Piers Wenger
Piers Wenger (born 1972) is a British television producer who was briefly Head of Drama at BBC Wales between January 2009 and May 2011. His work includes the BAFTA-winning Victoria Wood drama Housewife, 49 and the 2007 adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's novel Ballet Shoes.[1]
In January 2009, Wenger succeeded Julie Gardner as Head of Drama for BBC Wales, following a year of trailing her.[2] In July 2009, he took over her role as executive producer of Doctor Who as the drama's 2010 series entered production, and took a central role in the casting of actor Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.[3] He is also credited as executive producer on the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures throughout series three.[4]
In May 2011 it was announced that he was leaving the BBC to take up a post as senior commissioning executive at Film4 Productions.[5]
Credits
Producer
- Housewife, 49 (2006)
- Ballet Shoes (2007)
Executive Producer
- The Sarah Jane Adventures (2009)
- Doctor Who (2010–2011)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (2010)
- Eric and Ernie (2011)
References
- ↑ Leigh, Holmwood (2007-12-11). "Doctor Who producer regenerates". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ↑ "BBC Wales announces new Executive Producer of Doctor Who and Head of Drama" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ↑ "New Doctor actor is youngest ever". BBC News Online. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ Sullivan, Shanon. "A Brief History of Time (Travel): The Sarah Jane Adventures". www.shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Doctor Who executive Piers Wenger leaves BBC for Film4". BBC News Online. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
External links
- Piers Wenger at the Internet Movie Database
- Lonely hearts, The Observer, 13 February 2005
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BBC Wales Head of Drama 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Faith Penhale |
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