Philip Martin (screenwriter)
- Philip Martin (screenwriter)
Philip Martin (born 1938 in Liverpool) is an English television screenwriter.
His early work included regular series such as "Z Cars" in the late 60s/early 70s, but his most famous work is the postmodern television series "Gangsters". This was an examination of race and racism seen through an increasingly surreal vision of Birmingham's criminal underworld. Beginning as an acclaimed one-off edition of "Play for Today" in 1975, it was followed by two series of 6 episodes each in 1976 and 1978. Martin appeared in the series in several roles, including as himself.
His later work includes "Tandoori Nights" (1985), "Star Cops" (1987), "Virtual Murder" (1992), several episodes of "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" and "Luifel & Luifel" (2001).
He wrote the "Doctor Who" serials "Vengeance on Varos" (1985) and "The Trial of a Time Lord : Mindwarp" (1986). He also wrote a script called "Mission to Magnus" which featured the character Sil from his televised serial. That script was never filmed when the show was put on hiatus in 1985. A novelised version of the script written by Martin was released by Target Books in 1990. He also wrote a "Doctor Who" gamebook caled "Invasion of the Ormazoids" (1986) as part of the "Make your own adventure with Doctor Who" range. His most recent contribution to the series was "The Creed of the Kromon", an audio drama in the Big Finish range.
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