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name: "Matthew Robinson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-robinson"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "27 July 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:08:59.632542+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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# Matthew Robinson

Director. Born 27 July 1944 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 27 July 1944, London
- **Active:** 1962–1981
- **Works often with:** Anthony Read, Bob Baker, Colin Bucksey, David Maloney, Douglas Camfield, Fiona Cumming

## Biography

Matthew Robinson (born 27 July 1944) is a British-Cambodian television and film producer, director and writer. He graduated from King's College, Cambridge, and began working in television in 1966 as a researcher before directing current affairs programmes and numerous drama series and soaps from the 1970s onwards.

He directed two *Doctor Who* stories, *Resurrection of the Daleks* (1984) and *Attack of the Cybermen* (1985). Robinson served as lead director on the launch of *EastEnders* in 1985 and later as its executive producer (1998–2000). He was the first producer of the children's drama series *Byker Grove* (1989–1997).

He subsequently became Head of Drama at BBC Wales. Since 2003 he has been based in Cambodia, where he established the production company Khmer Mekong Films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, guide.doctorwhonews.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Bergerac* (1981), Director
- *Play for Today* (1970), Director
- *Z-Cars* (1962), Director

## Also known for

- *EastEnders* (1985), Director

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