Julie Gardner has more above the line credits than any other woman in the history of the DWU franchise. She is second only to Russell T Davies for most hours of DWU entertainment produced, and only falls behind him because she wasn't involved in the final two series of The Sarah Jane Adventures. She was RTD's most constant collaborator, and helped him launch not only Doctor Who in 2005, but also Torchwood and SJA.
She was the executive producer of Doctor Who as a consequence of being Head of Drama at BBC Wales, a title which held from before the start of production of Doctor Who until March 2009, when it was announced she was to join the staff of Los Angeles-based BBC Worldwide America as executive producer in charge of scripted projects. During the second Russell T Davies era of Doctor Who beginning in 2023, she returned as an executive producer as she was the cofounder of production company Bad Wolf Productions.
Although always credited as executive producer, she did at least once serve as the de facto producer. On The End of Time, she was actually in charge of day-to-day production issues when the credited producer Tracie Simpson was seconded by Steven Moffat to begin work on series 5. In fact, Gardner had actually toyed with the notion of stepping down from her executive position to be the producer of all of the 2009 specials, but in the end she had to be contented with producing David Tennant's finalé. (DWMSE 25) As she said on the episode's web commentary, "It was the perfect end."
DWU credits[]
Gardner was a credited executive producer on all of the following episodes:
- 'Ello, 'Ello, 'Ello
- 42
- 73 Yards
- Adam
- Adrift
- The Age of Steel
- Aliens of London
- Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Allons-y!
- Alter Ego
- Animal Pharm (TD episode)
- Are We There Yet?
- Army of Ghosts
- At the Proms
- Attack of the Graske
- Avulsion (TD episode)
- Away with the Fairies (TD episode)
- Backstage at Christmas
- Bad Blood
- Bad Day at the Office (TD episode)
- Bad Wolf
- Beyond the Grave (TD episode)
- Blast from the Past (TD episode)
- Blink
- The Blood Line
- Boom
- Boom Town
- Bringing Back the Doctor
- Captain Jack Harkness
- The Captain's Log (TD episode)
- The Categories of Life
- Children of Earth: Day Five
- Children of Earth: Day Four
- Children of Earth: Day One
- Children of Earth: Day Three
- Children of Earth: Day Two
- The Christmas Invasion
- The Church on Ruby Road
- Clean State (TD episode)
- Combat
- Confidential Christmas 2008
- The Country Club (TD episode)
- Countrycide
- Cracking Children of Earth (TD episode)
- Cybermen
- Cyberwoman
- Dalek
- The Daleks
- Daleks in Manhattan
- The Dark Side
- David Tennant Introduction (The Cybermen Collection) (CON episode)
- David Tennant Introduction (The Dalek Collection) (CON episode)
- Day One
- A Day in the Death
- The Day of the Clown
- Dead Eyes Open (TD episode)
- Dead Man Walking (TD episode)
- Dead Man Walking
- Dead of Night
- Death Defying (TD episode)
- Desert Storm
- The Devil's Chord
- Do You Remember the First Time?
- The Doctor Dances
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Companions
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Doctor
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Enemies
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension
- Doctor Who: Top 5 Christmas Moments
- The Doctor's Daughter
- Doomsday
- Dot and Bubble
- Earthshock (TotT TV story)
- The Eleventh Doctor
- Empire of Death
- The Empty Child
- End of Days
- The End of Time
- End of an Era
- End of the Road
- The End of the World
- Enemy of the Bane
- Escape to LA
- The Eternity Trap
- Everything Changes
- Evolution of the Daleks
- Exit Wounds
- Eye of the Gorgon
- The Family of Blood
- Father's Day
- Fear Factor
- Fear Her
- Finale
- The Fires of Pompeii
- Forest of the Dead
- Fragments
- Friends Reunited
- Friends and Foe
- The Fright Stuff
- From Out of the Rain
- From Zero to Hero
- The Gathering
- Ghost Machine
- The Gift
- The Giggle
- Girl Trouble (TD episode)
- The Girl in the Fireplace
- Greeks Bearing Gifts
- Gridlock
- Here Come the Girls
- Home and Hart (TD episode)
- Human Nature
- I Get a Side-Kick Out of You
- The Idiot's Lantern
- Immortal Sins
- The Impossible Planet
- In Living Colour (TD episode)
- Invasion of the Bane
- Is There Life on Mars?
- The Italian Job
- Jack's Back (TD episode)
- The Journey (So Far) (CON episode)
- Journey's End
- Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
- Kylie Special
- The Last Battle
- The Last Sontaran
- Last of the Time Lords
- The Lazarus Experiment
- The Legend of Ruby Sunday
- The Life and Deaths of Captain Jack (TD episode)
- Living History (TD episode)
- The Long Game
- Look Who's Talking
- Lords and Masters
- The Lost Boy
- Love & Monsters
- The Mad Woman in the Attic
- Making Manhattan
- The Mark of the Berserker
- Meat
- Meet Martha Jones
- The Middle Men
- Midnight
- The Mind Robber (TotT TV story)
- Mona Lisa's Revenge
- Monsters Inc.
- Music and Monsters
- Nemesis
- New Earth
- New New Doctor
- The New World
- The New World of Who
- A New York Story
- The Next Doctor
- A Noble Return
- One Year On
- Oods and Ends
- Out of Time
- The Parting of the Ways
- Partners in Crime
- Past Imperfect (TD episode)
- Planet of the Dead
- Planet of the Ood
- The Poison Sky
- Prisoner of the Judoon
- Quid Pro Quo (TD episode)
- Random Shoes
- Religion, Myths and Legends
- Rendition
- Reset
- Revenge of the Slitheen
- Rise of the Cybermen
- River Runs Deep
- Rogue
- Rose
- The Runaway Bride
- The Satan Pit
- Save the Whale (TD episode)
- The Saxon Mystery
- School Reunion
- Script to Screen
- Secrets of the Stars
- Send in the Clones
- Shadow Play
- The Shakespeare Code
- Silence in the Library
- Sins of the Fathers
- Sleeper
- Sleepless in Cardiff (TD episode)
- Small Worlds
- Smith and Jones
- Something Borrowed
- Something New (TD episode)
- Sontar-Ha!
- The Sontaran Stratagem
- The Sound of Drums
- Space Babies
- Space Craft
- Special Effects
- Stage Fright
- The Star Beast (ODWP episode)
- The Star Beast
- Step Back in Time (TD episode)
- The Stolen Earth
- TARDIS Tales
- TDW 1
- TDW 2
- TDW 3
- TDW 4
- TDW 5
- TDW 6
- TDW 7
- TDW 8
- TDW 9
- TDW 10
- TDW 11
- TDW 12
- TDW 13
- TDW 14
- TDW 15
- TDW 16
- TDW 17
- TDW 18
- TDW 19
- TDW 20
- TDW 21
- TDW 22
- TDW 23
- TDW 24
- TDW 25
- The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith
- The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)
- The Official Doctor Who Podcast
- There's Something About Mary (TD episode)
- They Keep Killing Suzie
- The Three Doctors (TotT TV story)
- Time Flies (TD episode)
- The Time Meddler (TotT TV story)
- Time Trouble
- To the End (TD episode)
- To the Last Man
- Tooth and Claw
- Torchwood on the Road (TD episode)
- Torchwood on the Scene (TD episode)
- Torchwood: On Time (TD episode)
- Torchwood: Sex, Violence, Blood & Gore (TD episode)
- Turn Left
- The Ultimate Guide
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
- The Unquiet Dead
- Unsung Heroes and Violent Death
- Utopia
- The Valiant Quest
- Vengeance on Varos (TotT TV story)
- Voyage of the Damned
- Warriors of Kudlak
- The Waters of Mars
- The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith
- Weevil Fight Club (TD episode)
- Weird Science
- Welcome to Torchwood
- Welcome to Torchwood (TD episode)
- Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
- Why on Earth?
- Wild Blue Yonder
- World War Three
- The World of Who
- The Writer's Tale
- You've Got the Look
Mischellanous[]
Audio commentary[]
- Rose
- Aliens of London
- Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways
- New Earth
- School Reunion
- Love & Monsters
- Fear Her
- The Runaway Bride
- Gridlock
- The Sound of Drums
- Last of the Time Lords (2024 Blu-ray release, recorded in 2007)
- Partners in Crime
- The Sontaran Stratagem
- Silence in the Library
- The Stolen Earth
- The Next Doctor (2024 Blu-ray release, recorded in 2008)
- Planet of the Dead (2024 Blu-ray release, recorded in 2009)
- The Waters of Mars (2024 Blu-ray release, recorded in 2009)
Video commentary[]
- The Christmas Invasion (audio version used on the 2024 Blu-ray release)
Documentary[]
Doctor Who Confidential[]
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension
- Bringing Back the Doctor
- The Daleks
- Special Effects
- The Ultimate Guide
- One Year On
- New New Doctor
- Script to Screen
- Welcome to Torchwood
- Finale
- Music and Monsters
- Meet Martha Jones
- Do You Remember the First Time?
- The Valiant Quest
- Kylie Special
- Friends and Foe
- End of an Era
- The Journey (So Far)
- The Eleventh Doctor
- Desert Storm
- Is There Life on Mars?
- Lords and Masters
- Allons-y!