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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was one of the [[executive producer]]s of [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'' {1996)]]. The | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was one of the [[executive producer]]s of [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'' {1996)]]. The tele-movie was one of his later projects, the majority of his producing career being in the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. | ||
He worked on several iconic [[American]] shows of the era, and was particularly associated with the influential writer and producer, [[wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell|Stephen J. Cannell]]. Amongst the shows Beaton produced were ''[[wikipedia:Kung Fu|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series)|Baa Baa Black Sheep]]''', ''[[wikipedia:The Duke (TV miniseries)|The Duke]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Tenspeed and Brown Shoe|Tenspeed and Brown Shoe]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Wiseguy|Wiseguy]]'', for which he received an [[Emmy Award]] nomination. | He worked on several iconic [[American]] shows of the era, and was particularly associated with the influential writer and producer, [[wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell|Stephen J. Cannell]]. Amongst the shows Beaton produced were ''[[wikipedia:Kung Fu|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series)|Baa Baa Black Sheep]]''', ''[[wikipedia:The Duke (TV miniseries)|The Duke]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Tenspeed and Brown Shoe|Tenspeed and Brown Shoe]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Wiseguy|Wiseguy]]'', for which he received an [[Emmy Award]] nomination. | ||
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Beaton also produced several projects which were, like ''Doctor Who'', failed pilots that attempted to build on existing franchises, like ''[[wikipedia:Knight Rider 2010|Knight Rider 2010]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strange (1978 film)|Dr. Strange]]''. He also produced a couple of preceding tele-movies for ''[[wikipedia:Vanishing Son'' a groundbreaking, if short-lived, series that featured one of the first Asian-American leads in American TV history. | Beaton also produced several projects which were, like ''Doctor Who'', failed pilots that attempted to build on existing franchises, like ''[[wikipedia:Knight Rider 2010|Knight Rider 2010]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strange (1978 film)|Dr. Strange]]''. He also produced a couple of preceding tele-movies for ''[[wikipedia:Vanishing Son'' a groundbreaking, if short-lived, series that featured one of the first Asian-American leads in American TV history. | ||
Though Beaton did enjoy periods of series production, his resumé is replete with TV movies. Indeed, his most recent work seems to have been early [[2000s]] ''[[wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder]]'' movies. | Though Beaton did enjoy periods of series production, his resumé is replete with TV movies. Indeed, his most recent work seems to have been early [[2000s]] ''[[wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]'' movies. | ||
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