Phil was co-creator (with Russell T Davies) and show-runner of hit CBBC series WIZARDS VS ALIENS. He has also written for DOCTOR WHO – including the Hugo Award-winning episode ‘The Waters of Mars’ – and wrote the DOCTOR WHO animated adventure DREAMLAND, and three of the show’s four online interactive adventure episodes. Lead writer and co-producer on Doctor Who spin-off THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES (BAFTA-nominated and 2012 Winner of the WGGB Award for Best Children’s TV Script), Phil has also written episodes of TORCHWOOD (together with the online game for series 2 and an original novel for BBC Books), and was the writer of 22 out of 26 episodes of Gerry Anderson’s CGI series of CAPTAIN SCARLET. Other TV credits include CORONATION STREET (over 80 episodes), a three-part TAGGART, THE BILL, HEARTBEAT, BAD GIRLS, FOOTBALLERS’ WIVES and WATERLOO ROAD. He wrote comedy-drama RENDEZVOUS IN PARADISE for Golden Globe-winning director Alain Berliner and adventure movie THE FANTASTIC JULES VERNE for Amber Entertainment. His vampire thriller THIRST, in development with ZDFE, won the 2022 C21 Media Digital Pitch. Other projects in development include a detective series with Safiar 64 and Element 8 Entertainment; a kids sci-fi for Boat Rocker Media and the adaptation of Victor Dixen’s PHOBOS novels for Cyber Studios.
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