He shared his memories of writing the TV Movie, on [[THWR 43|the 43rd edition]] of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s charitable podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'' and the documentaries ''[[The Seven Year Hitch (documentary)|The Seven Year Hitch]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Am I]]''.
 
== Career ==
His writing credits include episodes of ''[[Indiana Jones (film series)|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'', ''Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' and the animated [[Disney]] film {{wi|The Emperor's New Groove}}.
 
== Personal life ==
When he was a child, his father, [[Anthony Jacobs]], brought him on set to see filming of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' in which he played [[Doc Holliday]].<ref>''The Drawing Room'', ‘Doctor Who Am I’ (2022) ABC Radio National, 27 July. Available at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/doctor-who-am-i/13991574 (Accessed 28 July 2022)</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb name|id=0414226|name=Matthew Jacobs}}
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{{official website|www.mjbjacobs.com/}}
{{twitter|mjbjacobs}}


== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]]
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]]
[[Category:Worked in the Indiana Jones franchise]]
[[Category:Doctor Who producers]]
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[[Category:Writers interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]
[[Category:Producers interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]

Latest revision as of 20:15, 30 June 2023

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Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 1956[1]) is a British writer, director, actor, and producer. He was the writer and co-producer of the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.

He shared his memories of writing the TV Movie, on the 43rd edition of Big Finish's charitable podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round and the documentaries The Seven Year Hitch and Doctor Who Am I.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

His writing credits include episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Ruth Rendell Mysteries and the animated Disney film The Emperor's New Groove.

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

When he was a child, his father, Anthony Jacobs, brought him on set to see filming of the Doctor Who story The Gunfighters in which he played Doc Holliday.[2]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Doctor Who Guide
  2. The Drawing Room, ‘Doctor Who Am I’ (2022) ABC Radio National, 27 July. Available at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/doctor-who-am-i/13991574 (Accessed 28 July 2022)