Philip Hinchcliffe

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Philip Hinchcliffe

Born October 1, 1944 · Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (age 81)

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.
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: Genesis of the DaleksDoctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks · 1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
8.91975
MovieScience FictionAdventure
The Time Lords dispatch the Doctor to the past of the planet Skaro on his deadliest adventure yet — to prevent the creation of the Daleks.
Whose Doctor WhoWhose Doctor Who · 1977
Whose Doctor Who
2.01977
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of the making of The Talons of Weng-Chiang and looking back at the history of the programme and its psychological impact on the viewers, particularly children.
The Dalek TapesThe Dalek Tapes · 2006
The Dalek Tapes
7.52006
MovieDocumentary
A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era.
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor WhoTerror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who · 2007
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
2007
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about the writer Terry Nation, creator of the Daleks.
Doctor Who: Pyramids of MarsDoctor Who: Pyramids of Mars · 1975
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
8.61975
MovieScience FictionDrama
In a Victorian Gothic mansion, strange things are afoot. The master of the house, away in Egypt, has been replaced by a sinister Egyptian. Cloth-wrapped Mummies roam the grounds, killing people. Beneath a pyramid, the last of the Osirans — Sutekh the Destroyer — waits to be freed, to at long last bring his gift of death to all who live.
Whose Doctor Who: RevisitedWhose Doctor Who: Revisited · 2020
Whose Doctor Who: Revisited
2020
MovieDocumentary
Toby Hadoke meets the producers and grown-up stars of the first ever Doctor Who documentary.

Movies

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.
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: Genesis of the DaleksDoctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks · 1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
8.91975
MovieScience FictionAdventure
The Time Lords dispatch the Doctor to the past of the planet Skaro on his deadliest adventure yet — to prevent the creation of the Daleks.
Whose Doctor WhoWhose Doctor Who · 1977
Whose Doctor Who
2.01977
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of the making of The Talons of Weng-Chiang and looking back at the history of the programme and its psychological impact on the viewers, particularly children.
The Dalek TapesThe Dalek Tapes · 2006
The Dalek Tapes
7.52006
MovieDocumentary
A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era.
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor WhoTerror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who · 2007
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who
2007
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about the writer Terry Nation, creator of the Daleks.
Doctor Who: Pyramids of MarsDoctor Who: Pyramids of Mars · 1975
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
8.61975
MovieScience FictionDrama
In a Victorian Gothic mansion, strange things are afoot. The master of the house, away in Egypt, has been replaced by a sinister Egyptian. Cloth-wrapped Mummies roam the grounds, killing people. Beneath a pyramid, the last of the Osirans — Sutekh the Destroyer — waits to be freed, to at long last bring his gift of death to all who live.
Whose Doctor Who: RevisitedWhose Doctor Who: Revisited · 2020
Whose Doctor Who: Revisited
2020
MovieDocumentary
Toby Hadoke meets the producers and grown-up stars of the first ever Doctor Who documentary.
Philip Hinchcliffe: UncutPhilip Hinchcliffe: Uncut · 2021
Philip Hinchcliffe: Uncut
2021
MovieDocumentary
Bill Baggs interviewed Hinchcliffe in nineties for the documentary 30 Years of Time Travel & Beyond. Now for the first time the entire interview will be released uncut.
Doctor Who: The Deadly AssassinDoctor Who: The Deadly Assassin · 1976
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
8.51976
MovieScience FictionDrama
Summoned back to Gallifrey, the Doctor is framed for the assassination of the Time Lord President. To prove his innocence, he must stand for election himself, uncover the traitor in the Time Lord High Council, fight a hooded killer in a nightmare cyberspace world of his enemy's devising and battle against an old foe now out to destroy the Time Lords: The Master.
Knockback: 2Knockback: 2 · 1985
Knockback: 2
9.01985
MovieDramaThriller
Alan and Sylvia fall in love and Alan gains a renewed sense of purpose. He begins to hope for an eventual release on licence. However both he and Sylvia have to face the fact that, for the foreseeable future, they cannot enjoy any physical intimacy. They decide to treat their affair as a long Victorian courtship.
Doctor Who: The Seeds of DoomDoctor Who: The Seeds of Doom · 1976
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
8.81976
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
When scientists in the Antarctic uncover a mysterious seed pod, the Doctor is called in to investigate. He soon realises it is extraterrestrial and extremely dangerous. At the same time, however, ruthless millionaire plant-lover Harrison Chase has learned of the find and decides he must have the pod for his collection of rare and beautiful flora. Meanwhile the pod itself harbours intelligent life with sinister plans of its own...
VirtuosoVirtuoso · 1989
Virtuoso
10.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later he suffers the onset of mental illness that threatens to destroy his playing, marriage and sanity.
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.
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and BeyondThe Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond · 1995
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
7.01995
MovieDocumentary
More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on our television screens, and the exploits of its various crews have enthralled audiences ever since. Here is the story of Britain's Number 1 Science Fiction programme told in order of the various actors who have played the Doctor.
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-ChiangDoctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang · 1977
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
8.11977
MovieActionAdventure
Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London: young women are going missing, horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames and criminal gangs terrorize the innocent. At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li H'sen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick Mister Sin. The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis, for the Talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.
The Story of Doctor WhoThe Story of Doctor Who · 2003
The Story of Doctor Who
8.02003
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.
Doctor Who: The Brain of MorbiusDoctor Who: The Brain of Morbius · 1976
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
8.11976
MovieScience FictionDrama
Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...
Knockback: 1Knockback: 1 · 1985
Knockback: 1
7.51985
MovieDramaThriller
In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life and applies to become a voluntary prison visitor. Several years later their paths cross.
Behind the Sofa - Season 14Behind the Sofa - Season 14 · 2020
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
MovieDocumentary
New episodes with Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Philip Hinchcliffe, plus companions Sophie Aldred and Peter Purves.
Doctor Who: Planet of EvilDoctor Who: Planet of Evil · 1975
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil
6.91975
MovieScience FictionDrama
Picking up a distress call from the edge of the known universe, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves on Zeta Minor where a geological team has run afoul of some strange goings on...
Remembering Douglas CamfieldRemembering Douglas Camfield · 2013
Remembering Douglas Camfield
8.02013
MovieDocumentary
The life and work of respected director Douglas Camfield is remembered in this documentary.
Are Friends Electric?Are Friends Electric? · 2007
Are Friends Electric?
2007
MovieDocumentary
This documentary examines Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story, Robot.
Doctor Who: The Masque of MandragoraDoctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora · 1976
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
6.71976
MovieScience FictionDrama
An alien intelligence hitches a ride onboard the TARDIS to 15th century Italy, where a deranged astrologer attempts to harness its power.

TV Shows

Doctor WhoDoctor Who · 1963
Doctor Who
7.91963
SeriesDrama
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
TargetTarget · 1977
Target
7.01977
SeriesDramaCrime
A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
Doctor Who: Behind the SofaDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa · 2018
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Behind the Sofa was a series of videos included in each release of The Collection Blu-ray sets featuring cast and crew members from the show watching serials from the correspondent season.
Private SchulzPrivate Schulz · 1981
Private Schulz
5.31981
SeriesCrimeComedy
Private Schulz is a six-part 1981 television comedy-drama serial written by Jack Pulman and produced for BBC Two. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role, with Ian Richardson, Tony Caunter, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Murray, and Mark Wingett. Set primarily in Germany, during and immediately following World War II, fraudster and petty criminal Gerhard Schulz is forced to serve in the SS. In a story based on the real, though unrealised, plot by the Germans known as Operation Bernhard, Schulz tricks the Nazis into making counterfeit British £5 notes, millions of which will be used to destroy the British economy.
The Jensen CodeThe Jensen Code · 1973
The Jensen Code
6.01973
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
16-year-old Terry Connor uncovers a secret government plot involving mind control and espionage at a Ministry of Defence facility near his Outward Bound camp.
Take MeTake Me · 2001
Take Me
8.52001
SeriesDrama
Take Me is the title of a 2001 British television drama miniseries on ITV, starring Robson Green and Beth Goddard. Take Me was produced by STV Productions and Coastal. It was filmed between October and December 2000 and first broadcast in the UK on 5 August 2001. Alex Pillai was the programmes' director.
BustBust · 1987
Bust
5.51987
SeriesDrama
Unsuccessful businessman, Neil Walsh, tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.
Strangers and BrothersStrangers and Brothers · 1984
Strangers and Brothers
7.01984
SeriesDrama
As World War II looms in Europe, an ambitious young English lawyer embarks on his tempestuous career, and even stormier romantic life. Based on the novel series of the same name by C.P. Snow.
Nancy AstorNancy Astor · 1982
Nancy Astor
7.71982
SeriesDrama
Nancy Astor was the American-born socialite and politician who became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. This miniseries produced for BBC2 follows her journey from her early life in Virginia to her political career in Britain, including her marriage to Waldorf Astor and her struggles and triumphs as a Member of Parliament.
The Gravy Train Goes EastThe Gravy Train Goes East · 1991
The Gravy Train Goes East
8.01991
SeriesDrama
A fictitious Balkan state adaps to life after Communism.
Friday on My MindFriday on My Mind · 1992
Friday on My Mind
4.31992
SeriesDrama
Three-part drama about a wife coming to terms with the death of her pilot husband in a flying accident.