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Mat Irvine

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Mat Irvine was born on 7 July 1948. He is known for The Singing Detective (1986), Edge of Darkness (1985) and Blake's 7 (1978).
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Known for:

The Singing Detective (1986)
The Singing Detective
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Visual Effects
Edge of Darkness (1985)
Edge of Darkness
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Visual Effects
Blake's 7 (1978)
Blake's 7
8.0
TV Series
  • Visual Effects
Q.E.D. (1982)
Q.E.D.
7.9
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
  • 1982

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    • visual effects
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Search Out Science
    • visual effects
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Hyperland (1990)
    Hyperland
    • visual effects designer
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    • visual effects designer (as Matt Irvine)
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • visual effects designer (as Matt Irvine)
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • The Lenny Henry Show
    • visual effects designer
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Annette Badland, Deborah Grant, Lindsay Heath, Celia Imrie, David Kershaw, Geoffrey Leesley, Thérèse Liotard, Nancy Mansfield, Tony Melody, John Nettles, Cécile Paoli, John Telfer, and Mela White in Bergerac (1981)
    Bergerac
    • visual effects designer (as Matt Irvine)
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • The Singing Detective (1986)
    The Singing Detective
    • visual effects designer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1986
  • Edge of Darkness (1985)
    Edge of Darkness
    • visual effects
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1985
  • Tomorrow's World (1965)
    Tomorrow's World
    • visual effects designer
    • visual effects
    • TV Series
    • 1977–1985
  • Galloping Galaxies! (1985)
    Galloping Galaxies!
    • visual effects designer
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Porridge (1974)
    The Magnificent Evans
    • visual effects
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    • visual effects designer
    • visual effects assistant
    • TV Series
    • 1972–1984
  • Rentaghost (1976)
    Rentaghost
    • visual effects
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • L for Lester (1982)
    L for Lester
    • visual effects designer
    • TV Series
    • 1982

Additional Crew

  • The Sky at Night (1957)
    The Sky at Night
    • technical consultant
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • 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
    • K-9 operator (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Robot Wars (1998)
    Robot Wars
    • technical consultant
    • consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2001
  • Future Fantastic (1996)
    Future Fantastic
    • technical consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Q.E.D. (1982)
    Q.E.D.
    • technical consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Noel Edmonds in Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1976)
    Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
    • technical consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Tomorrow's World (1965)
    Tomorrow's World
    • technical consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1965

Special Effects

  • Spacevets (1992)
    Spacevets
    • special effects
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • The Adventure Game (1980)
    The Adventure Game
    • special effects
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    • special effects assistant (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Matt Irvine
  • Born
    • July 7, 1948
  • Other works
    Provided a commentary for the Doctor Who DVD "Warriors of the Deep".
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    • 1 Interview

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    He was a member of the BBC Visual Effects Department.

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