Phil Ford | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Screenwriter, producer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1997–present |
| Genre | Drama, science fiction |
Phil Ford is a British television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet and Doctor Who. He was head writer and co-producer of the spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures (2008–11),[1] co-writer of "The Waters of Mars" (2009) and “Into the Dalek” (2014) with Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, respectively,[2] and wrote the majority of the 2010s video game series Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. In 2023, his novelisation of The Waters of Mars was released as part of the revived Target Books series.[3]
In 2012, with Davies, he created Wizards vs Aliens, which ran for three series and gave him an executive producer credit.
He won a Hugo Award, a Writers' Guild Award and was four-times BAFTA nominated.