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Graeme Harper(I)

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Graeme Harper
Graeme Harper was originally a child actor, appearing in adaptations of The Pickwick Papers (1952) and The Silver Sword (1957) among other productions, before becoming a floor assistant at the BBC in 1965 and then an assistant floor manager in 1969. He worked on the serials Colony in Space: Episode One (1971), Planet of the Daleks: Episode One (1973) and Planet of the Spiders: Part One (1974) during the Jon Pertwee years, and The Seeds of Doom: Part One (1976) and Warriors' Gate: Part One (1981) in the Tom Baker era.

In 1980 Harper started on the BBC's director's course. The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984) was the first job he got as a freelance director after working on Angels (1975) for Julia Smith. Harper went on to direct one further Doctor Who (1963) story, Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985), and was also to have directed the third story in the abandoned season twenty-three, which would have been either Philip Martin's "Mission to Magnus" or Robert Holmes's "Yellow Fever and How to Cure It".

Harper quickly became one of the industry's most competent and sought-after directors, working on almost every popular drama series in the UK. In 1993, he was scheduled to direct "The Dark Dimension", the ultimately aborted 30th anniversary Doctor Who (1963) story.
BornMarch 11, 1945
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BornMarch 11, 1945
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who
8.6
TV Series
  • Director
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Director
George McMahon in Custer's Last Stand Up (2001)
Custer's Last Stand Up
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Hollyoaks (1995)
Hollyoaks
4.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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  • Rainy Days
    • Director (UK)
    • Pre-production
  • Hollyoaks (1995)
    Hollyoaks
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2022
  • Inside No. 9 (2014)
    Inside No. 9
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Grant Burgin, Elizabeth Bower, Neil Reynolds, Erica Brown, Reece Buttery, Gene Gurie, and Joel Guy in Secret Life of Boys (2015)
    Secret Life of Boys
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2016
  • George Sear, Georgia Lock, and Naomi Sequeira in Evermoor (2014)
    Evermoor
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1996–2015
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2013
  • House of Anubis (2011)
    House of Anubis
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Dani Harmer, James Gandhi, Harry Culverhouse, Sebastian Applewhite, and Klariza Clayton in Dani's House (2008)
    Dani's House
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Coronation Street: Tram Crash (2010)
    Coronation Street: Tram Crash
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2009
  • Robin Hood (2006)
    Robin Hood
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2009
  • John Leeson, Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight, Sinead Michael, and Anjli Mohindra in The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)
    The Sarah Jane Adventures
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2008
  • Byker Grove (1989)
    Byker Grove
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2005
  • Kari Corbett and Damian O'Hare in The Royal (2003)
    The Royal
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005

Additional Crew

  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    • assistant floor manager
    • production assistant
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1981
  • Pippa Guard and Anton Lesser in The Mill on the Floss (1978)
    The Mill on the Floss
    • production assistant
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1978–1979
  • Julie Dawn Cole in Angels (1975)
    Angels
    • production assistant
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    • assistant floor manager (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Kika Markham and Ian Ogilvy in Boy Meets Girl (1967)
    Boy Meets Girl
    • floor assistant (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1967

Actor

  • The Timeless Doctors
    • Timeless Doctor (voice)
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    • Mind Battle Face (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Television Club
    • John Williams
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • The Secret Kingdom
    • Ted Rimmer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1960
  • Noddy in Toyland (1957)
    Noddy in Toyland
    • Moonface
    • 1957
  • The Pickwick Papers (1952)
    The Pickwick Papers
    • Master Bardell (uncredited)
    • 1952
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Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 11, 1945
    • St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Other works
    Provided a commentary for the Doctor Who (1963) DVD "The Caves of Androzani".
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    • 3 Interviews

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He is closely associated with the Doctor Who franchise as the only person to have directed episodes of Doctor Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005). He also directed episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007). His work as a director on The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984) and Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985) was widely acclaimed. Peter Davison has stated on several occasions that he was the best director he worked with on the series. He was also asked to direct Battlefield: Part One (1989) but was unavailable. There was much excitement when he was announced as the director of the 30th anniversary special "The Dark Dimension", but this project was abandoned.
  • Quotes
    [on The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984)] I think Robert Holmes was one of our great action thriller writers. I can't name all of his stories, but I worked on several projects of his which were not Doctor Who (1963) where he was the writer. He was a very visual writer. That's the reason the story is so good. Yes, I had my little tuppence worth, saying, 'Why don't we do this?', but I cannot say I contributed to the story itself, other than my interpretation of his story. To my knowledge, he enjoyed my interpretation. He could see the enthusiasm and pace I injected into it, so that there wouldn't be one dull moment. Robert Holmes and I got on very well, but I don't know anybody who didn't get on with him. He was just a great storyteller, and lapped up ideas. If you had an idea he thought was stunningly clever, he would use it. You'd be proud it had been taken on board.

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