- Phil Collinson
Phil Collinson is a British
television producer . He was initially an actor, before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry as ascript editor and writer on programmes such as "Springhill" and "Emmerdale ", later becoming the producer of "Peak Practice ".He has produced several series for the BBC, including the comedy drama "
Linda Green ", and the first seasons of [1950s-set "Born and Bred " and paranormal thriller "Sea of Souls ". In January 2004, he started work as the tenth full-time in-house producer of the BBC science-fiction programme "Doctor Who ".While he was an actor, the role of Alexander in the
1999 Channel 4 drama "Queer as Folk" was written especially for him by his friendRussell T Davies . However, afterAntony Cotton auditioned for the production team, Davies and his fellow producers felt they had no choice but to offer the role to him.Collinson took a vacation from his "Doctor Who" production responsibilities for at least part of the 2007 series;
Susie Liggat took his place for a month according to issue 372 of "Doctor Who Magazine", while Collinson took a holiday. [cite web
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2006/06/19/33031.shtml
title = A New Producer
accessdate = 2006-06-23
date =2006-06-19
publisher =bbc.co.uk ] There was some confusion when Collinson's break was first announced, with some reports claiming that Collinson was leaving the series. "There was this whole madness last year when it was announced that... Susie was going to produce a couple of episodes," Collinson told "DWM" in issue 380, "cos everyone immediately thought that I was leaving, and she was taking over. My friends thought I was seriously ill! Why else would I leave "Doctor Who"?" ["With a Little Help from My Friends: Julie Gardner & Phil Collinson," interview by Benjamin Cook. "Doctor Who Magazine", issue 380, 28 March 2007.] Collinson's holiday coincided with the filming of the two-parter "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood ", he does however receive anexecutive producer credit for these episodes. Liggat also produced five episodes of the 2008 series.The BBC confirmed on the
February 1 2008 that Collinson will be leaving his position on "Doctor Who", to return to Manchester as BBC Head of Drama for the region. [cite web| title =Phil Collinson reveals future plans| url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2008/02/01/52514.shtml|accessdate=2008-02-21]He also serves as an executive producer on the
CBBC "Doctor Who" spin-off "The Sarah Jane Adventures ". [cite press release | title =Russell T Davies creates new series for CBBC, starring Doctor Who's Sarah Jane Smith | publisher =BBC | date =2006-09-14 | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/09_september/14/sarah.shtml | accessdate =2006-09-14 ]Collinson is openly
gay , and admits that "Doctor Who" has a special appeal forLGBT people: "I can only talk for myself, and when I was a teenager," he said in a March 2007 interview. "For me, as a young boy and a teenager, growing up in the north of England, in a world where I could never imagine being a gay man, let alone settling down and finding someone, I think "Doctor Who" was really asexual. There were programmes like "The Sweeney " which were very much about men chasing women, men getting women, whereas with "Doctor Who" you had a show that never really dealt with that." [cite web
url = http://shoutweb.co.uk/mar07-a3.html
title = An unambitious man
accessdate = 2007-03-26
month = March | year = 2007
publisher =shoutweb.co.uk ]Occupations
Writer
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Emmerdale Farm " (1972 )Director
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Peak Practice " (1 episode,2000 )Producer
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Linda Green " (1 episode,2001 )
*"Born and Bred " (6 episodes,2002 )
*"Sea of Souls " (6 episodes,2004 )
*"Doctor Who " (48 episodes,2005 -2008 )Executive Producer
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Doctor Who " (7 episodes,2007 -2008 )
*"The Sarah Jane Adventures " (11 episodes,2007 )Head of Drama
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BBC Manchester (2008 -present)References
External links
*imdb name|id=0172773|name=Phil Collinson
*Portrait on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/advent06/images/twenty_pounds.jpgimitation £20 note] , BBC prop from [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2006/runawaybride.shtml Runaway Bride]
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