Philip Hinchcliffe

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Philip Hinchcliffe

Born October 1, 1944 · Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (age 82)

Philip Michael Hinchcliffe (born 1 October 1944) is a retired English television producer, screenwriter and script editor. After graduating from Cambridge University, he began his career as a writer and script editor at Associated Television before joining the BBC to produce Doctor Who in one of its most popular eras from 1974 to 1977. Following Doctor Who, Hinchcliffe remained with the BBC as a …

Known For

Total EclipseTotal Eclipse · 1995
Total Eclipse
★ 6.41995
MovieDramaRomance
Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.
Doctor Who: The Masque of MandragoraDoctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora · 1976
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
★ 6.81976
MovieScience FictionDrama
An alien intelligence hitches a ride onboard the TARDIS to 15th century Italy, where a deranged astrologer attempts to harness its power.
Doctor Who: The Hand of FearDoctor Who: The Hand of Fear · 1976
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
★ 7.81976
MovieScience FictionDrama
When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive...
Doctor Who: The Ark in SpaceDoctor Who: The Ark in Space · 1975
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
★ 7.71975
MovieScience FictionDrama
In the distant future, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry find a space station preserving the future of mankind. But the insect Wirrn have got there first...
And a Nightingale SangAnd a Nightingale Sang · 1989
And a Nightingale Sang
★ 5.21989
MovieRomanceComedy
Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.
Doctor Who: The Android InvasionDoctor Who: The Android Invasion · 1975
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
★ 7.31975
MovieAdventureDrama
The Doctor and Sarah return to Earth in the present day to find a strangely deserted village and woods stalked by white-clad figures.
An Awfully Big AdventureAn Awfully Big Adventure · 1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
★ 6.51995
MovieRomanceDrama
Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.
Doctor Who: The Sontaran ExperimentDoctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment · 1975
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
★ 6.31975
MovieScience FictionDrama
Sontaran Field Major Styre is conducting experiments on the survivors of future Earth in preparation of a full-scale Sontaran invasion of the planet. Can the Doctor defeat Styre and save the world?

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Forgive and ForgetForgive and Forget · 2000
Forgive and Forget
★ 5.52000
MovieDrama
David O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and are practically inseparable. However, their friendship has become strained as Theo is about to move in with his long-term girlfriend, photographer Hannah. A raging jealousy awakes in David and he starts scheming to break up the loving couple using Hannah's insecurities against them. When the couple eventually separate David is in a quandary about his next move and is forced to confront his long-hidden homosexuality and feelings towards Theo. Eventually, David decides to reveal his sexual orientation and deep love for Theo very publicly by arranging for them both to appear as guests on Judith Adams' talk-show, "forgive and forget", with tragic consequences for their friendship and David's family.

Executive Producer

Doctor Who: Terror of the ZygonsDoctor Who: Terror of the Zygons · 1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
★ 8.21975
MovieScience FictionDrama
When the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry arrive in Scotland, having received an urgent request for assistance from the Brigadier, they discover that the mysterious force which has destroyed three oil rigs has left giant teeth marks on the wreckage. The mystery deepens, leading them to the shores of Loch Ness where they find that the legendary monster really does exist – and is the murderous tool of the Zygons, aliens intent on overpowering the planet. The Doctor, his companions and UNIT must find a way to defeat the deadly Loch Ness Monster and its controllers, but the Zygons have the terrifying power to change shape. The Doctor's life has never been in more danger, as the line between allies and enemies is tested to the very limit...

Producer