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name: "Phil Ford"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:28:24.909157+00:00"
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# Phil Ford

Writer. Born 1 January 1950 in United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 2005–2006
- **Works often with:** Alice Troughton, Ashley Way, Catherine Tregenna, Chris Chibnall, Colin Teague, Euros Lyn

## Biography

Phil Ford is a British television writer and producer. He has written for *Doctor Who* (2005), including the 2009 special 'The Waters of Mars' co-written with Russell T Davies, and the 2014 episode 'Into the Dalek' co-written with Steven Moffat. He also wrote the *Torchwood* (2006) episode 'Something Borrowed' (2008).

Ford served as head writer and co-producer on *The Sarah Jane Adventures* (2007) from its second series onwards. With Davies he co-created *Wizards vs Aliens* (2012), which ran for three series. He wrote the majority of the *Doctor Who: The Adventure Games* video game series and the 2023 Target Books novelisation of 'The Waters of Mars'.

His other credits include episodes of *The Bill* (1984), *Bad Girls* (1999) and *Coronation Street*. He has received a Hugo Award, a Writers' Guild Award and four BAFTA nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Writer

## Also known for

- *Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars* (2009), Writer
- *The Sarah Jane Adventures* (2007), Writer
- *The Bill* (1984), Writer
- *Bad Girls* (1999), Writer

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