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[[File: | [[File:Lorraine Heggessey.jpg|thumb|Heggessey as she appeared on [[CON]]: ''[[Bringing Back the Doctor]]'']] | ||
'''Lorraine Heggessey''' (born [[16 November (people)|16 November]] [[1931 (people)|1956]]) was the [[controller of BBC One]]. Along with the controller of drama commissioning, [[Jane Tranter]], she brought ''[[Doctor Who]]'' back to [[BBC One]] in [[2005]]. Prior to the [[2003 (production)|2003]] commissioning of what became known as [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]], she engaged in a two-year fight to wrest control of the property from [[BBC Worldwide]]. BBC Worldwide had been hoping to make a movie based on the franchise.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1442528/Doctor-Who-ready-to-come-out-of-the-Tardis-for-Saturday-TV-series.html Leonard, Tom. "Doctor Who ready to come out of the Tardis for Saturday TV series". ''The Telegraph''. 26 September 2003.]</ref> She later gave her opinions on the return of ''Doctor Who'' to ''[[Doctor Who Confidential|Confidential]]'' in the episodes ''[[Bringing Back the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Daleks (CON episode)|The Daleks]]''. | '''Lorraine Heggessey''' (born [[16 November (people)|16 November]] [[1931 (people)|1956]]) was the [[controller of BBC One]]. Along with the controller of drama commissioning, [[Jane Tranter]], she brought ''[[Doctor Who]]'' back to [[BBC One]] in [[2005]]. Prior to the [[2003 (production)|2003]] commissioning of what became known as [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]], she engaged in a two-year fight to wrest control of the property from [[BBC Worldwide]]. BBC Worldwide had been hoping to make a movie based on the franchise.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1442528/Doctor-Who-ready-to-come-out-of-the-Tardis-for-Saturday-TV-series.html Leonard, Tom. "Doctor Who ready to come out of the Tardis for Saturday TV series". ''The Telegraph''. 26 September 2003.]</ref> She later gave her opinions on the return of ''Doctor Who'' to ''[[Doctor Who Confidential|Confidential]]'' in the episodes ''[[Bringing Back the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Daleks (CON episode)|The Daleks]]''. | ||