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Simon Winstone is a British author, screenwriter and script editor, best known for his work on Doctor Who and on the BBC soap opera EastEnders .

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Career

Winstone worked for Virgin Books, overseeing their Missing Adventures Doctor Who series and briefly being in charge of the New Adventures after the series had ceased being a Doctor Who tie-in. His only novel, the New Adventure Where Angels Fear , was co-written with Rebecca Levene, his predecessor on the New Adventures. [1]

Winstone moved into TV in the late 1990s, working on the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale for a period. [2] He then worked on rival BBC series EastEnders for many years as a story editor and then as a producer. In 2005, Winstone was announced as a script editor for Doctor Who on TV, a role he had until 2007. [3]

In 2017, Winstone was appointed the head of BBC Studios' Head of Drama - Wales. [4] In 2019, Winstone served as an Executive Producer on Amazon Prime and BBC Two's Good Omens . [5]

He has written for crime drama Death in Paradise and period drama Dickensian , as well as served as an executive producer on the action-adventure series Hooten & the Lady , all Red Planet Pictures productions.

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References

  1. Levene, Rebecca; Winstone, Simon (1998), Where Angels Fear, Virgin Pub., ISBN   978-0-426-20530-2
  2. "BBC exec to lead Red Planet's factual arm". C21 media. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  3. David Williamson, Western Mail (2007-02-21). "Dr Who man lands at city's Red Planet office". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  4. "Simon Winstone joins BBC Studios as Head of Drama - Wales". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. "Good Omens | Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 12 December 2019.