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    {{Behind_the_Scenes|title1 = Ira Steven Behr|image1 = Ira Steven Behr (1).jpg|main_jobs = [[Executive Producer]]; [[Panopticon]] [[Chief Executive Producer]]; [[Leftover]] [[Executive Producer]]; [[Writer]]|main_time_period_active = 2004-15|first_doctor_who_credit = [[Lord President of Gallifrey]]|last_doctor_who_credit = [[Destiny of the Gaians (serial) | Destiny of the Gaians]]}}{{Realworld}}
     
    [[Writer]]
    '''Ira Steven Behr''' (born 23 October 1953) is the executive producer of [[Doctor Who]] and the chief executive producer of it's spinoff, [[Panopticon (TV Series)|Panopticon.]] He was the executive producers of both [[Leftover]] and [[Rebel Zero (Mini-Series)|Rebel Zero]].
     
    [[Showrunner]]
     
    [[Franchise Executive]]
     
    [[Co-Executive Producers|Co-Executive Producer]]|main_time_period_active = 2004-15; 2022|first_doctor_who_credit = [[Lord President of Gallifrey (episode)|Lord President of Gallifrey]]|last_doctor_who_credit = [[The Daleks' Master Plan (2022 serial)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Ira Steven Behr''' (born 23 October 1953) is the first [[Franchise Executive]] of the ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]] franchise'' a role he was officially in from 2012 to 2015. He served as [[Showrunner|co-showrunner]] and as an [[Executive Producers|executive producer]] of ''Doctor Who'' in [[Season 41 (Doctor Who)|seasons 41]], [[Season 42 (Doctor Who)|42]] and [[Season 43 (Doctor Who)|43]]. He continued to serve an executive producer of ''Doctor Who'' until [[Season 49 (Doctor Who)|season 49]]. He co-created the spin-off's ''[[Rebel Zero (Mini-Series)|Rebel Zero]]'' (with [[Paul Cornell]] and [[Tony Redston]]) and ''[[Panopticon (TV Series)|Panopticon]]'' (with Redston, [[Marc Platt]] and [[Gary Russell]]), in which he served as an executive producers on both shows and served as showrunner on the [[Series 3 (Panopticon)|third series]] of ''Panopticon''. He also served as an executive producer on the spin-off ''[[Cold Front (TV Series)|Cold Front]]''.
    ==Prior to Doctor Who ==
    Ira Steven Behr was born in New York City, and graduated Lehman College there. Subsequently, he studied Mass Communications and Theater at Brandeis University where he was offered a playwriting scholarship. However, he moved to Los Angeles instead to pursue a career in writing comedies for television and film. But instead of comedy, Behr became known for his television dramas. His first breakthrough was on the James Garner television series ''Bret Maverick''. He later served as story editor for the series ''Jessica Novack''. Behr was also writer/producer of the series ''Fame, Once a Hero'', and ''Bronx Zoo''.
    === Star Trek: The Next Generation ===
    Behr first joined the ''Star Trek'' franchise early in the production of Season 3 of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', after Michael Piller asked him to come on-board and help supervise the writing staff, with his first job being to perform a major rewrite on "The Hunted". Behr recalled that the atmosphere in the writing room was frequently very tense, as the existing writers (including Hans Beimler, Richard Manning and Melinda M. Snodgrass) were still mostly loyal to former showrunner Maurice Hurley and did not particularly like working under Piller, with interference from Gene Roddenberry also exacerbating the situation. Matters nearly came to a head midway through the season after Piller circulated a note about basic writing practices, which outraged Beimler, Manning and Snodgrass, with Behr's intervention being the only thing that prevented the trio from immediately quitting the show. From then until the end of the season Behr had to act as a go-between to Piller and the rest of the writing staff, and while Piller had actually suggested that Behr replace him as showrunner for the following season, he turned the offer down and left the show altogether, though did return to write the episode "Qpid" in a freelance capacity.
    === Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ===
    A few years later, Behr was once again approached by Piller and Rick Berman to be a writer and producer on a new show, ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Intrigued by the opportunity to work on a new type of ''Star Trek'' show with a fixed setting, Behr accepted the offer. He would subsequently play an important part in developing the show's main recurring adversary, the Dominion, and with Piller moving over to another new show, ''Star Trek: Voyager'', Behr was agreed to be the obvious choice to succeed him. Behr therefore became co-showrunner with Piller at the start of the third season, before taking over as the sole showrunner as of "The Die is Cast", a position he would hold until the end of the show's run.
     
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    In 1995, Rick Berman praised Behr's work on the fourth season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', saying "''I cannot begin to relate the importance of the work that Ira Behr has put into all of this. The quality of the shows is a tribute to Ira. He is truly pushing his writers to produce above and beyond their already high quality work. He is getting a certain creative element out of his writers. He has become a real inspiration to them and they are all writing beautiful stuff. He's doing a great job''".
    === Other Star Trek Involvement ===
    In 1998, Behr was asked by Michael Piller for his opinion on an early draft of ''Star Trek: Insurrection''. Piller agreed with many of the suggestions Behr made about the weaknesses in the draft.
     
    Around 2003, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga asked Behr for his opinion on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' and to offer suggestions on how to improve that series. Behr commented "''Rick called me up, it was his initiative. He asked me had I seen ''Enterprise'', I told him no. He asked if I could look at it – they were thinking maybe of stepping back and that "this be another DS9 experience," whatever that meant. I didn't really think it over in terms of what were the chances of that reality happening again. They sent me the three shows, I went in, had a two hour meeting with Rick and Brannon. It was a very cordial meeting, but everything I said I am sure they did not like hearing. I would not liked to have heard it if someone came into my office and talked as bluntly as I was talking to them. Though again, it was done all cordially. After it was over I am sure they were uncomfortable, I was very uncomfortable, we shook hands, Rick said, "well, all interesting stuff, we'll think it over," and I never heard from him again. That's the whole story and it's barely a blip in anyone's lives, it has no impact whatsoever on the franchise. It's just something that happened''". [2]<sup><small>(X)</small></sup> Ten years later, in 2013, Brannon Braga bluntly recalled that he thought Behr "''shit all over the show''" during the meeting and that Behr "''hated the concept, hated the characters.''" 
    === After Star Trek ===
    After ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' ended its run, he has been involved in many other successful television shows. He was a consulting producer on ''Dark Angel'' and was an executive producer on ''The Twilight Zone'' (2002-2003). After that, he was the executive producer and writer on René Echevarria's ''The 4400''.
     
    It was during the writing of ''The 4400'' miniseries that saw Behr first dye his beard blue. He commented: "''There is a story. When we did the first season, it was a miniseries. And they were, let's say, trying to save money, and they would not put us in a studio. They would not get us offices anywhere, as it turned out. So, well, where the hell are we gonna go? You know, we gotta write six episodes... So they put us in Viacom Productions on Wilshire and Westwood, and so suddenly you have this writing staff with all the corporate suits. And it pissed me off, it really did. And we'd be sitting in the offices, and there was a window on my office, and it was frosted, but there was a little bar of clear glass, and every day I'd look up and there'd be eyes staring at me, looking in, I swear to God, and people would come in and go, 'How's it going? How's the scripts going?' I'm going, 'It was going great, until you just interrupted me!' So, I got more and more unhappy with the conditions that we were working under, and I came home one day and I talked to my wife and kids and said, 'You know, I gotta remember, I'm not them and they're not me. How do I keep remembering that?' And my wife said, 'Blue your beard.' And my daughter said, 'Yes yes yes yes yes!' Of course, I had once met Billy Connolly, the comedian, and he had these long ringlets of hair and this little imperial beard; he was like Wild Bill Hickok, and I said, "'Boy, you look awesome, you look great!' And he said, 'I used to want to be the most famous comedian on the planet, now I just want to be the coolest dad at The Oakwood School.' And I said, 'Wow, that's something I have to remember.' And then I decided, hey, Campbell Hall, where my kids go, is even less cool than the Oakwood School, so I could probably be the coolest parent there easily! And at the beginning when I walked in the first time to Jeff [Combs] and all these people, it was like, 'What is going on!?" And it just could not have been better. Now of course they're used to it, and it's a big joke, and it's lost its impact. But my kids like it...''"
    ==Work on Doctor Who==
    Behr joined the Doctor Who production team in 2003 at the start of the pre-production for Season 41. He was asked to look over Doctor Who, in an Executive Producer's capacity, by [[Paramount Television]], the co-owners and co-producers of Doctor Who, while also, for the first few years, working on the 4400.
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    ==Personal Life==
    To be added.
    == Credits ==
    === '''Writer '''===
    ===='''Doctor Who'''====
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    *[[The Ties In Between Us (episode)|''The Ties In Between Us'']] <ref name=":0">With Hans Beimler </ref>
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    * [[Hark! The TiesWeeping InAngels BetweenSing Us(episode)|''Hark! The TiesWeeping InAngels Between UsSing'']]'' <smallref name=":1">''(withWith [[Hans Beimler]])Robert Shearman</smallref>
    *[[Remnants (episode)|''Remnants'']]
    * [[Hark! The Weeping Angels Sing|''Hark! The Weeping Angels Sing'']]'' <small>''(with [[Robert Shearman]]) </small>
    *''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (2022 serial)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' <ref name=":2">Behr wrote Episodes 3, He co-wrote Episode 5 with Ronald D. Moore.</ref>
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    ==== ''Leftover'Panopticon''' ====
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    \* [[Voyage to the New World (episode)|''Voyage to the New World'']]<small>'' ''(with [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Paul Cornell]]) </small>
    * [[The Future'sDeath of TruthPeace (episode)|''The Future'sDeath of TruthPeace'']] <smallref name=":3">(withWith [[RussellMarc T Davies]])Platt</smallref>
    * ''[[OneThe SmallBirth Step...of War (episode)|One''The SmallBirth Step...]]of War'']] <ref name=":3">With Marc Platt</ref>
    *[[Election Day (episode)|''Election Day'']] <ref name=":4">With Jane Espenson</ref>
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    *''[[All Tied Up (episode)|All Tied Up]]''
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    * [[ForThe theCondemned Good(episode)|''ForThe the GoodCondemned'']] <smallref name=":5">(withWith [[PaulRonald Cornell]])D. Moore</smallref>
    *[[The Serpent's Tooth (episode)|''The Serpent's Tooth'']]
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    *[[The Ultimatum (episode)|''The Ultimatum'']]
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    *[[The Values of Freedom (episode)|''The Values of Freedom'']]
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    * [[The Death of Peace|''The Death of Peace'']] <small>(with [[Marc Platt]]) </small>
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    * [[Election Day|''Election Day'']] <small>(with [[Jane Espenson]]) </small>
    *[[Voyage to the New World (episode)|''Voyage to the New World'']] <ref name=":6">With Paul Cornell</ref>
    * [[All Tied Up|''All Tied Up'']]
    *''[[Mastermind (serial)|Mastermind]]''
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    * [[The Serpent's Tooth|''The Serpent's Tooth'']]
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    * [[The Ultimatum|''The Ultimatum'']]
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    * [[The Values of Freedom|''The Values of Freedom'']]
    *''[[Aftermath (episode)|Aftermath]]''
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    *[[Ascension (episode)|''Ascension'']]
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    * [[Aftermath|''Aftermath'']]
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    * [[Ascension (episode)|''Ascension'']]
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    *[[For the Good|''For the Good'']] <ref name=":6">With Paul Cornell</ref>
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    === '''Story Writer '''===
    ===='''Movies'''====
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    *[[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']] <ref name=":7">With Robert Shearman, Gary Russell and Ronald D. Moore</ref>
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    * [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]'' ''<small>(with [[Robert Shearman]], [[Gary Russell]] and [[Ronald D. Moore]]) </small>
    ==='''Co-Executive Producer'''===
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    ===='''Doctor Who'''====
     
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    === Executive Producer ===
    *''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (2022 serial)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
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    ===='''Doctor Who'''====
    *[[Lord President of Gallifrey|''Lord President of Gallifrey'']]
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    * ''[[Lord President of Gallifrey (episode)|Lord President of Gallifrey]]''
    *[[War of the Poplne|''War of the Poplne'']]
    * ''[[The Order of Rassilon (episode)|The Order of Rassilon]]''
    *[[Forgotten in Time|''Forgotten in Time'']]
    * ''[[War of the Poplne (episode)|War of the Poplne]]''
    *[[The Siege|''The Siege'']]
    * ''[[Forgotten in Time (episode)|Forgotten in Time]]''
    *[[Trust is a Lie|''Trust is a Lie'']]
    * ''[[The EnemySiege Uncovered(episode)|''The Enemy Uncovered''Siege]]''
    * ''[[Trust is a Lie (episode)|Trust is a Lie]]''
    *[[The Battle of the Strong|''The Battle of the Strong'']]
    * ''[[The ResistanceEnemy Uncovered (episode)|''The Resistance''Enemy Uncovered]]''
    * ''[[The Battle of the Strong (episode)|The Battle of the Strong]]''
    *[[Peace in Our Time|''Peace in Our Time'']]
    * ''[[The OncomingResistance Storm(episode)|''The Oncoming Storm''Resistance]]''
    * ''[[Peace in Our Time (episode)|Peace in Our Time]]''
    *[[In the Mouths of Men|''In the Mouths of Men'']]
    * ''[[The Oncoming Storm (episode)|The Oncoming Storm]]''
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    * ''[[In the Mouths of Men (episode)|In the Mouths of Men]]''
    *[[Return to Earth|''Return to Earth'']]
    * ''[[Evolution of the Matrix (episode)|Evolution of the Matrix]]''
    *[[Everlasting War|''Everlasting War'']]
    * ''[[Return to Earth (episode)|Return to Earth]]''
    *[[Auribus Teneo Lupum|''Auribus Teneo Lupum'']]
    * ''[[Everlasting War (episode)|Everlasting War]]''
    *[[The Winner's Protector|''The Winner's Protector'']]
    * ''[[Auribus Teneo Lupum (episode)|Auribus Teneo Lupum]]''
    *[[May Fortune Favour the Bold|''May Fortune Favour the Bold'']]
    * ''[[The Winner's Protector (episode)|The Winner's Protector]]''
    *[[Behind the Looking Glass|''Behind the Looking Glass'']]
    * ''[[TheMay SharperFortune Favour the KnifeBold (episode)|''TheMay SharperFortune Favour the Knife''Bold]]''
    * ''[[Demons ofBehind the Past|''DemonsLooking ofGlass (episode)|Behind the Past''Looking Glass]]''
    * ''[[The NobleSharper Sacrificethe Knife (episode)|''The NobleSharper Sacrifice''the Knife]]''
    * ''[[MayDemons of the TruthPast Be Damned(episode)|''MayDemons of the Truth Be Damned''Past]]''
    * ''[[The ConfrontationNoble ofSacrifice the Wicked(episode)|''The ConfrontationNoble of the WickedSacrifice]]'']]
    * ''[[May the Truth Be Damned (episode)|May the Truth Be Damned]]''
    *[[The Silurian Awakening|''The Silurian Awakening'']]
    * ''[[The Confrontation of the Wicked (episode)|The Confrontation of the Wicked]]''
    *[[The Empty Child|''The Empty Child'']]
    * ''[[The Silurian Awakening (episode)|The Silurian Awakening]]''
    *[[Miasimia Goria|''Miasimia Goria'']]
    * ''[[The Empty Child (episode)|The Empty Child]]''
    *[[You Can Only Time Travel Twice|''You Can Only Time Travel Twice'']]
    * ''[[Miasimia Goria (episode)|Miasimia Goria]]''
    *[[Wirrn Dawn|''Wirrn Dawn'']]
    * ''[[You Can Only Time Travel Twice (episode)|You Can Only Time Travel Twice]]''
    *[[Jubilee|''Jubilee'']]
    * ''[[Wirrn Dawn (episode)|Wirrn Dawn]]''
    *[[The Unicorn and the Wasp|''The Unicorn and the Wasp'']]
    * ''[[Jubilee (episode)|Jubilee]]''
    *[[The Scream|''The Scream'']]
    * ''[[The AbbeyUnicorn ofand Felsecarthe Wasp (episode)|''The AbbeyUnicorn ofand Felsecar''the Wasp]]''
    * ''[[The DeathScream of Jensen(episode)|''The Death of JensenScream]]'']]
    * ''[[The Abbey of Felsecar (episode)|The Abbey of Felsecar]]''
    *[[Confess|''Confess'']]
    * ''[[The Death of Jensen (episode)|The Death of Jensen]]''
    *[[Hot Air|''Hot Air'']]
    * ''[[Confess (episode)|Confess]]''
    *[[Vengeance of the Nimon|''Vengeance of the Nimon'']]
    * ''[[Hot Air (episode)|Hot Air]]''
    *[[Storm Warning|''Storm Warning'']]
    * ''[[Vengeance of the Nimon (episode)|''Vengeance of the Nimon]]''
    *[[In Thy Image|''In Thy Image'']]
    * ''[[Storm Warning (episode)|Storm Warning]]''
    *[[Burning Books|''Burning Books'']]
    * ''[[In Thy Image (episode)|In Thy Image]]''
    *[[Operation Salvation|''Operation Salvation'']]
    * ''[[Burning Books (episode)|Burning Books]]''
    *[[Cold Star|''Cold Star'']]
    * ''[[Operation Salvation (episode)|Operation Salvation]]''
    *[[The One Doctor|''The One Doctor'']]
    * ''[[Cold Star (episode)|Cold Star]]''
    *[[Cannon Fodder|''Cannon Fodder'']]
    * ''[[The WhitechapelOne MurdererDoctor (episode)|''The WhitechapelOne Murderer''Doctor]]''
    * ''[[Cannon Fodder (episode)|Cannon Fodder]]''
    *[[Inquisition|''Inquisition'']]
    * ''[[The Whitechapel Murderer (episode)|The Whitechapel Murderer]]''
    *[[The Façade|''The Façade'']]
    * ''[[Inquisition (episode)|Inquisition]]''
    *[[Delayed Indefinitely|''Delayed Indefinitely'']]
    * ''[[The ImpossibleFaçade Planet(episode)|''The Impossible Planet''Façade]]''
    * ''[[Delayed Indefinitely (episode)|Delayed Indefinitely]]''
    *[[Brave New Town|''Brave New Town'']]
    * ''[[The FightImpossible forPlanet Survival(episode)|''The FightImpossible for Survival''Planet]]''
    * ''[[Brave New Town (episode)|Brave New Town]]''
    *[[The Eternity Trap|''The Eternity Trap'']]
    * ''[[The Fight for Survival (episode)|The Fight for Survival]]''
    *[[Mad World|''Mad World'']]
    * ''[[The Eternity Trap (episode)|The Eternity Trap]]''
    * [[Masters of All|''Masters of All'']]
    * ''[[Mad World (episode)|Mad World'']]''
    * [[The Shakespeare Code|''The Shakespeare Code'']]
    * ''[[Masters of All (episode)|Masters of All]]''
    * [[The Camera Never Lies|''The Camera Never Lies'']]
    * ''[[The GreatShakespeare WhiteCode Hurricane(episode)|''The GreatShakespeare White HurricaneCode]]'']]
    * ''[[The Camera Never Lies (episode)|The Camera Never Lies]]''
    * [[Wirrn Isle|''Wirrn Isle'']]
    * ''[[The BookGreat ofWhite KellsHurricane (episode)|''The BookGreat ofWhite Kells''Hurricane]]''
    * ''[[Wirrn Isle (episode)|Wirrn Isle]]''
    * [[The Ties In Between Us|''The Ties In Between Us'']]
    * ''[[TooThe SmartBook toof PlayKells (episode)|''TooThe SmartBook toof Play''Kells]]''
    * ''[[The HarshTies LightIn ofBetween DayUs (episode)|''The HarshTies LightIn ofBetween Day''Us]]''
    * ''[[Too Smart to Play (episode)|Too Smart to Play]]''
    * [[The First Game|''The First Game'']]
    * ''[[Hark! The WeepingHarsh AngelsLight Sing|''Hark!of Day (episode)|The WeepingHarsh AngelsLight Sing''of Day]]''
    * ''[[The First Game (episode)|The First Game]]''
    * [[Checkmate|''Checkmate'']]
    * ''[[Hark! The Weeping Angels Sing (episode)|Hark! The Weeping Angels Sing]]''
    * [[Broken Shackles|''Broken Shackles'']]
    * ''[[Checkmate (episode)|Checkmate]]''
    * [[The Silver Turk|''The Silver Turk'']]
    * ''[[Broken Shackles (episode)|Broken Shackles]]''
    * [[The Phantom Doctor|''The Phantom Doctor'']]
    * ''[[The Silver Turk (episode)|The Silver Turk]]''
    * [[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']]
    * ''[[The Phantom Doctor (episode)|The Phantom Doctor]]''
    * [[Bigger on the Inside|''Bigger on the Inside'']]
    * ''[[TheNow DoctorThose WithDays NoAre NameGone (episode)|''TheNow DoctorThose WithDays NoAre Name''Gone]]''
    * ''[[TheBigger Man aton the EndInside of the Street(episode)|''TheBigger Man aton the End of the StreetInside]]'']]
    * ''[[The Doctor With No Name (episode)|The Doctor With No Name]]''
    * [[Evil of the Gaians|''Evil of the Gaians'']]
    * ''[[The Man at the End of the Street (episode)|The Man at the End of the Street]]''
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    * ''[[Evil of the Gaians (serial)|Evil of the Gaians]]''
    ==== ''Leftover'' ====
    * ''[[VoyageGod toSave the NewQueen World(episode)|''VoyageGod toSave the New WorldQueen]]'']]
    * ''[[AThe MurderDarnley in HollywoodConspiracy (episode)|''AThe MurderDarnley in HollywoodConspiracy]]'']]
    * ''[[At the Tip of Your Fingers (episode)|At the Tip of Your Fingers]]''
    * [[Earth’s Savoir|''Earth’s Savoir'']]
    * ''[[Tomahawk (episode)|Tomahawk]]''
    * [[Time’s Fabric|''Time’s Fabric'']]
    * ''[[TestThe Food of NerveLove (episode)|''TestThe Food of Nerve''Love]]''
    * ''[[Ghost TownFlatline (episode)|Flatline]]''Ghost Town'']]
    * ''[[Mirror,Fire Signal,and ManoeuvreFury (episode)|''Mirror,Fire Signal,and Manoeuvre''Fury]]''
    * ''[[Those Who Lead (serial)|Those Who Lead]]''
    * [[The Future’s Truth|''The Future’s Truth'']]
    * ''[[The EternityLady Towerwith the Lamp (episode)|''The EternityLady Tower''with the Lamp]]''
    * ''[[GoodbyeOne Giant Leap (episode)|''Goodbye''One Giant Leap]]''
    * ''[[OneThe SmallWaters Step…of Mars (episode)|''OneThe SmallWaters Step…''of Mars]]''
    * ''[[MastermindQueen of Nine (serialepisode)|''Mastermind,Queen Partof I''Nine]]''
    * ''[[Remnants (episode)|Remnants]]''
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    * ''[[Destiny of the Gaians (serial)|Destiny of the Gaians]]''
    ==== ''Rebel Zero'' ====
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    * [[For the Good|''For the Good'']]
    ===='''Panopticon'''====
    * [[The Darkest Reservation|''The Darkest Reservation'']]
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    * [[Desperate Times, Desperate Measures|''Desperate Times, Desperate Measures'']]
    * [[On the EvePeriod of War,Adjustment Here I Am(episode)|''On the EvePeriod of War, Here I AmAdjustment'']]
    *[[War is Only as Good as Your Leader (episode)|''War is Only as Good as Your Leader'']]
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    *[[Nature's Gift (episode)|''Nature's Gift'']]
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    *[[Gallifreyan Equity (episode)|''Gallifreyan Equity'']]
    ==== ''Panopticon'' ====
    * [[PeriodThe Eternal ofFlame Adjustment(episode)|''PeriodThe ofEternal AdjustmentFlame'']]
    *[[The Death of Peace (episode)|''The Death of Peace'']]
    * [[War is Only as Good as Your Leader|''War is Only as Good as Your Leader'']]
    * [[Nature'sThe GiftBirth of War (episode)|''Nature’sThe Birth of GiftWar'']]
    *[[Operation: Regeneration (episode)|''Operation: Regeneration'']]
    * [[Gallifreyan Equity|''Gallifreyan Equity'']]
    * [[The EternalDice FlameHas Been Cast (episode)|''The EternalDice Has Been FlameCast'']]
    * [[TheIn Deaththe Name of Peacethe Cause (episode)|''TheIn Deaththe Name of Peacethe Cause'']]
    *[[How Little Does Wisdom Rule the Universe? (episode)|''How Little Does Wisdom Rule the Universe?'']]
    * [[The Birth of War|''The Birth of War'']]
    *[[Adams and the Bannermen (episode)|''Adams and the Bannermen'']]
    * [[Operation: Regeneration|''Operation: Regeneration'']]
    *[[Doctor Who: Vengeance#Vengeance|''Vengeance'']]
    * [[The Dice Has Been Cast|''The Dice Has Been Cast'']]
    * [[InColour theof NameYour ofLife the Cause(episode)|''In the NameColour of theYour CauseLife'']]
    *[[Slipping Through My Fingers (episode)|''Slipping Through My Fingers'']]
    * [[How Little Does Wisdom Rule the Universe?|''How Little Does Wisdom Rule the Universe?'']]
    *''[[Torn (episode)|Torn]]''
    * [[Adams and the Bannermen|''Adams and the Bannermen'']]
    *[[When All is Said and Done (episode)|''When All is Said and Done'']]
    * [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Vengeance, Part I'']]
    * [[DoctorMaybe Who:It's VengeanceImaginary (episode)|''Vengeance,Maybe PartIt's IIImaginary'']]
    * [[ColourOnly ofTeardrops Your Life(episode)|''Colour of YourOnly LifeTeardrops'']]
    *''[[Rapture (episode)|Rapture]]''
    * [[Slipping Through My Fingers|''Slipping Through My Fingers'']]
    *[[Despite the Fear (episode)|''Despite the Fear'']]
    * [[Torn|''Torn'']]
    * [[WhenThe AllReasons isand Saidthe andRhymes Done(episode)|''WhenThe AllReasons isand Said andthe DoneRhymes'']]
    *[[Out of Sight, Out of Mind (episode)|''Out of Sight, Out of Mind'']]
    * [[Maybe It's Imaginary|''Maybe It’s Imaginary'']]
    * [[OnlyThe TeardropsRogue Factor (episode)|''OnlyThe Rogue TeardropsFactor'']]
    *''[[Vexed (episode)|Vexed]]''
    * [[Rapture|''Rapture'']]
    * [[DespiteThe Rules of the FearGame (episode)|''DespiteThe Rules of the FearGame'']]
    *[[Election Day (episode)|''Election Day'']]
    * [[The Reasons and the Rhymes|''The Reasons and the Rhymes'']]
    * [[OutAll ofTied Sight,Up Out of Mind(episode)|''Out of Sight, OutAll ofTied MindUp'']]
    * [[TheC'est RogueLa FactorVie (episode)|''TheC'est RogueLa FactorVie'']]
    *''[[The Condemned (episode)|The Condemned]]''
    * [[Vexed|''Vexed'']]
    * ''[[The RulesEternal ofUnseen the Game(episode)|''The RulesEternal of the GameUnseen]]'']]
    *''[[Useful Occupations and Deceptions (episode)|Useful Occupations and Deceptions]]''
    * [[Election Day|''Election Day'']]
    *''[[Resurrected (episode)|Resurrected]]''
    * [[All Tied Up|''All Tied Up'']]
    *''[[This We'll Defend (episode)|This We’ll Defend]]''
    * [[C'est La Vie|''C’est La Vie'']]
    *''[[Folly and Shame (episode)|Folly and Shame]]''
    * [[The Condemned|''The Condemned'']]
    *''[[Vengeance is Mine (episode)|Vengeance is Mine]]''
    *[[The Eternal Unseen|''The Eternal Unseen'']]
    *[[Useful Occupations and Deceptions|''Useful Occupations and Deceptions'']]
    *[[Resurrected|''Resurrected'']]
    *[[This We'll Defend|''This We’ll Defend'']]
    *[[Folly and Shame|''Folly and Shame'']]
    *[[Vengeance is Mine|''Vengeance is Mine'']]
    *[[The Hal (episode)|''The Hal'']]
    *''[[The Stale Alliance (episode)|''The Stale Alliance'']]''
    *''[[The Eye of the Storm (episode)|''The Eye of the Storm'']]''
    *''[[Period of Readjustment (episode)|''Period of Readjustment'']]''
    * ''[[The Heaven of Invention (episode)|''The Heaven of Invention'']]''
    * ''[[Winter of Discontent (episode)|''Winter of Discontent'']]''
    * [[The Seal of Rassilon (episode)|''The Seal of Rassilon'']]
    * ''[[The Serpent's Tooth (episode)|''The Serpent’s Tooth'']]''
    * ''[[Dagger of the Mind (episode)|''Dagger of the Mind'']]''
    * ''[[Vexterminate! (episode)|''Vexterminate!'']]''
    * ''[[If Not For Hope (episode)|''If Not For Hope'']]''
    * ''[[United We Stand (episode)|''United We Stand'']]''
    * ''[[An Eye for an Eye (episode)|''An Eye for an Eye'']]''
    * [[Home (episode)|''Home'']]
    * [[Unity (episode)|''Unity'']]
    * [[Earth (episode)|''Earth'']]
    * ''[[The Ultimatum (episode)|''The Ultimatum'']]''
    * ''[[The Values of Freedom (episode)|''The Values of Freedom'']]''
    * [[Put Your Dreams Away (episode)|''Put Your Dreams Away'']]
    * ''[[Survivors (episode)|''Survivors'']]''
    * [[Doctor (episode)|''Doctor'']]
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    ==== ''Cold Front'Leftover''' ====
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    * [[Aftermath|''Aftermath'']]
    * ''[[AscensionVoyage to the New World (episode)|''Ascension''Voyage to the New World]]''
    * [[A Murder in Hollywood (episode)|''A Murder in Hollywood'']]
    ==== ''Movies'' ====
    * [[Doctor WhoEarth’s (2003)Savoir|''DoctorEarth’s WhoSavoir'']]
    * [[DoctorTime’s Who: RevelationFabric|''Doctor Who:Time’s RevelationFabric'']]
    *''[[A House of Cards (episode)|A House of Cards]]''
    * [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Doctor Who: Vengeance'']]
    *''[[World War Three (episode)|World War Three]]''
    * [[Doctor Who: Endgame|''Doctor Who: Endgame'']]
    *[[Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre (episode)|''Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre'']]
    * [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]
    *[[The Future’s Truth|''The Future’s Truth'']]
    |}
    *[[The Eternity Tower (episode)|''The Eternity Tower'']]
    === Creator ===
    *[[Goodbye (episode)|''Goodbye'']]
    {| width="75%"
    *''[[One Small Step (episode)|One Small Step]]''
    | valign="top" width="50%" |
    *[[Mastermind (serial)|''Mastermind'']]
    ==== ''Panopticon'' ====
    {{div col end}}
    ===='''Cold Front'''====
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    *''[[Rivals (episode)|Rivals]]''
    *''[[Occupation (episode)|Occupation]]''
    *''[[Aftermath (episode)|Aftermath]]''
    *''[[Downfall (episode)|Downfall]]''
    *''[[Obey (episode)|Obey]]''
    *''[[Daleks vs Mechons (episode)|Daleks vs Mechons]]''
    *''[[Timeless (episode)|Timeless]]''
    *''[[Consequences (episode)|Consequences]]''
    *''[[Invasion (episode)|Invasion]]''
    *''[[Ascension (episode)|Ascension]]''
    {{div col end}}
    ===='''Rebel Zero'''====
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    *[[For the Good (episode)|''For the Good'']]
    *[[The Darkest Reservation (episode)|''The Darkest Reservation'']]
    *[[Desperate Times, Desperate Measures (episode)|''Desperate Times, Desperate Measures'']]
    *[[On the Eve of War, Here I Am (episode)|''On the Eve of War, Here I Am'']]
    {{div col end}}
    ===='''Movies'''====
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    *[[Doctor Who (2003)|''Doctor Who'']]
    *[[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']]
    *[[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Doctor Who: Vengeance'']]
    *[[Doctor Who: Endgame|''Doctor Who: Endgame'']]
    *[[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]
    {{div col end}}
    ==='''Creator'''===
    ===='''Doctor Who'''====
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    *[[The Daleks' Master Plan (2022 serial)|''The Daleks' Master Plan'']] <ref name=":8">Phaedra</ref>
    {{div col end}}
     
    ===='''Panopticon'''====
    <small><small>(with [[Tony Redston]], [[Gary Russell]] and [[Marc Platt]])</small></small>
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    * [[Period of Adjustment|''Period of Adjustment'']]
    *[[Period of Adjustment (episode)|''Period of Adjustment'']]
    * [[War is Only as Good as Your Leader|''War is Only as Good as Your Leader'']]
    *[[War is Only as Good as Your Leader (episode)|''War is Only as Good as Your Leader'']]
    * [[Nature's Gift|''Nature’s Gift'']]
    * [[GallifreyanNature's EquityGift (episode)|''GallifreyanNature's EquityGift'']]
    * [[TheGallifreyan EternalEquity Flame(episode)|''The EternalGallifreyan FlameEquity'']]
    * [[The DeathEternal ofFlame Peace(episode)|''The Death ofEternal PeaceFlame'']]
    * [[The BirthDeath of WarPeace (episode)|''The BirthDeath of WarPeace'']]
    *[[The Birth of War (episode)|''The Birth of War'']]
    * [[Operation: Regeneration|''Operation: Regeneration'']]
    *[[Operation: Regeneration (episode)|''Operation: Regeneration'']]
    * [[The Dice Has Been Cast|''The Dice Has Been Cast'']]
    * [[InThe theDice NameHas ofBeen theCast Cause(episode)|''In theThe NameDice ofHas theBeen CauseCast'']]
    * [[HowIn Littlethe DoesName Wisdom Ruleof the Universe?Cause (episode)|''HowIn Little Doesthe WisdomName Ruleof the Universe?Cause'']]
    * [[AdamsHow andLittle Does Wisdom Rule the BannermenUniverse? (episode)|''AdamsHow Little Does Wisdom andRule the BannermenUniverse?'']]
    *[[Adams and the Bannermen (episode)|''Adams and the Bannermen'']]
    * [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Vengeance, Part I'']]
    * [[Doctor Who: Vengeance#Vengeance|''Vengeance, Part II'']]
    * [[Colour of Your Life (episode)|''Colour of Your Life'']]
    * [[Slipping Through My Fingers (episode)|''Slipping Through My Fingers'']]
    * ''[[Torn (episode)|''Torn'']]''
    * [[When All is Said and Done (episode)|''When All is Said and Done'']]
    * [[Maybe It's Imaginary (episode)|''Maybe It’sIt's Imaginary'']]
    * [[Only Teardrops (episode)|''Only Teardrops'']]
    * ''[[Rapture (episode)|''Rapture'']]''
    * [[Despite the Fear (episode)|''Despite the Fear'']]
    * [[The Reasons and the Rhymes (episode)|''The Reasons and the Rhymes'']]
    * [[Out of Sight, Out of Mind (episode)|''Out of Sight, Out of Mind'']]
    * [[The Rogue Factor (episode)|''The Rogue Factor'']]
    * ''[[Vexed (episode)|''Vexed'']]''
    * [[The Rules of the Game (episode)|''The Rules of the Game'']]
    * [[Election Day (episode)|''Election Day'']]
    * [[All Tied Up (episode)|''All Tied Up'']]
    * [[C'est La Vie (episode)|''C’estC'est La Vie'']]
    * ''[[The Condemned (episode)|''The Condemned'']]''
    *''[[The Eternal Unseen (episode)|''The Eternal Unseen'']]''
    *''[[Useful Occupations and Deceptions (episode)|''Useful Occupations and Deceptions'']]''
    *''[[Resurrected (episode)|''Resurrected'']]''
    *''[[This We'll Defend (episode)|''This We’ll Defend'']]''
    *''[[Folly and Shame (episode)|''Folly and Shame'']]''
    *''[[Vengeance is Mine (episode)|''Vengeance is Mine'']]''
    *[[The Hal (episode)|''The Hal'']]
    *''[[The Stale Alliance (episode)|''The Stale Alliance'']]''
    *''[[The Eye of the Storm (episode)|''The Eye of the Storm'']]''
    *''[[Period of Readjustment (episode)|''Period of Readjustment'']]''
    * ''[[The Heaven of Invention (episode)|''The Heaven of Invention'']]''
    * ''[[Winter of Discontent (episode)|''Winter of Discontent'']]''
    * [[The Seal of Rassilon (episode)|''The Seal of Rassilon'']]
    * ''[[The Serpent's Tooth (episode)|''The Serpent’s Tooth'']]''
    * ''[[Dagger of the Mind (episode)|''Dagger of the Mind'']]''
    * ''[[Vexterminate! (episode)|''Vexterminate!'']]''
    * ''[[If Not For Hope (episode)|''If Not For Hope'']]''
    * ''[[United We Stand (episode)|''United We Stand'']]''
    * ''[[An Eye for an Eye (episode)|''An Eye for an Eye'']]''
    * [[Home (episode)|''Home'']]
    * [[Unity (episode)|''Unity'']]
    * [[Earth (episode)|''Earth'']]
    * ''[[The Ultimatum (episode)|''The Ultimatum'']]''
    * ''[[The Values of Freedom (episode)|''The Values of Freedom'']]''
    * [[Put Your Dreams Away (episode)|''Put Your Dreams Away'']]
    * ''[[Survivors (episode)|''Survivors'']]''
    * [[Doctor (episode)|''Doctor'']]
    {{div col end}}
    |}
     
    ==Footnotes==
    {{Reflist}}
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    [[Category:Writers]]
    [[Category:Showrunners]]
    [[Category:Franchise Executives]]
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    Latest revision as of 04:30, 26 October 2023

    The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.

    Ira Steven Behr (born 23 October 1953) is the first Franchise Executive of the Doctor Who franchise a role he was officially in from 2012 to 2015. He served as co-showrunner and as an executive producer of Doctor Who in seasons 41, 42 and 43. He continued to serve an executive producer of Doctor Who until season 49. He co-created the spin-off's Rebel Zero (with Paul Cornell and Tony Redston) and Panopticon (with Redston, Marc Platt and Gary Russell), in which he served as an executive producers on both shows and served as showrunner on the third series of Panopticon. He also served as an executive producer on the spin-off Cold Front.

    Prior to Doctor Who 

    Ira Steven Behr was born in New York City, and graduated Lehman College there. Subsequently, he studied Mass Communications and Theater at Brandeis University where he was offered a playwriting scholarship. However, he moved to Los Angeles instead to pursue a career in writing comedies for television and film. But instead of comedy, Behr became known for his television dramas. His first breakthrough was on the James Garner television series Bret Maverick. He later served as story editor for the series Jessica Novack. Behr was also writer/producer of the series Fame, Once a Hero, and Bronx Zoo.

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Behr first joined the Star Trek franchise early in the production of Season 3 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, after Michael Piller asked him to come on-board and help supervise the writing staff, with his first job being to perform a major rewrite on "The Hunted". Behr recalled that the atmosphere in the writing room was frequently very tense, as the existing writers (including Hans Beimler, Richard Manning and Melinda M. Snodgrass) were still mostly loyal to former showrunner Maurice Hurley and did not particularly like working under Piller, with interference from Gene Roddenberry also exacerbating the situation. Matters nearly came to a head midway through the season after Piller circulated a note about basic writing practices, which outraged Beimler, Manning and Snodgrass, with Behr's intervention being the only thing that prevented the trio from immediately quitting the show. From then until the end of the season Behr had to act as a go-between to Piller and the rest of the writing staff, and while Piller had actually suggested that Behr replace him as showrunner for the following season, he turned the offer down and left the show altogether, though did return to write the episode "Qpid" in a freelance capacity.

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    A few years later, Behr was once again approached by Piller and Rick Berman to be a writer and producer on a new show, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Intrigued by the opportunity to work on a new type of Star Trek show with a fixed setting, Behr accepted the offer. He would subsequently play an important part in developing the show's main recurring adversary, the Dominion, and with Piller moving over to another new show, Star Trek: Voyager, Behr was agreed to be the obvious choice to succeed him. Behr therefore became co-showrunner with Piller at the start of the third season, before taking over as the sole showrunner as of "The Die is Cast", a position he would hold until the end of the show's run.

    Behr can be seen sitting at a table in Vic Fontaine's lounge in DS9's finale, "What You Leave Behind", along with other series writers and producers, presumably as part of the holographic audience.

    In pieces of background signage (such as the USS Defiant (NX-74205) dedication plaque), there is a listing of Behr's name, meaning that in a literal interpretation, there is a Starfleet officer named Ira Steven Behr.

    In 1995, Rick Berman praised Behr's work on the fourth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, saying "I cannot begin to relate the importance of the work that Ira Behr has put into all of this. The quality of the shows is a tribute to Ira. He is truly pushing his writers to produce above and beyond their already high quality work. He is getting a certain creative element out of his writers. He has become a real inspiration to them and they are all writing beautiful stuff. He's doing a great job".

    Other Star Trek Involvement

    In 1998, Behr was asked by Michael Piller for his opinion on an early draft of Star Trek: Insurrection. Piller agreed with many of the suggestions Behr made about the weaknesses in the draft.

    Around 2003, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga asked Behr for his opinion on Star Trek: Enterprise and to offer suggestions on how to improve that series. Behr commented "Rick called me up, it was his initiative. He asked me had I seen Enterprise, I told him no. He asked if I could look at it – they were thinking maybe of stepping back and that "this be another DS9 experience," whatever that meant. I didn't really think it over in terms of what were the chances of that reality happening again. They sent me the three shows, I went in, had a two hour meeting with Rick and Brannon. It was a very cordial meeting, but everything I said I am sure they did not like hearing. I would not liked to have heard it if someone came into my office and talked as bluntly as I was talking to them. Though again, it was done all cordially. After it was over I am sure they were uncomfortable, I was very uncomfortable, we shook hands, Rick said, "well, all interesting stuff, we'll think it over," and I never heard from him again. That's the whole story and it's barely a blip in anyone's lives, it has no impact whatsoever on the franchise. It's just something that happened".  Ten years later, in 2013, Brannon Braga bluntly recalled that he thought Behr "shit all over the show" during the meeting and that Behr "hated the concept, hated the characters.

    After Star Trek

    After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended its run, he has been involved in many other successful television shows. He was a consulting producer on Dark Angel and was an executive producer on The Twilight Zone (2002-2003).

    Work on Doctor Who

    Behr joined the Doctor Who production team in 2003 at the start of the pre-production for Season 41. He was asked to look over Doctor Who, in an Executive Producer's capacity, by Paramount Television, the co-owners and co-producers of Doctor Who, while also, for the first few years, working on the 4400.

    In 2006, Behr co-created the spin-off, Rebel Zero, alongside Paul Cornell and Tony Redston, the script editor and producer of Doctor Who respectively. Behr, intended for the series to run for more than just a single mini-series however Paul Cornell disagreed with him as he felt it worked better as a single story.

    In 2007, when Gary Russell took over as Doctor Who's Producer, Behr became a full time executive producer, getting more hands-on in production and contributing more to the Writer's Room. Behr, co-created the spinoff Panopticon with Tony Redston, Gary Russell and Marc Platt. Behr contributed heavily to the development of Panopticon and even co-wrote the finale of Series 1 and the opener of Series 2.

    Personal Life

    To be added.

    Credits

    Writer

    Doctor Who

    Panopticon

    Leftover

    Cold Front

    Rebel Zero

    Story Writer

    Movies

    Co-Executive Producer

    Doctor Who

    Executive Producer

    Doctor Who

    Panopticon

    Leftover

    Cold Front

    Rebel Zero

    Movies

    Creator

    Doctor Who

    Panopticon

    (with Tony Redston, Gary Russell and Marc Platt)

    Footnotes

    1. With Hans Beimler
    2. With Robert Shearman
    3. Behr wrote Episodes 3, He co-wrote Episode 5 with Ronald D. Moore.
    4. 4.0 4.1 With Marc Platt
    5. With Jane Espenson
    6. With Ronald D. Moore
    7. 7.0 7.1 With Paul Cornell
    8. With Robert Shearman, Gary Russell and Ronald D. Moore
    9. Phaedra
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