Philip Michael Hinchcliffe was born on 1 October 1944 and is a retired English television producer, screenwriter and script editor.
11 Facts About Philip Hinchcliffe
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In 2010, Hinchcliffe was chosen by Den of Geek as the best ever producer of the series.
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Philip Hinchcliffe finished his career as an executive producer for Scottish Television, with his final credit on Take Me.
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Philip Hinchcliffe then served as script editor of the sitcom Alexander the Greatest, the children's adventure series The Jensen Code and the children's drama series The Kids from 47A.
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Philip Hinchcliffe aspired to give the programme a more literary feel with a stronger science fiction basis.
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Philip Hinchcliffe was reluctant to use characters and monsters from the series' past: the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Sontarans only appeared once during his tenure, and these stories were commissioned by Barry Letts.
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Philip Hinchcliffe wrote three novelisations of Doctor Who serials for Target Books, adapting the William Hartnell era story The Keys of Marinus, as well as two stories from his own era, The Seeds of Doom and The Masque of Mandragora.
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Philip Hinchcliffe stepped down from the producer role in 1995, after working on the feature films An Awfully Big Adventure starring Hugh Grant and Total Eclipse starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but was engaged as an executive producer by Scottish Television from 1998 to 2001, overseeing series including Taggart and the John Hannah episodes of Rebus, and one-off dramas including The Last Musketeer with Robson Green.
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Philip Hinchcliffe has made numerous appearances on DVD releases of Doctor Who serials made during his time as producer.
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In 2012, Life After Who: Philip Hinchcliffe was included on The Android Invasion DVD release, in which his daughter Celina Hinchcliffe interviewed him about his career in British television and film after his work on Doctor Who.
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Philip Hinchcliffe married Deirdre Hanefey in 1970 and has two children.