Phil Collinson
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Phil Collinson is a British television producer. He was initially an actor, before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry as a script 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 friend Russell T. Davies. However, after Antony Cotton auditioned for the production team, Davies and his fellow producers felt they had no choice but to offer the role to him.
Collinson will step down from his Doctor Who production responsibilities for at least part of the 2007 series; Susie Liggat will take his place for at least one month according to issue 372 of Doctor Who Magazine, while Collinson takes a holiday. [1] Collinson will also serve as Series Producer on the CBBC Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.[2] He also commentated on Doctor Who The Complete First Series Boxset, on the episodes Rose, The End of the World, World War Three and Bad Wolf.
[edit] References
- ^ A New Producer. bbc.co.uk (2006-06-19). Retrieved on 2006-06-23.
- ^ BBC (2006-09-14). Russell T Davies creates new series for CBBC, starring Doctor Who's Sarah Jane Smith. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-09-14.
