Philip Martin (screenwriter)
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Philip Martin | |
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| Born | Philip Charles Martin 3 July 1938 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 13 December 2020 (aged 82)[1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Philip Martin (3 July 1938 – 13 December 2020)[2] was an English television screenwriter. He created the BBC television drama series Gangsters in the 1970s and later wrote two television serials for Doctor Who during Colin Baker's tenure as the Sixth Doctor in the 1980s.
Career
His early work included regular series such as
His later work includes Tandoori Nights (1985),[3] Star Cops (1987),[4] Virtual Murder (1992),[5] several episodes of Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Luifel & Luifel (2001).
Doctor Who
He wrote the
Theatre
Martin's stage play Thee and Me, a work dealing with the effects of ozone depletion in the atmosphere in the year 2040, was staged at London's Lyttelton Theatre in February 1980, directed by Michael Rudman, but was withdrawn early from the repertoire because of poor reviews and "appalling" ticket sales.[9]
References
- ^ Doctor Who Guide: Philip Martin
- ^ TheGuardian.com. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Picture Palace - our productions".
- ^ "It Won't be Easy: 'Star Cops' Thirty Years on » We Are Cult". 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Virtual Murder (1992)".
- ^ "Philip Martin".
- ^ "Doctor Who: Mission To Magnus completed | Den of Geek". www.denofgeek.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
- ^ "SFXclusive: Doctor Who: The Missing Season". 17 November 2009.
- ^ "Unlucky dramatist Philip Martin". The Stage. No. 5161. 13 March 1980. p. 1.
External links
- Philip Martin at IMDb
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