Phil Collinson

thumb|Collinson alongside Tennant and RTD in CON: Do You Remember the First Time?
Phil Collinson (born 26 August 1970Doctor Who Guide) was the main producer of Doctor Who from Rose to Journey's End, save for a handful of episodes produced by Susie Liggat.
Towards the end of his first run on Doctor Who, he was occasionally credited as executive producer, typically on those episodes produced by Liggat. On a more permanent basis, he was credited as executive producer upon his return to the series beginning with the 2023 special The Star Beast.
He was also "series producer", receiving executive producer credit, of the initial run of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
As well as interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, he was also interviewed on the documentary Life on Earth (released on the DVD release on Terror of the Autons) and featured on the Behind the Sofa series and the audio commentary for the 2008 DVD release of The Five Doctors,
== Career ==
Collinson initially entered the TV industry as an actor, but feeling uncomfortable with screen-acting as opposed to stage performance, he opted to instead take up production roles.https://web.archive.org/web/20070319064542/http://www.shoutweb.co.uk/mar07-a3.html Immediately prior to Doctor Who, he worked on the BBC Scotland paranormal drama Sea of Souls and was responsible for bringing several other crew members over from this production to work on Doctor Who.
In 2008, he left BBC Wales to become Head of Drama at BBC Manchester, but then swiftly moved on to helm Coronation Street.
== Personal life ==
Collinson grew up in the north of England and is gay.
== Credits ==
=== Producer ===
=== Executive producer ===
== External links ==
* Phil Collinson on producing Doctor Who at the 50th anniversary celebration, via DoctorWho.tv
== Footnotes ==
Category:Doctor Who executive producers
Category:SJA executive producers
Category:BAFTA Cymru award winners
Category:BAFTA award winners
Category:People who appeared in documentaries about classic Doctor Who that weren't part of the production team
Category:Executive producers interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential
Category:Royal Television Society Award winners
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