Phil Ford (writer)
Phil Ford | |
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Occupation | Screenwriter, producer |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1997–present |
Genre | Drama, science fiction |
Phil Ford is a British television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on Doctor Who. He was head writer and co-producer of the spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures (2008–11),[1] co-writer of "The Waters of Mars" (2009) and “Into the Dalek” (2014) with Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, respectively,[2] and wrote the majority of the 2010s video game series Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. In 2023, his novelisation of The Waters of Mars was released as part of the revived Target Books series.[3]
In 2012, with Davies, he created Wizards vs Aliens, which ran for three series and gave him an executive producer credit.
He won a Hugo Award, a Writers' Guild Award and was four-times BAFTA nominated.
Selected filmography
[edit]Production | Notes | Broadcaster |
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Taggart |
| ITV |
Coronation Street |
| ITV |
Heartbeat |
| ITV |
Bad Girls |
| ITV |
The Bill |
| ITV |
Footballers' Wives |
| ITV |
New Captain Scarlet |
| ITV |
Bombshell |
| TV ONE |
Waterloo Road |
| BBC One |
The Sarah Jane Adventures |
| CBBC |
Torchwood |
| BBC Two |
Doctor Who |
| BBC One |
Dreamland |
| CBBC |
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games |
| BBC Online |
Wizards vs Aliens |
| CBBC |
References
[edit]- ^ Doctor Who Magazine #393
- ^ Doctor Who Magazine #398
- ^ Cormack, Morgan. "Doctor Who Target books add 5 new novelisations for 2023". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Phil Ford at IMDb
- Episode 126 - Phil and Dan interview for Starburst magazine's podcast