Philip Hinchcliffe

Philip Michael Hinchcliffe (born October 1944) is a retired English television producer, writer and script editor. Hinchcliffe began his career as a writer and script editor in commercial television. He then joined the BBC to produce Doctor Who in one of its most popular eras from 1974 to 1977. He remained with the BBC as a producer for several years, working on series such as Private Schulz, before launching a freelance career in the mid-1980s, which included making The Charmer for London Weekend Television in 1987. He finished his career as an executive producer for Scottish Television, with his final credit on Take Me in 2001. 2Background and early work Hinchcliffe was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. He was educated at Slough Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he studied English literature. After a brief period working for a travel company and then as a teacher, he joined Associated Television, writing episodes for series including the soap Crossroads (1970). He then served as script editor of the sitcom Alexander the Greatest (1971–72), the children's adventure series The Jensen Code (1973) and the children's drama series The Kids from 47A (1973). 2Doctor Who In Spring 1974, at the age of 29, he was approached by the BBC's head of serials to take over as producer on Doctor Who, his first full production job, initially trailing and then succeeding long-serving producer Barry Lett