Mike Hobson

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Mike Hobson
NationalityBritish
OccupationTelevision producer
Years active1995–present
Employer BBC
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Mike Hobson is a British television producer, known for his work on the BBC soap opera Doctors and the BBC drama series WPC 56 .

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Career

Hobson made his professional debut in the television industry in 1995 as a second assistant director in the BBC One medical drama series Dangerfield , which he also appeared in as an extra. Then in 1996, he became a location manager on Dangerfield, a position he also held on Dalziel and Pascoe . [1] Then in 2000, he began working as a first assistant director on the BBC soap opera Doctors , a position he held until 2002, becoming a production manager on the programme in 2003, after which he became an associate producer followed by senior producer. [2]

In 2008, he was promoted to the series producer of Doctors, and won a shared award for Best Storyline at the 2009 British Soap Awards for Vivien March's (Anita Carey) rape storyline, [3] which was recognised again in 2018. [4] Hobson was later promoted to executive producer, succeeding from Will Trotter. [5] His first episode as executive producer aired on 17 June 2015, and he was responsible for castings of regulars including Ruhma Hanif (Bharti Patel), Bear Sylvester (Dex Lee), Luca McIntyre (Ross McLaren) and Scarlett Kiernan (Kia Pegg). [6] It was announced in late 2023 that Doctors had been cancelled due to the series needing a set relocation that the BBC stated they could not afford. Hobson appeared as an extra in its final episode. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Dangerfield Second assistant director 5 episodes
1995Dangerfield Extra Episode: "SAS Death"
1996–1999Dangerfield Location manager 16 episodes
1997–2001 Dalziel and Pascoe Location manager18 episodes
2000–2002 Doctors First assistant director42 episodes
2000 Doctors Second assistant directorEpisode: "Starting Over"
2003Doctors Production manager 80 episodes
2003Grease MonkeysFirst assistant director2 episodes
2003Grease MonkeysProduction manager8 episodes
2003–2005Doctors Associate producer 277 episodes
2005–2006Doctors Producer 87 episodes
2006–2008Doctors Senior producer 322 episodes
2008–2015Doctors Series producer 1624 episodes
2010Decade of DoctorsHimself2 episodes
2013–2015 WPC 56 Series producer15 episodes
2015–2024Doctors Executive producer
2017The BreakExecutive producer5 episodes
2024DoctorsExtraUncredited appearance

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2009 British Soap Awards Best Storyline Vivien's rapeWon [8]
2010British Soap AwardsBest Storyline Zara's revengeNominated [9]
2011British Soap AwardsBest Storyline Karen's abortionNominated [10]
2012British Soap AwardsBest StorylineA Perfect MurderNominated [11]
2012British Soap AwardsBest Episode"Last Words"Nominated [11]
2018British Soap AwardsGreatest MomentVivien's rapeNominated [12]
2024 Inside Soap Awards Outstanding AchievementDoctorsWon [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Doctors 20th anniversary special promises "a real treat" for fans". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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  4. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent . Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "BBC's Doctors to celebrate 20th anniversary with fly-on-the-wall style episode". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Happy 20th birthday, Doctors!". Inside Soap . Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "BBC's Doctors: a fond farewell". Royal Television Society . Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2009: Full Panel Shortlist". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "EastEnders dominates at British Soap Awards". BBC News . Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2011: All the Winners and Shortlisted Nominees!". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. 1 2 "British Soap Awards 2012 - winners in full". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent . Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Cast YOUR vote for Best Soap at the Inside Soap Awards 2024". Inside Soap . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
Preceded by
Will Trotter
 Executive producer of Doctors
2015–2024		Succeeded by
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