The Seven Year Hitch (2010)
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with the BBC shortly before its cancellation in 1989, through to the production and transmission of the movie in 1996. Featuring Philip Segal, BBC executive producer Jo Wright, BBC Head of Series Peter Cregeen, BBC1 controller Alan Yentob, writer Matthew Jacobs and Graeme Harper, the director of BBC Enterprises' abandoned Doctor Who movie. Narrated by Amanda Drew.
Director: Ed Stradling
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Amanda Drew as Narrator (voice) |
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Philip David Segal as Self |
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Jo Wright as Self |
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Peter Cregeen as Self |
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Alan Yentob as Self |
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Matthew Jacobs as Self |
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Graeme Harper as Self |
| Production | Ed Stradling | Producer |
| Camera | Mark Gill | Camera Operator |
| Production | Gary Gillatt | Research Assistant |
| Directing | Ed Stradling | Director |
| Sound | Kevin MacLeod | Music |
| Visual Effects | Michael Dinsdale | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Jonathan Wood | Colorist |
| Writing | Ed Stradling | Writer |
| Production | Dan Hall | Executive Producer |
| Camera | John Kelly | Camera Operator |