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{{Realworld}}The '''Franchise Executive |
{{Realworld}}The '''Franchise Executive''' or the '''Senior Executive Producer''' is a job-title, which has been given, officially, to a leading member of the [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|''Doctor Who'']] Production Staff, since it's creation in 2011. Until 2020, the title was uncredited on-screen, the holder was given the credit of an executive producer instead. |
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The job itself, involved overlooking the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, in general, not just the main show, but also spinoffs and movies, as well as any other licensed content or merchandise. |
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The role undertaken by the Franchise Executive had previously been handled by the [[Producers|producer]], [[executive producer]], or the [[showrunner]] of Doctor Who. Former Doctor Who staff members, such as [[Verity Lambert]], [[Barry Letts]], [[John Nathan-Turner]], [[David Renwick]] and [[Gary Russell]], to name just a few, could all have been considered to have fulfilled the position. |
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==History== |
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The reason the position became official in 2011, was due to the fact that ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]'' would be taking a break, itself, in 2012 and 2013, and between two production teams. [[Ira Steven Behr]] was selected by the [[BBC]] and [[CBS]] as the first Franchise Executive, to guide the franchise between the transition from Chapters 3 and 4, including supervising ''[[Panopticon (TV Series)|Panopticon]]'' seasons 5-7, the entirety of ''[[Cold Front (TV Series)|Cold Front]]'', as well as both ''[[Doctor Who: Endgame]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: Genesis]]''. When the new Chapter Four production team began work in 2013, Ira Steven Behr was asked to stay on, although he only remained in the job until 2015. The position was then filled by [[Ronald D. Moore|Moore]] himself, officially, supervising ''Doctor Who'', ''[[The Elysium (TV Series)|the Elysium]]'' and any other projects in development. Moore remained in the role until 2017, When he was fired due to his work on Doctor Who, [[Jane Espenson]] was appointed by CBS to replace him in which she oversaw the majority of Season 52, as well as Season 53, and the first four episodes of Season 54, while also overseeing the final two seasons of ''The Elysium'', ''[[Doctor Who: Until the World Ends]]'', and the first seasons of ''[[Doctor Misterio (TV Series)|Doctor Misterio]]'', ''[[Doctor Who: Through Time and Space (TV Series)|Doctor Who: Through Time and Space]]'', ''[[Mysteriet Doktorn (TV Series)|Mysteriet Doktorn]]'', as well as the first two seasons of ''[[Dokter Wie (TV Series)|Dokter Wie]]''. Espenson was then demoted from the position of Franchise Executive to the [[Executive Supervisor|Executive Supervisor of Television]] by now ViacomCBS and the BBC; [[Mal Young]] replaced her in the role of the Franchise Executive in mid 2020. |
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The job itself, involved overlooking the Doctor Who franchise, in general, not just the main show, but also spinoffs and movies, as well as any other licensed content or merchandise. |
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==List of Franchise Executives== |
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== History == |
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The reason the position became official in 2011, was due to the fact that Doctor Who would be taking a break, itself, in 2012 and 2013, and between two production teams. [[Ira Steven Behr]] was selected by the [[BBC]] and [[CBS]] as the first Franchise Executive, to guide the franchise between the transition from Chapters 3 and 4, including supervising Panopticon seasons 5-7, the entirety of Cold Front, as well as both Doctor Who: Endgame and Doctor Who: Genesis. When the new Chapter Four production team began work in 2013, Ira Steven Behr was asked to stay on, although he only remained in the job until 2015. The position was then filled by [[Ronald D. Moore|Moore]] himself, officially, supervising Doctor Who, the Elysium and any other projects in development. Moore remained in the role until 2017, When he was fired due to his work on Doctor Who, [[Jane Espenson]] was appointed by the BBC to replace him in which she oversaw the majority of Season 52, as well as Season 53, and the first four episodes of Season 54, while also overseeing the final two seasons of The Elysium, Doctor Who: Until the World Ends, and the first seasons of Doctor Misterio, Doctor Who: Through Time and Space, Mysteriet Doktorn, as well as the first two seasons of Dokter Wie. Espenson was then demoted from the position of Franchise Executive to the [[Executive Supervisor|Executive Supervisor of Television]] by now ViacomCBS and the BBC; [[Mal Young]] replaced her in the role of the Franchise Executive in mid 2020. |
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! colspan="2" |Franchise Executive |
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! colspan="2" |Tenure |
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== List of Franchise Executives == |
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!Appointed by |
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!Name |
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! rowspan="2" |1 |
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!Years |
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:ISBPortrait.jpg|frameless|133x133px]] |
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!Projects Overseen |
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Ira Steven Behr]]'''<br><small>(born 1953)</small> |
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|<small>11 July<br></small>2011<ref>Responsibilities held since 2004.</ref> |
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|<small>31 December<br></small>2014 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Kate Harwood]] |
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#ebebeb" |3 years, 5 months, 20 days |
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! rowspan="2" |2 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:RDMPortrait.jpg|frameless|131x131px]] |
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Ronald D. Moore]]'''<br><small>(born 1964)</small> |
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|<small>1 January<br></small>2015 |
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|<small>19 December<br></small>2017 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Ira Steven Behr]] |
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#ebebeb" |2 years, 11 months, 18 days |
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! rowspan="2" |3 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:JEPortrait.jpg|frameless|151x151px]] |
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Jane Espenson]]'''<br><small>(born 1964)</small> |
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|<small>19 December<br></small>2017 |
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|<small>20 July<br></small>2020 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Les Moonves]] |
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#ebebeb" |2 years, 7 months, 1 day |
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! rowspan="2" |4 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:MYPortait.jpg|frameless|136x136px]] |
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Mal Young]]'''<br><small>(born 1957)</small> |
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|<small>20 July<br></small>2020 |
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|''Incumbent'' |
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| rowspan="2" |[[George Cheeks]] |
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#ebebeb" |''Ongoing'' |
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===Responsibility Holders=== |
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The following individuals, in effect, held the same responsibilities that the Franchise Executive later held from 2011. |
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!Responsibility Holder |
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!Tenure |
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!Position |
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![[Rex Tucker]] |
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|1963 |
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|Interim [[Producer]] |
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![[Verity Lambert]] |
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|1963-65 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[John Wiles]] |
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|1965-66 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Innes Lloyd]] |
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|1966-68 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Peter Bryant]] |
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|1968-69 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Derrick Sherwin]] |
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|1969 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Barry Letts]] |
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|1969-74 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Philip Hinchcliffe]] |
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|1974-77 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Graham Williams]] |
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|1977-79 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[John Nathan-Turner]] |
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|1979-90 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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![[Ian Fraser]] |
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|1990-93 |
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|2011-2015 |
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|[[Producer]] |
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|[[Doctor Who: Endgame|''Doctor Who: Endgame'']]'', [[Panopticon (TV Series)|Panopticon]] [[Series 5 (Panopticon)|Series 5]], [[Cold Front (TV Series)|Cold Front]] [[Season 1 (Cold Front)|Season 1]], Panopticon [[Series 6 (Panopticon)|Series 6]], Cold Front [[Season 2 (Cold Front)|Season 2]], Panopticon [[Series 7 (Panopticon)|Series 7]], [[Doctor Who: Genesis]], [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] [[Season 49 (Doctor Who)|Season 49]]'' |
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![[Ben Aaronovitch]] |
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|1993-97 |
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|2015-2017 |
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|[[Executive Producer]] |
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|''[[The Elysium (TV Series)|The Elysium]] [[Season 1 (The Elysium)|Season 1]], [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] [[Season 50 (Doctor Who)|Season 50]], The Elysium [[Season 2 (The Elysium)|Season 2]], Doctor Who [[Season 51 (Doctor Who)|Season 51]], The Elysium [[Season 3 (The Elysium)|Season 3]], Doctor Who [[Season 52 (Doctor Who)|Season 52]]'' |
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![[Mal Young]] |
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| bgcolor="#ebebeb" |1997-2004 |
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|2017-2020 |
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|[[BBC]]'s Head of Drama / Controller of Continuing Drama Series |
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|''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] [[Season 52 (Doctor Who)|Season 52]], [[The Elysium (TV Series)|The Elysium]] [[Season 4 (The Elysium)|Season 4]], [[Dokter Wie (TV Series)|Dokter Wie]] [[Season 1 (Dokter Wie)|Season 1]], [[Doctor Who: Until the World Ends]], Doctor Who [[Season 53 (Doctor Who)|Season 53]], [[Doctor Misterio (TV Series)|Doctor Misterio]] [[Season 1 (Doctor Misterio)|Season 1]], [[Doctor Who: Through Time and Space (TV Series)|Doctor Who: Through Time and Space]] [[Season 1 (Through Time and Space)|Season 1]], [[Mysteriet Doktorn (TV Series)|Mysteriet Doktorn]] [[Season 1 (Mysteriet Doktorn)|Season 1]], The Elysium [[Season 5 (The Elysium)|Season 5]], Dokter Wie [[Season 2 (Dokter Wie)|Season 2]], Doctor Who [[Season 54 (Doctor Who)|Season 54]], [[Doctor Who: The New Renegade (TV Series)|Doctor Who: The New Renegade]] [[Season 1 (The New Renegade)|Season 1]], [[Doctor Who: Adventures (TV Series)|Doctor Who: Adventures]] [[Series 1 (Adventures)|Series 1]]'' |
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![[Ira Steven Behr]] |
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|2004-11 |
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|[[Executive Producer]] for [[Paramount Television]] / [[CBS Television Studios]] |
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|''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] [[Season 54 (Doctor Who)|Season 54,]] [[Doctor Who: Adventures (TV Series)|Doctor Who: Adventures]] [[Series 2 (Adventures)|Series 2]], [[Doctor Who: Through Time and Space (TV Series)|Doctor Who: Through Time and Space]] [[Season 2 (Through Time and Space)|Season 2]], [[Doctor Who: The Upgrade from Tomorrow]], [[Doctor Who: The New Renegade (TV Series)|Doctor Who: The New Renegade]] [[Season 2 (The New Renegade)|Season 2]], [[Mysteriet Doktorn (TV Series)|Mysteriet Doktorn]] [[Season 2 (Mysteriet Doktorn)|Season 2]], Doctor Who [[Season 55 (Doctor Who)|Season 55]], Doctor Who: Adventures [[Series 3 (Adventures)|Series 3]], [[Dokter Wie (TV Series)|Dokter Wie]] [[Season 3 (Dokter Wie)|Season 3]], Doctor Who [[Season 56 (Doctor Who)|Season 56]], Doctor Who: Adventures [[Series 4 (Adventures)|Series 4]], Doctor Who: The New Renegade [[Season 3 (The New Renegade)|Season 3]]'' |
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==Footnotes== |
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 15 December 2023
The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective. |
The Franchise Executive or the Senior Executive Producer is a job-title, which has been given, officially, to a leading member of the Doctor Who Production Staff, since it's creation in 2011. Until 2020, the title was uncredited on-screen, the holder was given the credit of an executive producer instead.
The job itself, involved overlooking the Doctor Who franchise, in general, not just the main show, but also spinoffs and movies, as well as any other licensed content or merchandise.
History
The reason the position became official in 2011, was due to the fact that Doctor Who would be taking a break, itself, in 2012 and 2013, and between two production teams. Ira Steven Behr was selected by the BBC and CBS as the first Franchise Executive, to guide the franchise between the transition from Chapters 3 and 4, including supervising Panopticon seasons 5-7, the entirety of Cold Front, as well as both Doctor Who: Endgame and Doctor Who: Genesis. When the new Chapter Four production team began work in 2013, Ira Steven Behr was asked to stay on, although he only remained in the job until 2015. The position was then filled by Moore himself, officially, supervising Doctor Who, the Elysium and any other projects in development. Moore remained in the role until 2017, When he was fired due to his work on Doctor Who, Jane Espenson was appointed by CBS to replace him in which she oversaw the majority of Season 52, as well as Season 53, and the first four episodes of Season 54, while also overseeing the final two seasons of The Elysium, Doctor Who: Until the World Ends, and the first seasons of Doctor Misterio, Doctor Who: Through Time and Space, Mysteriet Doktorn, as well as the first two seasons of Dokter Wie. Espenson was then demoted from the position of Franchise Executive to the Executive Supervisor of Television by now ViacomCBS and the BBC; Mal Young replaced her in the role of the Franchise Executive in mid 2020.
List of Franchise Executives
# | Franchise Executive | Tenure | Appointed by | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Ira Steven Behr (born 1953) |
11 July 2011[1] |
31 December 2014 |
Kate Harwood |
3 years, 5 months, 20 days | |||||
2 | ![]() |
Ronald D. Moore (born 1964) |
1 January 2015 |
19 December 2017 |
Ira Steven Behr |
2 years, 11 months, 18 days | |||||
3 | ![]() |
Jane Espenson (born 1964) |
19 December 2017 |
20 July 2020 |
Les Moonves |
2 years, 7 months, 1 day | |||||
4 | ![]() |
Mal Young (born 1957) |
20 July 2020 |
Incumbent | George Cheeks |
Ongoing |
Responsibility Holders
The following individuals, in effect, held the same responsibilities that the Franchise Executive later held from 2011.
Responsibility Holder | Tenure | Position |
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Rex Tucker | 1963 | Interim Producer |
Verity Lambert | 1963-65 | Producer |
John Wiles | 1965-66 | Producer |
Innes Lloyd | 1966-68 | Producer |
Peter Bryant | 1968-69 | Producer |
Derrick Sherwin | 1969 | Producer |
Barry Letts | 1969-74 | Producer |
Philip Hinchcliffe | 1974-77 | Producer |
Graham Williams | 1977-79 | Producer |
John Nathan-Turner | 1979-90 | Producer |
Ian Fraser | 1990-93 | Producer |
Ben Aaronovitch | 1993-97 | Executive Producer |
Mal Young | 1997-2004 | BBC's Head of Drama / Controller of Continuing Drama Series |
Ira Steven Behr | 2004-11 | Executive Producer for Paramount Television / CBS Television Studios |
Footnotes
- ↑ Responsibilities held since 2004.