# List of Doctor Who producers

This is a series of lists of those who have received a producer credit (executive, associate, etc.) on the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. The definition of producer has changed over the years, as has the nature of television production. Therefore, the list is just of those receiving a producer credit on-screen and not those who have effectively fulfilled producers' roles for the show, such as Terrance Dicks' brief tenure as producer before the arrival of Barry Letts, and a brief spell by David Maloney in 1978 when Graham Williams was incapacitated. It also excludes those who have produced Doctor Who outside the regular series only, such as animated or charity episodes, and in other media, such as the audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.

## Producer credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of episodes | Notes |
| Classic series |||||
| Verity Lambert | 1963–1965 | An Unearthly Child – "Mission to the Unknown" | 86 | Programme's first producer |
| John Wiles | 1965–1966 | The Myth Makers – The Ark | 24 | First male producer |
| Innes Lloyd | 1966–1968 | The Celestial Toymaker – The Evil of the Daleks The Abominable Snowmen – The Enemy of the World | 77 | |
| Peter Bryant | 1967–1969 | The Tomb of the Cybermen The Web of Fear – The Space Pirates | 56 | Former story editor |
| Derrick Sherwin | 1969–1970 | The War Games – Spearhead from Space | 14 | First to produce the programme in colour Former story editor and writer of The Invasion |
| Barry Letts | 1970–1975 | Doctor Who and the Silurians – Robot | 128 | Director and writer (often uncredited) of several serials First producer to simultaneously serve as director on a serial Executive producer (28 episodes, 1980–1981) |
| Philip Hinchcliffe | 1975–1977 | The Ark in Space – The Talons of Weng Chiang | 70 | The only surviving producer from the Classic Era |
| Graham Williams | 1977–1980 | Horror of Fang Rock – The Horns of Nimon | 72 | Co-writer of The Invasion of Time and City of Death (as "David Agnew") Also produced the incomplete serial Shada (6 episodes, 1980) |
| John Nathan-Turner | 1980–1989 | The Leisure Hive – Survival | 170 | Last producer for the original series Served the longest tenure as producer Former unit production manager Also produced the 30th anniversary special Dimensions in Time |
| TV film |||||
| Peter V. Ware | 1996 | Doctor Who | 1 | One-off producer for sole television movie |
| Revived series |||||
| Phil Collinson | 2005–2008 | "Rose" – "42" "Blink" – "The Fires of Pompeii" "The Doctor's Daughter" "Silence in the Library" – "Midnight" "The Stolen Earth" – "Journey's End" | 48 | First producer of the revived series Executive producer (7 episodes, 2007–2008) Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (11 episodes, 2007) |
| Susie Liggat | 2007–2008 | "Human Nature" – "The Family of Blood" "Planet of the Ood" – "The Poison Sky" "The Unicorn and the Wasp" "Turn Left" "The Next Doctor" | 8 | Holiday relief for Collinson in 2007 First female producer since Verity Lambert Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (1 episode, 2007) |
| Tracie Simpson | 2009–2010 | "Planet of the Dead" "The End of Time" – "The Eleventh Hour" "The Time of Angels" – "Amy's Choice" "Vincent and the Doctor" – "The Lodger" | 10 | |
| Nikki Wilson | 2009, 2014–2022 | "The Waters of Mars" "Deep Breath" – "Robot of Sherwood" "The Caretaker" "Flatline" "Sleep No More" "Face the Raven" "The Husbands of River Song" "Thin Ice" – "Oxygen" "The Lie of the Land" – "Empress of Mars" "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "Rosa"† "The Tsuranga Conundrum"† "Kerblam!"† "It Takes You Away"† "Resolution"† "Spyfall, Part 1"† "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" – "Praxeus"† "Ascension of the Cybermen"† "The Timeless Children"† "The Halloween Apocalypse"†† - "War of the Sontarans"†† "Village of the Angels"†† "Legend of the Sea Devils"†† "The Power of the Doctor"†† | 32 | † Indicates Series Producer credit †† Indicates Co-Executive Producer credit Script editor (2 episode, 2008) Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (16 episodes, 2008–2009) Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (18 episodes, 2010–2011) |
| Peter Bennett | 2010, 2014–2017 | "The Beast Below" – "Victory of the Daleks" "The Hungry Earth" – "Cold Blood" "The Pandorica Opens" – "The Big Bang" "Listen" – "Time Heist" "Kill the Moon" – "Mummy on the Orient Express" "Dark Water" – "Death in Heaven" "The Magician's Apprentice" – "The Witch's Familiar" "The Zygon Invasion" – "The Zygon Inversion" "Heaven Sent" – "Hell Bent" "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" "The Pilot" – "Smile" "Extremis" – "The Pyramid at the End of the World" "World Enough and Time" – "The Doctor Falls" "Twice Upon a Time" | 26 | First assistant director Producer, Torchwood: Children of Earth (5 episodes, 2009) |
| Patrick Schweitzer | 2010 | "The Vampires of Venice" "Vincent and the Doctor" | 2 | Produced with Tracie Simpson due to overseas filming demands Also line producer and former location manager |
| Sanne Wohlenberg | 2010–2011 | "A Christmas Carol" "The Doctor's Wife" "Night Terrors" | 3 | |
| Marcus Wilson | 2011–2013 | "The Impossible Astronaut" – "The Curse of the Black Spot" "The Rebel Flesh" – "Let's Kill Hitler" "The Girl Who Waited" - "The God Complex" "Closing Time"† "The Wedding of River Song" – "The Snowmen" "The Bells of Saint John"† "The Rings of Akhaten"† "Cold War" – "The Crimson Horror" "Nightmare in Silver"† "The Name of the Doctor"† "The Day of the Doctor" "The Time of the Doctor" | 25 | † Indicates Series Producer credit |
| Denise Paul | 2011–2013 | "Closing Time" "The Bells of Saint John" – "The Rings of Akhaten" "Nightmare in Silver" – "The Name of the Doctor" | 5 | Associate producer (12 episodes, 2011–2013) Script producer (6 episodes, 2012–2013) |
| Paul Frift | 2014 | "In the Forest of the Night" "Last Christmas" | 2 | |
| Derek Ritchie | 2015 | "Under the Lake" – "The Woman Who Lived" | 4 | Script editor (4 episodes, 2013–2014) |
| Alex Mercer | 2018–2021 | "Arachnids in the UK" "Demons of the Punjab" "The Witchfinders" "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" "Spyfall, Part 2" – "Orphan 55" "Can You Hear Me?" – "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" "Revolution of the Daleks" | 9 | |
| Pete Levy | 2021 | "Once, Upon Time" "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" | 3 | Also COVID Manager for "The Halloween Apocalypse" |
| Sheena Bucktowonsing | 2022 | "Eve of the Daleks" | 1 | Series Script Editor (2018-2021) Associate Producer (2021-2022) |
| Vicki Delow | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – "The Giggle" "Space Babies" "Boom" | 5 | Also series producer (2023–present) |
| Chris May | 2023–present | "The Church on Ruby Road" "The Devil's Chord" | 2 | |

## Executive producer credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of episodes | Notes |
| Classic series |||||
| Barry Letts | 1980–1981 | The Leisure Hive – Logopolis | 28 | Programme's first executive producer See producer list |
| TV film |||||
| Alex Beaton | 1996 | Doctor Who | 1 | Represented Universal Pictures |
| Philip Segal | 1996 | Doctor Who | 1 | Served as the main executive producer |
| Revived series |||||
| Russell T Davies | 2005–2010, 2023–present | "Rose" – "The End of Time" "The Star Beast" – present | 67 | Original Head writer (or showrunner) Creator and executive producer, "Torchwood" Creator and executive producer, "The Sarah Jane Adventures" Chris Chibnall's replacement as head writer (showrunner) |
| Julie Gardner | 2005–2010, 2023–present | "Rose" – "The End of Time" "The Star Beast" – present | 67 | First female executive producer Executive producer, "Torchwood" Executive producer, "The Sarah Jane Adventures" (35 episodes, 2007–2009) Co-Founder of Bad Wolf |
| Mal Young | 2005 | "Rose" – "The Parting of the Ways" | 13 | |
| Phil Collinson | 2007–2008, 2023–present | "Human Nature" – "The Family of Blood" "Planet of the Ood" – "The Poison Sky" "The Unicorn and the Wasp" "Turn Left" "The Star Beast" – present | 13 | Regular producer 2005–2008, served as executive producer when production was covered by Susie Liggat |
| Steven Moffat | 2010–2017, 2024 | "The Eleventh Hour" – "Twice Upon a Time" "Boom" | 85 | Russell T Davies' replacement as head writer (showrunner) Executive Producer, An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) Executive Producer, Class (8 episodes, 2016) |
| Piers Wenger | 2010–2011 | "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" | 28 | Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (12 episodes, 2009) |
| Beth Willis | 2010–2011 | "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Wedding of River Song" | 27 | Joined the team as part of a remit to work alongside Wenger on a range of BBC Wales dramas |
| Caroline Skinner | 2011–2013 | "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" – "The Name of the Doctor" | 15 | Executive Producer, An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) |
| Faith Penhale | 2013 | "The Day of the Doctor" | 1 | |
| Brian Minchin | 2013–2017 | "The Time of the Doctor" – "Twice Upon a Time" | 41 | Script editor (8 episodes, 2007–2010) Script editor, Torchwood (20 episodes, 2006–2008) Associate producer, Torchwood (5 episodes, 2009) Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (18 episodes, 2010–2011) Producer, Torchwood (6 episodes, 2011) Executive Producer, Class (8 episodes, 2016) |
| Chris Chibnall | 2018–2022 | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "The Power of the Doctor" | 31 | Steven Moffat's replacement as head writer (showrunner) Head writer of Torchwood (2008) |
| Matt Strevens | 2018–2022 | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "The Power of the Doctor" | 31 | Producer of An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) |
| Jane Tranter | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – present | 7 | Previous BBC Head of Drama Co-Founder of Bad Wolf |
| Joel Collins | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – present | 7 | |
| Julie Anne Robinson | 2024 | "Space Babies" "Boom" | 2 | Also director of episodes |

## Executive producer for the BBC credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of episodes | Notes |
| TV film |||||
| Jo Wright | 1996 | Doctor Who | 1 | First executive producer for the BBC |
| Revived series |||||
| Ben Irving | 2018–2022 | "The Ghost Monument" – "The Power of the Doctor" | 30 | First executive producer for the BBC of the revived era |
| Rebecca Ferguson | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – present | 7 | |

## Associate producer credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of Episodes | Notes |
| Classic series |||||
| Mervyn Pinfield | 1963–1964 | An Unearthly Child – The Romans | 57 | Programme's first associate producer Also director |
| Peter Bryant | 1967 | The Faceless Ones – The Evil of the Daleks ep. 3 | 9 | Last associate producer of the original series |
| Revived series |||||
| Helen Vallis | 2005–2006 | "Rose" – "The Age of Steel" | 20 | First female associate producer First associate producer of the revived series |
| Catrin Lewis Defis | 2008–2010 | "The Next Doctor" "The End of Time" | 5 | Producer, "Music of the Spheres" (BBC Proms mini-episode, 2008) Associate producer and production manager on Torchwood |
| Debbi Slater | 2009 | "Planet of the Dead" – "The Waters of Mars" | 2 | Production manager on Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures |
| Denise Paul | 2011–2012 | "The Impossible Astronaut" – "The Curse of the Black Spot" "The Rebel Flesh" – "Let's Kill Hitler" "The Girl Who Waited" – "The God Complex" "The Wedding of River Song" – "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" | 12 | Producer (5 episodes, 2011–2013) Script producer (6 episodes, 2012–2013) |
| Sheena Bucktowonsing | 2021 - 2022 | "The Halloween Apocalypse" - "The Vanquishers" "Legend of the Sea Devils" - "The Power of the Doctor" | 8 | Series Script Editor (2018-2021) Producer (2022) |

## Co-producer credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of Episodes | Notes |
| TV film |||||
| Matthew Jacobs | 1996 | Doctor Who | 1 | First co-producer Also wrote the TV movie (1996) |
| Revived series |||||
| Ellen Marsh | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – present | 7 | First co-producer of revived series |

## Line producer credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of Episodes | Notes |
| Patrick Schweitzer | 2010 | "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Big Bang" | 13 | First line producer Producer (2 episodes, 2010) Production manager (6 episodes, 2007) Location manager (1 episode, 2006) |
| Diana Barton | 2010–2013 | "A Christmas Carol" – "The Angels Take Manhattan" "Hide" "The Crimson Horror" | 22 | |
| David Mason | 2011–2012 | "The Impossible Astronaut" – "Day of the Moon" "The Angels Take Manhattan" | 3 | US location filming |
| Des Hughes | 2012–2013 | "The Snowmen" – "The Rings of Akhaten" "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" "Nightmare in Silver" – "The Time of the Doctor" | 8 | |
| Phillipa Cole | 2013 | "Cold War" | 1 | |
| Tracie Simpson | 2014-2015 | "Deep Breath" – "The Husbands of River Song | 26 | Producer (10 episodes, 2009–2010) Production Executive (2016-2022) |
| Steffan Morris | 2016-2022 | "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - "The Power of the Doctor" | 45 | Second assistant director First assistant director Production Manager Production Executive (2023–present) |
| Mark Devlin | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – present | 7 | |

## Script producer credits

| Series producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Series producer | Years | Stories | # of Episodes | Notes |
| Denise Paul | 2012–2013 | "Asylum of the Daleks" "A Town Called Mercy" – "The Snowmen" "Hide" | 6 | Associate producer (12 episodes, 2011–2012) Producer (8 episodes, 2011–2013) |

## Co-executive producer credits

| Series producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Series producer | Years | Stories | # of Episodes | Notes |
| Sam Hoyle | 2018–2019 | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "Resolution" | 11 | Co-executive producer alongside Chris Chibnall and Matt Strevens |
| Nikki Wilson | 2021–2022 | "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "The Power of the Doctor" | 9 | Co-executive producer alongside Chris Chibnall and Matt Strevens |

## Showrunner/headwriter credits

| Producer | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Notes |
| Producer | Years | Stories | # of Episodes | Notes |
| Russell T Davies | 2005–2010 | "Rose" – "The End of Time" | 60 (written 31) | First showrunner of the revived series Also executive producer |
| Russell T Davies | 2023–present | "The Star Beast" – present | 12 (written 10) | Also executive producer |
| Steven Moffat | 2010–2017 | "The Eleventh Hour" – "Twice Upon a Time" | 84 (written 42) | Also executive producer |
| Chris Chibnall | 2018–2022 | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "The Power of the Doctor" | 31 (written 24) | Also executive producer |