Philip Hinchcliffe

Philip Hinchcliffe (born 1 October 1944^[1]) was producer of Doctor Who from 1974 to 1977. He served as the producer for Tom Baker's first three seasons as the Fourth Doctor. He also novelised three stories for Target Books.

On the DVD commentary for The Robots of Death, Hinchcliffe recounts that one of the perks he had as producer was picking out which coat Tom Baker would wear in each story.

Hinchcliffe had a young girl living next door who was a fan of the show, and once asked her which of the characters the girl identified with the most. He was surprised when she answered "the Doctor" instead of "Sarah Jane". This made him decide that the next female companion should be more proactive and action orientated, resulting in the creation of Leela.

He appeared on-camera only once in the series, as one of the faces that appears in the Doctor's mindbending battle with Morbius. For this appearance, he wore a Cavalier's outfit from BBC stock. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)

Since October 2018, he is the only surviving producer of the classic series, following the death of Derrick Sherwin that month.

Producer credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Ark in Space
• The Sontaran Experiment
• Genesis of the Daleks
• Revenge of the Cybermen
• Terror of the Zygons
• Planet of Evil
• Pyramids of Mars
• The Android Invasion
• The Brain of Morbius
• The Seeds of Doom
• The Masque of Mandragora
• The Hand of Fear
• The Deadly Assassin
• The Face of Evil
• The Robots of Death
• The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Writer credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus
• Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom
• Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Valley of Death

Philip Hinchcliffe Presents[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Ghosts of Gralstead
• The Devil's Armada
• The Genesis Chamber
• The Helm of Awe
• The God of Phantoms

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary appearances[[edit] | [edit source]]

• A Darker Side

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Audio commentaries[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Planet of Evil

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

• Philip Hinchcliffe at the Internet Movie Database

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]