List of Doctor Who producers

This is a series of lists of those who have received a producer credit (executive, associate, etc.) on the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. The definition of producer has changed over the years, as has the nature of television production. Therefore the list is just of those receiving a producer credit on-screen and not those who have effectively fulfilled producers' roles for the show, such as Terrance Dicks' brief tenure as producer before the arrival of Barry Letts, and a brief spell by David Maloney in 1978 when Graham Williams was incapacitated. It also excludes those who have produced Doctor Who outside of the regular series, such as animated or charity episodes, and in other media, such as the audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.

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Producer credits

Producer Tenure Notes
Years Stories # of Episodes
Verity Lambert 1963–1965 An Unearthly ChildMission to the Unknown 86
  • Programme's first producer
  • First female producer
John Wiles 1965–1966 The Myth MakersThe Ark 24
  • First male producer
Innes Lloyd 1966–1968 The Celestial ToymakerEvil of the Daleks, The Abominable SnowmenThe Enemy of the World 77
Peter Bryant 1967–1969 The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Web of FearThe Space Pirates 56
Derrick Sherwin 1969–1970 The War GamesSpearhead from Space 14
  • First to produce the programme in colour
  • Former story editor and writer of The Invasion
Barry Letts 1970–1975 Doctor Who and the SiluriansRobot 128
  • Director and writer (often uncredited) of several serials
  • First producer to simultaneously serve as director on a serial
  • Executive producer (28 episodes, 1980–1981)
Philip Hinchcliffe 1975–1977 The Ark in SpaceThe Talons of Weng Chiang 70
Graham Williams 1977–1980 Horror of Fang RockThe Horns of Nimon 72
John Nathan-Turner 1980–1989 The Leisure HiveSurvival 170
Peter V. Ware 1996 Doctor Who 1
Phil Collinson 2005–2008 "Rose" – "42", "Blink" – "The Fires of Pompeii", "The Doctor's Daughter", "Silence in the Library" – "Midnight", "The Stolen Earth" – "Journey's End" 48
  • First producer of the revived series
  • Executive producer (7 episodes, 2007–2008)
  • Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (11 episodes, 2007)
Susie Liggat 2007–2008 "Human Nature" – "The Family of Blood", "Planet of the Ood" – "The Poison Sky", "The Unicorn and the Wasp", "Turn Left", "The Next Doctor" 8
  • Holiday relief for Collinson in 2007
  • First female producer since Verity Lambert
  • Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (1 episode, 2007)
Tracie Simpson 2009–2010 "Planet of the Dead", The End of Time – "The Eleventh Hour", "The Time of Angels" – "Amy's Choice", "Vincent and the Doctor" – "The Lodger" 10
Nikki Wilson 2009 "The Waters of Mars" 1
  • Script editor (2 episode, 2008)
  • Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (16 episodes, 2008–2009)
  • Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (18 episodes, 2010–2011)
Peter Bennett 2010 "The Beast Below" – "Victory of the Daleks", "The Hungry Earth" – "Cold Blood", "The Pandorica Opens" – "The Big Bang" 6
Patrick Schweitzer 2010 "The Vampires of Venice", "Vincent and the Doctor" 2
Sanne Wohlenberg 2010–2011 "A Christmas Carol", "The Doctor's Wife", "Night Terrors" 3
Marcus Wilson 2011– "The Impossible Astronaut" – "The Curse of the Black Spot", "The Rebel Flesh" – "Let's Kill Hitler", "The Girl Who Waited" – "The God Complex", "The Wedding of River Song" – 11
Denise Paul 2011 "Closing Time" 1
  • Associate producer (11 episodes, 2011)

Executive producer credits

Producer Tenure Notes
Years Stories # of Episodes
Barry Letts 1980–1981 The Leisure HiveLogopolis 28
Alex Beaton 1996 Doctor Who 1
Philip Segal 1996 Doctor Who 1
  • Served as the main executive producer
Jo Wright 1996 Doctor Who 1
  • Credited as executive producer for the BBC
  • First female executive producer
Russell T Davies 2005–2010 "Rose" – The End of Time 60
Julie Gardner 2005–2010 "Rose" – The End of Time 60
  • Executive producer, Torchwood
  • Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (35 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mal Young 2005 "Rose" – "The Parting of the Ways" 13
Phil Collinson 2007–2008 "Human Nature" – "The Family of Blood", "Planet of the Ood" – "The Poison Sky", "The Unicorn and the Wasp", "Turn Left" 7
Steven Moffat 2010– "The Eleventh Hour" – 28
  • Russell T Davies' replacement as head writer (showrunner)
Piers Wenger 2010–2011 "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"[1][2] 28
  • Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (12 episodes, 2009)
Beth Willis 2010–2011 "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Wedding of River Song"[3] 27
  • Joined the team as part of a remit to work alongside Wenger on a range of BBC Wales dramas
Caroline Skinner[2] 2011– "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" – 1

Associate producer credits

Producer Tenure Notes
Years Stories # of Episodes
Mervyn Pinfield 1963–1964 An Unearthly ChildThe Romans 57
Peter Bryant 1967 The Faceless OnesThe Evil of the Daleks ep. 3 9
  • Last associate producer of the original series
Helen Vallis 2005–2006 "Rose" – "The Age of Steel" 20
  • First female associate producer
  • First associate producer of the revived series
Catrin Lewis Defis 2008–2010 "The Next Doctor", The End of Time 5
Debbi Slater 2009 "Planet of the Dead" – "The Waters of Mars" 2
Denise Paul 2011– "The Impossible Astronaut" – "The Curse of the Black Spot", "The Rebel Flesh" – "Let's Kill Hitler", "The Girl Who Waited" – "The God Complex", "The Wedding of River Song" 10
  • Producer (1 episode, 2011)

Co-producer credits

Producer Tenure Notes
Years Stories # of Episodes
Matthew Jacobs 1996 Doctor Who 1
  • First co-producer
  • Writer (1 episode, 1996)

Line producer credits

Producer Tenure Notes
Years Stories # of Episodes
Patrick Schweitzer 2010 "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Big Bang" 13
Diana Barton 2010– "A Christmas Carol" – 14
David Mason 2011 "The Impossible Astronaut" – "Day of the Moon" 2
  • US location filming

Series producer credits

Series producer Tenure Notes
Years Stories # of Episodes
Marcus Wilson 2011 "Closing Time" 1
  • Producer (10 episodes, 2011)

See also

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