Graeme Harper

Directing

Graeme Harper

Born 1945-03-11

Graeme Richard Harper (born 11 March 1945) is a British television director. He is best known for his work on the science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes of both the original run (1963–89) and revived run (2005–present) of the programme, for which he won a BAFTA Cymru and Hugo Award.

Acting credits

The Pickwick Papers poster
7.0

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...

The Pickwick Papers

1952

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius poster
8.0

Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

1976

The Dalek Tapes poster
7.5

A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era.

The Dalek Tapes

2006

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10.0

1950s, possibly lost film starring Colin Spaull as the Enid Blyton character.

Noddy in Toyland

1957

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story poster
10.0

Back in the early 1990s, a stunning new science fiction series Starwatch premiered on British television. It was a massive success and became a global phenomenon, giving its star Jon Pertwee his greatest role as Jason Havlin… well perhaps in an alternative reality this is what happened. Who knows? But here, on this Earth, all that remains is, quite literally, a teaser of what might have been. In this new documentary, we delve into the story of Starwatch, how it was created and why it never reached our screens.

Reach for the Stars: The Starwatch Story

2025

Chain Reaction poster
NR

The cast and crew of The Caves of Androzani look back on the making of a legendary story.

Chain Reaction

2010

The Seven Year Hitch poster
NR

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.

The Seven Year Hitch

2010

Remembering Douglas Camfield poster
8.0

The life and work of respected director Douglas Camfield is remembered in this documentary.

Remembering Douglas Camfield

2013

IMC Needs You! poster
NR

Cast and crew look back at the making of Colony in Space.

IMC Needs You!

2011

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NR

Doctor Who directors Michael Briant, Graeme Harper and Tim Combe take an epic road trip to all the filming locations from Season 8 as they discuss directing the show in the early 1970s.

The Direct Route

2021

Podshock poster
NR

The cast and crew of The Seeds of Doom look back on the making of this story.

Podshock

2010

Behind the camera

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars poster
7.9

In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009

The Devil of Christmas poster
NR

A director talks about his old horror film. It's Austria, Krampusnacht, December 1977. The Devonshires arrive at the alpine chalet for a holiday. The caretaker, Klaus, tells them about a local legend of Krampus, the Devil of Christmas.

The Devil of Christmas

2016

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks poster
8.7

At the Tranquil Repose mortuary, the Doctor and Peri uncover a sinister plot to create a new breed of Daleks under the supervision of the mysterious Great Healer.

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani poster
9.8

Arriving on the barren world of Androzani Minor, the Doctor and Peri find themselves embroiled in a long running, literal underground war. At the heart of the conflict is a substance called Spectrox - both valuable and deadly! The Doctor & Peri wind up being poisoned by the material, which is killing them slowly and painfully unless they can find a cure. As the conflict heats up and the situation gets more desperate, the Doctor realises time is running out - both for Peri and himself...

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

1984

Doctor Who: Time Crash poster
7.7

After Martha Jones parts company with the Doctor, his TARDIS collides with another, and he comes face to face with one of his previous incarnations.

Doctor Who: Time Crash

2007

Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate poster
5.1

The Doctor, Romana, Adric and K9 encounter the enslaved time-sensitive Tharils, who lead them to a white void occupied only by the ruins of an old building and a spaceship - a dimension that might be the key to escaping E-Space.

Doctor Who: Warriors' Gate

1981

The Hope and the Glory poster
NR

Sam, a quiet West Indian working as a London Transport ticket collector, strikes up an unlikely, but warm, friendship with Joe, an old man who has a room in the same house.

The Hope and the Glory

1984