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name: "Joy Wilkinson"
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roles: ["Writer"]
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updated: "2026-09-18T10:48:47.151240+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joy Wilkinson

Writer. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2172811

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)

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## Biography

Joy Wilkinson is a British screenwriter, playwright and author. She was born in Burnley, Lancashire.

She wrote for several BBC series including *Doctors* (2006–2012), *Casualty* (2006), *Holby City* (2006) and *Land Girls* (2011). In 2012 she adapted *The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby* as a five-part miniseries for BBC One. Wilkinson wrote the *Doctor Who* episode 'The Witchfinders' (2018) and later novelised it for the Target Collection.

Her stage work includes the plays *Britain’s Best Recruiting Sergeant*, *Fair* and *The Sweet Science of Bruising* (2018). On television she has written episodes of *The Watch* (2021) and three episodes of *Lockwood & Co.* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, joywilkinson.net, imdb.com, lancashiretelegraph.co.uk, tardis.wiki.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lockwood & Co.* (2023), series, Writer
- *Suspect* (2022), series, Writer
- *The Watch* (2021), series, Writer
- *Land Girls* (2009), series, Writer
- *Playing The Tape* (2006), Writer
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

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