Phil Collinson
Phil Collinson | |
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Born | 26 August 1970 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | TV producer, actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Employer | ITV |
Notable work | See below |
Television | Coronation Street Doctor Who |
Philip Collinson (born 26 August 1970)[1] is a British television producer. He was initially an actor, before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry as a script editor and writer on programmes such as Springhill and Emmerdale, later becoming the producer of Peak Practice, Doctor Who and Coronation Street.
Career
Collinson has produced several series for the BBC, including the comedy drama Linda Green, and the first seasons of 1950s-set Born and Bred and paranormal thriller Sea of Souls. In January 2004, he started work as the tenth full-time in-house producer of the BBC science-fiction programme Doctor Who.
While he was an actor, the role of Alexander in the 1999
Collinson took a break from his Doctor Who production responsibilities for part of the 2007 series;
Collinson also served as an executive producer on the
The BBC confirmed on 1 February 2008 that Collinson would be leaving his position on Doctor Who, to return to Manchester as BBC Head of Drama for the region.[5] After less than two years in this role, it was announced in late 2009 than Collinson would be leaving the BBC to take over as producer of ITV's top-rated soap opera Coronation Street.[6]
Collinson is
In July 2010 Collinson took over from Kim Crowther, as the new producer of Coronation Street. His first credited episode aired on 26 July 2010.
On 8 October 2012, it was announced that Collinson will step down as Producer of Coronation Street as of March 2013 and be replaced by Emmerdale Producer Stuart Blackburn.
On 20 January 2022, it was confirmed Collinson would return to Doctor Who as a producer, working again under Russell T Davies.
Occupations
Writer
- Emmerdale (1998)
Director
- Peak Practice (1 episode, 2000)
Producer
- Linda Green (2001)
- Born and Bred (6 episodes, 2002)
- Sea of Souls (6 episodes, 2004)
- Doctor Who (48 episodes, 2005–08)
- Coronation Street (711 episodes, 2010–13)
- Midwinter of the Spirit (3 episodes, 2015)
- Bancroft (4 episodes, 2017)
- Gentleman Jack (2019)
- It's a Sin (2021)
- Good Omens (2019–present)
Executive producer
- Doctor Who (7 episodes, 2007–08, 2023–present)
- The Sarah Jane Adventures (11 episodes, 2007)
Head of Drama
- BBC Manchester (2008–10)
References
- ^ Researcha[permanent dead link]
- bbc.co.uk. 19 June 2006. Archived from the originalon 22 June 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2006.
- ^ "With a Little Help from My Friends: Julie Gardner & Phil Collinson," interview by Benjamin Cook. Doctor Who Magazine, issue 380, 28 March 2007.
- ^ "Russell T Davies creates new series for CBBC, starring Doctor Who's Sarah Jane Smith" (Press release). BBC. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2006.
- ^ "Phil Collinson reveals future plans". Archived from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ Hemley, Matthew (26 November 2009). "Former Doctor Who producer Collinson joins Coronation Street". The Stage. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "An unambitious man". shoutweb.co.uk. March 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
External links
- Phil Collinson at IMDb
- Portrait on imitation £20 note, BBC prop from Runaway Bride