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Philip Martin(1938-2020)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Philip Martin was born on 3 July 1938 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Star Cops (1987) and Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005). He was married to Patricia McDonnel. He died on 13 December 2020.
BornJuly 3, 1938
DiedDecember 13, 2020(82)
BornJuly 3, 1938
DiedDecember 13, 2020(82)
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Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Star Cops (1987)
Star Cops
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
6.6
Podcast Series
  • Writer
Doctors (2000)
Doctors
4.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    6.6
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2013–2025
  • Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019)
    Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999)
    Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
    8.0
    Podcast Series
    • writer
    • 2004–2014
  • Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2009)
    Doctor Who: The Lost Stories
    6.7
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 2009
  • Doctors (2000)
    Doctors
    4.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Guus Dam and Cas Jansen in Luifel & Luifel (2001)
    Luifel & Luifel
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Dominic Monaghan and Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995)
    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1997–1998
  • Keith Barron and Nigel Havers in The Good Guys (1992)
    The Good Guys
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Bernard Bresslaw and Kim Thomson in Virtual Murder (1992)
    Virtual Murder
    6.5
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1992
  • Flash - Der Fotoreporter (1992)
    Flash - Der Fotoreporter
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1992
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Tandoori Nights (1985)
    Tandoori Nights
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Star Cops (1987)
    Star Cops
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1987
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • writer
    • 1985–1986
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975–1982

Actor

  • Pierce Butler and Fanny Kemble
    Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Josiah
    • 2000
  • Bernard Bresslaw and Kim Thomson in Virtual Murder (1992)
    Virtual Murder
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Giles Bern
    • 1992
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1980
  • Maurice Colbourne in Gangsters (1976)
    Gangsters
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • White Devil
    • 1978
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Rawlinson
    • 1975
  • The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1963)
    The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Private Crosby
    • 1964
  • John Gregson in First Night (1963)
    First Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Snowy
    • 1963
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Lee Gilbert
    • 1963
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Len Jackson
    • 1963
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Eric Cullen
    • Wignall
    • Charlie MacManus ...
    • 1962–1963
  • Call Oxbridge 2000
    TV Series
    • Stan Buxton
    • 1962
  • Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Fred Judson
    • 1962
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
    7.5
    • Stacy (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Freddy Lewis
    • 1962
  • Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
    TV Movie
    • Ted Borlay
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Larson E. Whipsnade
  • Born
    • July 3, 1938
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 13, 2020
  • Spouse
    • Patricia McDonnel1974 - 2010 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Wrote novels based upon the "Doctor Who" episodes Vengeance on Varos and Mindwarp.

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  • Trivia
    Parents with Patricia of Hilary Martin (III).

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