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:''Not to be confused with [[co-executive producer]]s, a junior, and not co-equal, title.
An '''executive producer''' is the head of the [[above the line]] talent on an episode, and, indeed, is in overall charge of any episode's production. 


In the [[1963]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', executive producers were largely not credited, because the [[Head of Serials]] (or the Head of Series and Serials) was the un-credited executive producer of not only ''Doctor Who'', but all programmes within the department.  The only year for which this wasn't true was [[season 18]].  In this exceptional case, the incoming Head of Serials asked [[Barry Letts]] to do his job for him on ''Doctor Who'' and oversee [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s first year as [[producer]].  ([[REF]]: ''[[The Fourth Doctor Handbook]]'') Hence, for that year only, an executive producer was credited on BBC-produced ''Doctor Who''.


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Since [[Doctor Who (1996)|the 1996 tele-film]], however, executive producers have been routinely credited on all [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] episodes.  Morever, there have always been ''multiple'' executive producers on each episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', and ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' — except for the unusual case of the official BBC parody, ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''. 


The title of '''Executive producer''' was only used in the original series during [[Season 18]]. The [[BBC]], concerned that [[John Nathan-Turner]] lacked the experience as [[producer]] for the show, assigned [[Barry Letts]] to the position for Nathan-Turner's first year on the job.
Different executive producers have traditionally had different production emphases.  [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Steven Moffat]], for instance, have been [[head writer|primarily focussed on the writing]], though they have been completely able to take decisions on any production matter they desired.  [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Piers Wenger]] have held an executive producer credit largely because they held a senior position at BBC Wales.  In this way, they weren't too different from the un-credited executive producers of the past, like [[Shaun Sutton]].


It is now a consistent job in the production of the new series. [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]] were the executive producers through to ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', joined by [[Mal Young]] for the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|first series]]. They have been replaced by [[Steven Moffat]], [[Piers Wenger]] and [[Beth Willis]].
However, they've been much more involved with the day-to-day production of the show than their BBC counterparts, and in some cases have made direct contributions to narrative and storytelling, as well. One well-known instance of Gardner's impact on narrative was when she overrode RTD and insisted that the [[Tenth Doctor]] should leave [[Earth]] for the last time from the [[Powell Estate]], in order to narratively "bookend" his first appearance on Earth in ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.  ([[PCOM]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]], part 2'') The "BBC Wales executive producer" has also had an active role in major casting, as when Wenger was directly involved with choosing [[Matt Smith]] ([[CON]]: ''[[The Eleventh Doctor]]'') or when [[Julie Gardner]] negotiated for the [[series 4 (Doctor Who)|series 4]] return of [[Catherine Tate]] largely without [[RTD]]'s assistance.  ([[REF]]: ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'')
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==[[Torchwood]] and [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]==
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Davies and Gardner were also executive producer throughout ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. For [[Series 4 (Torchwood)|series 4]], ''Torchwood'' added [[Jane Tranter]] and (for the first episode ''[[The New World]]'' only) [[Bharat Nalluri]].
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Davies and Gardner were joined by Doctor Who producer [[Phil Collinson]] for [[Series 1 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|series 1]] of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. For [[Series 3 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|series 3]], Piers Wenger took this slot. Gardner and Wenger both left after series 3 and were followed by [[Nikki Wilson]] in [[Series 4 (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|series 4]].
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[[Jim Howell]], [[Grant Bradley]] and [[Steve Robbins]] were executive producers for ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''.
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Revision as of 22:47, 30 July 2011

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Not to be confused with co-executive producers, a junior, and not co-equal, title.

An executive producer is the head of the above the line talent on an episode, and, indeed, is in overall charge of any episode's production.

In the 1963 version of Doctor Who, executive producers were largely not credited, because the Head of Serials (or the Head of Series and Serials) was the un-credited executive producer of not only Doctor Who, but all programmes within the department. The only year for which this wasn't true was season 18. In this exceptional case, the incoming Head of Serials asked Barry Letts to do his job for him on Doctor Who and oversee John Nathan-Turner's first year as producer. (REF: The Fourth Doctor Handbook) Hence, for that year only, an executive producer was credited on BBC-produced Doctor Who.

Since the 1996 tele-film, however, executive producers have been routinely credited on all DWU episodes. Morever, there have always been multiple executive producers on each episode of Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Torchwood, and K9 — except for the unusual case of the official BBC parody, The Curse of Fatal Death.

Different executive producers have traditionally had different production emphases. Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, for instance, have been primarily focussed on the writing, though they have been completely able to take decisions on any production matter they desired. Julie Gardner and Piers Wenger have held an executive producer credit largely because they held a senior position at BBC Wales. In this way, they weren't too different from the un-credited executive producers of the past, like Shaun Sutton.

However, they've been much more involved with the day-to-day production of the show than their BBC counterparts, and in some cases have made direct contributions to narrative and storytelling, as well. One well-known instance of Gardner's impact on narrative was when she overrode RTD and insisted that the Tenth Doctor should leave Earth for the last time from the Powell Estate, in order to narratively "bookend" his first appearance on Earth in The Christmas Invasion. (PCOM: The End of Time, part 2) The "BBC Wales executive producer" has also had an active role in major casting, as when Wenger was directly involved with choosing Matt Smith (CON: The Eleventh Doctor) or when Julie Gardner negotiated for the series 4 return of Catherine Tate largely without RTD's assistance. (REF: The Writer's Tale)

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