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Before becoming a director, he was [[Assistant Floor Manager|assistant floor manager]] for ''[[Colony in Space]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' (with [[John Cook]] and [[Sue Hedden]]) and ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. He was also [[Production Assistant|production assistant]] for ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'' and ''[[Warriors' Gate]]''. His directorial credits include episodes of the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The first ''Doctor Who'' story that he directed was ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'', although he also performed uncredited directorial work on ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''. <ref>[[DWM 380]], ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor]]''</ref> | Before becoming a director, he was [[Assistant Floor Manager|assistant floor manager]] for ''[[Colony in Space]]'', ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'' (with [[John Cook]] and [[Sue Hedden]]) and ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. He was also [[Production Assistant|production assistant]] for ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'' and ''[[Warriors' Gate]]''. His directorial credits include episodes of the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The first ''Doctor Who'' story that he directed was ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'', although he also performed uncredited directorial work on ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''. <ref>[[DWM 380]], ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Graham Harper.jpg|thumb|left|Harper during the filming of ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'']] | [[File:Graham Harper.jpg|thumb|left|Harper during the filming of ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'']] | ||
He had an uncredited on-screen appearance in ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' as one of the faces appearing during the mind-bending contest between the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Morbius]]. | He had an uncredited on-screen appearance in ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' as one of the faces appearing during the mind-bending contest between the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Morbius]]. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/NNp4TKQGdcDpbL5S1txB7s/the-fourth-dimension The Fourth Dimension - The Brain of Morbius], [[BBC One]]</ref> | ||
He has written about his experiences in directing ''Doctor Who'' in his book, ''[[Calling the Shots]]'', co-written with [[Adrian Rigelsford]]. | He has written about his experiences in directing ''Doctor Who'' in his book, ''[[Calling the Shots]]'', co-written with [[Adrian Rigelsford]]. | ||
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Graeme Harper (born 11 March 1945) was born on 11 March 1945 in London, and has directed several Doctor Who stories, being the only director of episodes in the classic 1963-1989 series of Doctor Who and the revived series.
Before becoming a director, he was assistant floor manager for Colony in Space, Planet of the Daleks (with John Cook and Sue Hedden) and Planet of the Spiders. He was also production assistant for The Seeds of Doom and Warriors' Gate. His directorial credits include episodes of the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures. The first Doctor Who story that he directed was The Caves of Androzani, although he also performed uncredited directorial work on Warriors' Gate. [1]
He had an uncredited on-screen appearance in The Brain of Morbius as one of the faces appearing during the mind-bending contest between the Fourth Doctor and Morbius. [2]
He has written about his experiences in directing Doctor Who in his book, Calling the Shots, co-written with Adrian Rigelsford.
The "Harper treatment"
Graeme Harper has a penchant for including a distorted image of a main character in most of the stories he has directed for BBC Wales. It has occurred often enough for it to be considered something of a directorial "signature". Characters are seen through magnifying glasses in Rise of the Cybermen, Army of Ghosts, The Unicorn and the Wasp and Utopia, reflected in a series of mirrors in Turn Left and through a curved window that gives a fish-eye effect in Journey's End.
Selected credits
Director
Doctor Who
- Warriors' Gate (uncredited) (DWM 380)
- The Caves of Androzani
- Revelation of the Daleks
- Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
- Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
- 42
- Utopia
- Time Crash
- Planet of the Ood
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
- Turn Left
- The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
- The Waters of Mars
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Unproduced stories
- Yellow Fever and How to Cure It
- The Dark Dimension
- some unknown episodes in Doctor Who series 1[source needed]
