Marc Platt

Marc Platt
Main Jobs	Writer Co-Executive Producer Showrunner Consulting Producer
Main Time Period Active	1989-1994; 2003-2004; 2006-2013
First DWU Credit	Ghost Light
Latest DWU Credit	Doctor

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

Marc Platt (born 1953) was the Showrunner on Panopticon from Series 1 in 2008 to Series 3 in 2010.

Prior To this he wrote several stories for Doctor Who. Most notably Ice Time which saw the departure of Ace.

Biography

Prior to Doctor Who

Platt was in “love” with Doctor Who from 23 November 1963 and had a “total” obsession with the show. He loved William Hartnell's portrayal of the First Doctor, but thought of Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor as “his” Doctor.

Platt continued to watch the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of the show by bringing a portable TV into work.

It was during the Tom Baker era that Platt began trying to submit scripts to the production office, his first script was rejected but he was encouraged to try again and once again tried during the Colin Baker era.

Work on Doctor Who

In 1988 Platt finnaly got his chance to write for the show and penned the Season 26 story Ghost Light, he then returned to write the Season 27 story Ice Time which saw the departure of Ace and Lungbarrow in Season 28. Platt wrote several more stories one of which included the Season 30 story An Earthly Child, which featured the Doctor reuniting with Susan.

Platt returned to write for the show where he penned Season 40's Spare Parts. He then went on to write two stories during the Tony Redston era and co-wrote one story in Season 44.

Platt became the Script Editor for the spin off series Panopticon and wrote several episodes. He left after Series 3, but continued on as a consulting Producer.

After Doctor Who

Platt wrote the second episode in the first series of Dan Dare in 2018.

Personal Life

To be added.

Credits

Writer

Doctor Who

• Ghost Light
• Ice Time
• Lungbarrow
• An Earthly Child
• The Lords of Time
• The Sanctuary of Confession
• Spare Parts
• The Siege
• Demons of the Past
• Miasimia Goria
• The Silver Turk

Panopticon

• Period of Adjustment
• The Death of Peace
• The Birth of War
• Adams and the Bannermen
• Colour of Your Life
• Only Teardrops

Consulting Producer

Doctor Who

• Rapture
• Despite the Fear
• The Reasons and the Rhymes
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind
• The Rogue Factor
• Vexed
• The Rules of the Game
• Election Day
• All Tied Up
• C’est La Vie
• The Condemned
• The Eternal Unseen
• Useful Occupations and Deceptions
• Resurrected
• This We’ll Defend
• Folly and Shame
• Vengeance is Mine
• The Hal
• The Stale Alliance
• The Eye of the Storm
• Period of Readjustment
• The Heaven of Invention
• Winter of Discontent
• The Seal of Rassilon
• The Serpent’s Tooth
• Dagger of the Mind
• Vexterminate!
• If Not For Hope
• United We Stand
• An Eye for an Eye
• Home
• Unity
• Earth
• The Ultimatum
• The Values of Freedom
• Put Your Dreams Away
• Survivors
• Doctor

Movies

• Doctor Who: Vengeance

Co-Executive Producer

Doctor Who

• Checkmate
• Broken Shackles
• The Silver Turk
• The Phantom Doctor
• Now Those Days Are Gone
• Bigger on the Inside
• The Doctor With No Name
• The Man at the End of the Street
• Evil of the Gaians

Panopticon

• Period of Adjustment
• War is Only as Good as Your Leader
• Nature’s Gift
• Gallifreyan Equity
• The Eternal Flame
• The Death of Peace
• The Birth of War
• Operation: Regeneration
• The Dice Has Been Cast
• In the Name of the Cause
• How Little Does Wisdom Rule the Universe?
• Adams and the Bannermen
• Vengeance
• Colour of Your Life
• Slipping Through My Fingers
• Torn
• When All is Said and Done
• Maybe It’s Imaginary
• Only Teardrops