This is a series of lists of those who have received a producer credit (executive, associate, etc.) on the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. The definition of producer has changed over the years, as has the nature of television production. Therefore, the list is just of those receiving a producer credit on-screen and not those who have effectively fulfilled producers' roles for the show, such as Terrance Dicks' brief tenure as producer before the arrival of Barry Letts, and a brief spell by David Maloney in 1978 when Graham Williams was incapacitated. It also excludes those who have produced Doctor Who outside the regular series only, such as animated or charity episodes, and in other media, such as the audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.
Producer credits Producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes Classic series 1963–1965 An Unearthly Child – "Mission to the Unknown" 86 Programme's first producer 1965–1966 The Myth Makers – The Ark 24 1966–1968 The Celestial Toymaker – The Evil of the Daleks The Abominable Snowmen – The Enemy of the World 77 1967–1969 The Tomb of the Cybermen The Web of Fear – The Space Pirates 56 Former story editor 1969–1970 The War Games – Spearhead from Space 14 Former story editor and writer of The Invasion 1970–1975 Doctor Who and the Silurians – Robot 128 Director and writer (often uncredited) of several serials First producer to simultaneously serve as director Later executive producer from 1980–1981 1975–1977 The Ark in Space – The Talons of Weng Chiang 70 1977–1980 Horror of Fang Rock – The Horns of Nimon 72 Co-writer of The Invasion of Time and City of Death (as "David Agnew") Also produced the incomplete serial Shada (6 episodes, 1980) 1980–1989 The Leisure Hive – Survival 170 Served the longest tenure as producer Former unit production manager Also produced Dimensions in Time TV film 1996 Doctor Who 1 One-off producer for sole television movie Revived series 2005–2008 "Rose" – "42" "Blink" – "The Fires of Pompeii" "The Doctor's Daughter" "Silence in the Library" – "Midnight" "The Stolen Earth" – "Journey's End" 48 First producer of the revived series Also executive producer from 2007–2008, 2023–2025 Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (11 episodes, 2007) 2007–2008 "Human Nature" – "The Family of Blood" "Planet of the Ood" – "The Poison Sky" "The Unicorn and the Wasp" "Turn Left" "The Next Doctor" 8 Holiday relief for Collinson in 2007 First female producer since Verity Lambert Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (1 episode, 2007) 2009–2010 "Planet of the Dead" "The End of Time" – "The Eleventh Hour" "The Time of Angels" – "Amy's Choice" "Vincent and the Doctor" – "The Lodger" 10 Also line producer from 2014–2015 Production executive (2016–2022) 2009, 2014–2017 "The Waters of Mars" "Deep Breath" – "Robot of Sherwood" "The Caretaker" "Flatline" "Sleep No More" "Face the Raven" "The Husbands of River Song" "Thin Ice" – "Oxygen" "The Lie of the Land" – "Empress of Mars" 14 Also series producer from 2018–2020, co-executive producer from 2021–2022 Script editor (2 episodes, 2008) Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (16 episodes, 2008–2009) Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (18 episodes, 2010–2011) 2010, 2014–2017 "The Beast Below" – "Victory of the Daleks" "The Hungry Earth" – "Cold Blood" "The Pandorica Opens" – "The Big Bang" "Listen" – "Time Heist" "Kill the Moon" – "Mummy on the Orient Express" "Dark Water" – "Death in Heaven" "The Magician's Apprentice" – "The Witch's Familiar" "The Zygon Invasion" – "The Zygon Inversion" "Heaven Sent" – "Hell Bent" "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" "The Pilot" – "Smile" "Extremis" – "The Pyramid at the End of the World" "World Enough and Time" – "The Doctor Falls" "Twice Upon a Time" 26 First assistant director Producer, Torchwood: Children of Earth (5 episodes, 2009) 2010 "The Vampires of Venice" "Vincent and the Doctor" 2 Produced with Tracie Simpson due to overseas filming demands Also line producer and former location manager 2010–2011 "A Christmas Carol" "The Doctor's Wife" "Night Terrors" 3 2011–2013 "The Impossible Astronaut" – "The Curse of the Black Spot" "The Rebel Flesh" – "Let's Kill Hitler" "The Girl Who Waited" - "The God Complex" "The Wedding of River Song" – "The Snowmen" "Cold War" – "The Crimson Horror" "The Day of the Doctor" "The Time of the Doctor" 25 Also series producer from 2012–2013 2011–2013 "Closing Time" "The Bells of Saint John" – "The Rings of Akhaten" "Nightmare in Silver" – "The Name of the Doctor" 5 Also associate producer from 2011–2013, script producer from 2012–2013 2014 "In the Forest of the Night" "Last Christmas" 2 2015 "Under the Lake" – "The Woman Who Lived" 4 Script editor (4 episodes, 2013–2014) 2018–2021 "Arachnids in the UK" "Demons of the Punjab" "The Witchfinders" "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" "Spyfall, Part 2" – "Orphan 55" "Can You Hear Me?" – "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" "Revolution of the Daleks" 9 2021 "Once, Upon Time" "Survivors of the Flux" – "The Vanquishers" 3 Also COVID Manager for "The Halloween Apocalypse" 2022 "Eve of the Daleks" 1 Series script editor (2018–2021) Also associate producer from 2021–2022 2023–2025 "The Star Beast" – "The Giggle" "Space Babies" "Boom" – "Dot and Bubble" "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" "The Robot Revolution" "Lucky Day" – "The Interstellar Song Contest" 13 Also series producer from 2023–2025 "The Church on Ruby Road" "The Devil's Chord" "Rogue" "Lux" – "The Well" "Wish World" / "The Reality War" 7 2024 "Joy to the World" 1
Series producer Producers are credited as "series producers" on some episodes when others fulfil producing duties. Series producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes Marcus Wilson 2011–2013 "Closing Time" "The Bells of Saint John" "The Rings of Akhaten" "Nightmare in Silver" "The Name of the Doctor" 5 Also producer from 2011–2013 Nikki Wilson 2018–2022 "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "Rosa" "The Tsuranga Conundrum" "Kerblam!" "It Takes You Away" "Resolution" "Spyfall, Part 1" "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" – "Praxeus" "Ascension of the Cybermen" / "The Timeless Children" 13 Also producer in 2009 and from 2014–2017, co-executive producer from 2021–2022 2023–2025 "The Church on Ruby Road" "The Devil's Chord" "Rogue" "Joy to the World" "Lux" – "The Well" "Wish World" / "The Reality War" 8 Also producer from 2023–2025
Co-producer Co-producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes TV film 1996 Doctor Who 1 First co-producer Also wrote the TV movie (1996) Revived series 2023–2024 "The Star Beast" – "Empire of Death" 11 First co-producer of revived series 2024–2025 "Joy to the World" "Lux" – "The Well" "Wish World" / "The Reality War" 5 2025 "The Robot Revolution" "Lucky Day" – "The Interstellar Song Contest"4
Line producer Line producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes 2010 "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Big Bang" 13 First line producer Also producer in 2010 Production manager (6 episodes, 2007) Location manager (1 episode, 2006) 2010–2013 "A Christmas Carol" – "The Angels Take Manhattan" "Hide" "The Crimson Horror" 22 2011–2012 "The Impossible Astronaut" – "Day of the Moon" "The Angels Take Manhattan" 3 US location filming 2012–2013 "The Snowmen" – "The Rings of Akhaten" "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" "Nightmare in Silver" – "The Time of the Doctor" 8 2013 "Cold War" 1 2014–2015 "Deep Breath" – "The Husbands of River Song 26 Also producer from 2009–2010 Production executive (2016–2022) 2016–2022 "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" – "The Power of the Doctor" 45 Formerly second assistant director (2005–2007), production manager (2009–2015), and first assistant director (2011) Production executive (2023–2025) 2023–2024 "The Star Beast" – "Empire of Death" 11 2024–2025 "Joy To The World" – "The Reality War"9
Script producer Script producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes 2012–2013 "Asylum of the Daleks" "A Town Called Mercy" – "The Snowmen" "Hide" 6 Also producer and associate producer from 2011–2013
Associate producer Associate producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes Classic series 1963–1964 An Unearthly Child – The Romans 57 Programme's first associate producer Also director 1967 The Faceless Ones – The Evil of the Daleks episode 3 9 Last associate producer of the original series Revived series 2005–2006 "Rose" – "The Age of Steel" 20 First associate producer of the revived series 2008–2010 "The Next Doctor" "The End of Time" 5 Producer, "Music of the Spheres" (BBC Proms mini-episode, 2008) Associate producer and production manager on Torchwood 2009 "Planet of the Dead" – "The Waters of Mars" 2 Production manager on Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures 2011–2012 "The Impossible Astronaut" – "The Curse of the Black Spot" "The Rebel Flesh" – "Let's Kill Hitler" "The Girl Who Waited" – "The God Complex" "The Wedding of River Song" – "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" 12 Also producer from 2011–2013, script producer from 2012–2013 2021–2022 "The Halloween Apocalypse" – "The Vanquishers" "Legend of the Sea Devils" – "The Power of the Doctor" 8 Series script editor (2018–2021) Also producer in 2022
Executive producer credits Executive producer Tenure Notes Years Episodes Classic series 1980–1981 The Leisure Hive – Logopolis 28 Programme's first executive producer Previously producer from 1970–1975 TV film 1996 Doctor Who 1 Represented Universal Pictures Served as the main executive producer Revived series 2005–2010, 2023–2025 "Rose" – "The End of Time" "The Star Beast" – "The Reality War" 81 First (2005–2010) and fourth (2023–2025) showrunner / head writer Creator and executive producer, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and The War Between the Land and the Sea Executive producer, Torchwood (2006–2011), "The Sarah Jane Adventures" (2007–2009), and The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025) Co-founder of Bad Wolf 2005 "Rose" – "The Parting of the Ways" 13 2007–2008, 2023–2025 "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" "Planet of the Ood" – "The Poison Sky" "The Unicorn and the Wasp" "Turn Left" "The Star Beast" – "The Reality War" 28 Regular producer from 2005–2008; served as executive producer when production was covered by Susie Liggat 2010–2017, 2024 "The Eleventh Hour" – "Twice Upon a Time" "Boom" "Joy to the World" 86 Second showrunner / head writer (2010–2017) Executive producer, An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) Executive producer, Class (8 episodes, 2016) 2010–2011 "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" 28 Executive producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (12 episodes, 2009) 2010–2011 "The Eleventh Hour" – "The Wedding of River Song" 27 Joined the team as part of a remit to work alongside Wenger on a range of BBC Wales dramas 2011–2013 "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" – "The Name of the Doctor" 15 Executive producer, An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) 2013 "The Day of the Doctor" 1 2013–2017 "The Time of the Doctor" – "Twice Upon a Time" 41 Script editor (8 episodes, 2007–2010) Script editor, Torchwood (20 episodes, 2006–2008) Associate producer, Torchwood (5 episodes, 2009) Producer, The Sarah Jane Adventures (18 episodes, 2010–2011) and Torchwood (6 episodes, 2011) Executive producer, Class (8 episodes, 2016) 2018–2022 "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" – "The Power of the Doctor" 31 Third showrunner / head writer (2018–2022) Head writer of Torchwood (2008) Producer, An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) 2023–2025 "The Star Beast" – "The Reality War" 21 Former BBC Head of Drama Co-founder of Bad Wolf