The Seven Year Hitch (2010)
This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with the BBC shortly before its cancellation in 1989, through to the production and transmission of the movie in 1996. Featuring Philip Segal, BBC executive producer Jo Wright, BBC Head of Series Peter Cregeen, BBC1 controller Alan Yentob, writer Matthew Jacobs and Graeme Harper, the director of BBC Enterprises' abandoned Doctor Who movie. Narrated by Amanda Drew.
- Date of release
- 2010-10-04
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Ed Stradling
Casting
- Amanda Drew — Narrator (voice)
- Philip David Segal — Self
- Jo Wright — Self
- Peter Cregeen — Self
- Alan Yentob — Self
- Matthew Jacobs — Self
- Graeme Harper — Self
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