Philip Hinchcliffe
- Known For
- Production
- Born
- October 1, 1944 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
- Active Years
- 1963–2025 (63 Years)
- Total Credits
- 69 credits in database
Biography
Philip Michael Hinchcliffe is a retired English television producer, screenwriter, and script editor born on October 1, 1944, in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. After graduating from Cambridge University, he began his career as a writer and script editor at Associated Television. He then joined the BBC to produce Doctor Who from 1974 to 1977. Hinchcliffe remained with the BBC as a producer for several years, working on series including Private Schulz in 1981, before launching a freelance career in the mid-1980s that included making Bust and The Charmer for London Weekend Television in 1987. He concluded his career working as an executive producer for Scottish Television.
Career overview
Philip Michael Hinchcliffe was born on October 1, 1944, in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. After graduating from Cambridge University, he began his career as a writer and script editor at Associated Television. He subsequently joined the BBC to produce Doctor Who, overseeing one of its most popular eras from 1974 to 1977.
Following his work on Doctor Who, Hinchcliffe continued producing for the BBC for several years. His projects during this time included Private Schulz in 1981. By the mid-1980s, he launched a freelance career. During this period, he made Bust and The Charmer, both broadcast in 1987, for London Weekend Television.
Later in his career, Hinchcliffe worked as an executive producer for Scottish Television. Across his extensive career in television production, he accumulated 65 known credits working as a producer, screenwriter, and script editor.
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Full Filmography
69 titles- Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter (2025) as Self
- Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams (2024) as Self
- Philip Hinchcliffe: Uncut (2021) as Himself
- Whose Doctor Who: Revisited (2020) as Self
- Behind the Sofa - Season 14 (2020)
- Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa (2018) as Self
- Scotch Mist in Sussex (2013)
- Remembering Douglas Camfield (2013)
- The Sandmine Murders (2012)
- Into the Wild: The Making of The Face of Evil (2012)
- The Tin Men and the Witch (2010)
- Podshock (2010)
- The Foe from the Future (2010)
- Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who (2007) as Self
- A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil (2007)
- Are Friends Electric? (2007)
- Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who (2006)
- The Dalek Tapes (2006) as Self
- Serial Thrillers (2004)
- The Story of Doctor Who (2003)
- Take Me (2001) Executive Producer
- Rebus (2000) Executive Producer
- Forgive and Forget (2000) Executive Producer
- The Last Musketeer (2000) Executive Producer
- Seesaw (1998) Executive Producer
- Total Eclipse (1995) Co-Producer
- An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) Producer
- The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)
- The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (1995)
- Downwardly Mobile (1994) Producer
- 30 Years in the TARDIS (1993) as Himself
- Friday on My Mind (1992) Producer
- The Gravy Train Goes East (1991) Producer
- The Gravy Train (1990) Producer
- And a Nightingale Sang (1989) Producer
- Virtuoso (1989) Producer
- Bust (1987) Writer
- Bust (1987) Producer
- The Charmer (1987) Producer
- Screen Two (1985) Producer
- Knockback: 2 (1985) Producer
- Knockback: 1 (1985) Producer
- Strangers and Brothers (1984) Producer
- Taggart (1983) Executive Producer
- Nancy Astor (1982) Producer
- Nancy Astor (1982) Creator
- Private Schulz (1981) Producer
- Target (1977) Producer
- Target (1977) Writer
- Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (1977) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Face of Evil (1977) Producer
- Whose Doctor Who (1977)
- Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976) as Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom (1976) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora (1976) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976) Producer
- Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Android Invasion (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: Planet of Evil (1975) Producer
- Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (1975) Producer
- The Jensen Code (1973) Script Editor
- Doctor Who (1963) Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Philip Hinchcliffe best known for?
Philip Hinchcliffe is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Take Me (2001), The Queen (2006), Forgive and Forget (2000), Total Eclipse (1995).
When and where was Philip Hinchcliffe born?
Philip Hinchcliffe was born on October 1, 1944 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
How many credits does Philip Hinchcliffe have?
Philip Hinchcliffe has accumulated over 69 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2025.
What is Philip Hinchcliffe's background in cinema and television?
Philip Michael Hinchcliffe is a retired English television producer, screenwriter, and script editor born on October 1, 1944, in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. After graduating from Cambridge University, he began his career as a writer and script editor at Associated Television. He then joined the BBC to produce Doctor Who ...
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