Graeme Harper

Graeme Harper (born 11 March 1945 in London) has directed several Doctor Who television stories and the second Doctor Who movie Doctor Who: Revelation.

Prior to Doctor Who
Harper began elocution lessons at the Italia Conti Academy as a child in 1955 at the encouragement of his mother, who worried that he was developing a cockney accent. This led to him being cast as Master Bardell in an adaptation of Charles Dickens Novel, The Paperwick Boy.

Work on Doctor Who
Before becoming a director, he was assistant floor manager for Colony in Space, Planet of the Daleks (with John Cookand and Sue Hedden) and Planet of the Spiders. He was also production assistant for The Seeds of Doom and Warriors' Gate.

The first Doctor Who story that he directed was The Caves of Androzani, although he also performed uncredited directorial work on Warriors' Gate during the short period where credited director Paul Joyce was fired from production.

His work on The Caves of Androzani was notable for his highly innovative directorial style at the time. Unlike his predecessors, who would observe filming from a booth and relay their instructions via the production assistant on the floor, Harper would work from the actual set, giving instructions to the actors in person. Additionally, Harper utilised more diverse and cinematic shots, offering freer and more dynamic camera control in filming. His energetic, personal style of directing was widely praised by the show's staff and audience, with Peter Davison himself stating that he would've stayed on the show longer had Harper's methods been more prevalent throughout his tenure (DCOM: The Caves of Androzani).

He had an uncredited on-screen appearance during the mindbending contest in The Brain of Morbius as a past incarnation of the Doctor.

John Nathan-Turner originally wanted Harper to direct Yellow Fever and How to Cure It, an episode penned by Robert Holmes to be part of season 23. However, the episode was abandoned when the show was put on hiatus. (INFO: The Mysterious Planet)

Harper alsso directed episodes of Leftover and Rebel Zero. He also served as both Director and Executive Producer on Doctor Who: Vengeance.

Graeme Harper's trademark is including a distorted image of a main character in most of the stories he has directed. It has occurred often enough for it to be considered something of a directorial "signature".

After Doctor Who
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Personal Life
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Selected Credits
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As Assistant Floor Manager

 * Colony in Space
 * Planet of the Daleks

As Production Assistant

 * The Seeds of Doom
 * Warriors' Gate

As Director

 * The Caves of Androzani
 * Revelation of the Daleks
 * Blood and Iron
 * The Lords of Time
 * The Horrors of War
 * Trust is a Lie
 * Evolution of the Matrix
 * The Sharper the Knife
 * The Confrontation of the Wicked

As Director

 * On the Eve of War, Here I Am

As Director

 * Doctor Who: Vengeance

As Executive Producer

 * Doctor Who: Vengeance
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