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RealWorld

Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 1956[1]) is a British writer, director, actor, and producer. He was the writer and co-producer of the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.

He shared his memories of writing the TV Movie, on the 43rd edition of Big Finish's charitable podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round and the documentaries The Seven Year Hitch and Doctor Who Am I.

Career[]

His writing credits include episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Ruth Rendell Mysteries and the animated Disney film The Emperor's New Groove.

Personal life[]

When he was a child, his father, Anthony Jacobs, brought him on set to see filming of the Doctor Who story The Gunfighters in which he played Doc Holliday.[2]

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Footnotes[]

  1. Doctor Who Guide
  2. The Drawing Room, ‘Doctor Who Am I’ (2022) ABC Radio National, 27 July. Available at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/doctor-who-am-i/13991574 (Accessed 28 July 2022)
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