Don’t Miss Philip Hinchcliffe at the FAB Cafe on October 4th!

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As you may have heard on recent podKasts, the man who helped make Tom Baker the Doctor comes to Manchester’s FAB CAFÉ on Sunday, October 4th!

Fans are in for a treat with a rare chance to meet Doctor Who Producer Philip Hinchcliffe. Philip was part of the team that cast Tom Baker when he was a relative unknown, struggling actor working on a building site in 1974 affectionately called Sir Laurence by his fellow brickies. In the three years that followed, Philip helped cement Tom Baker’s place at the very top of the fan polls (beaten only recently by David Tennant) and has arguably set the template for the role ever since. Significantly, Hinchcliffe is one of only two surviving classic series producers, taking the job in 1974 aged just 29, and moving on in 1977.

Hosted by Room 5064 Productions, the event at Manchester’s iconic Fab Cafe will see Philip discuss his time with Doctor Who and his wider career, which has included work with stars like Leonardo Di Caprio and Christoph Waltz, soon to be seen as Blofeld in SPECTRE. Philip also promises to bring some very special props from his time on the show making this a real treat for fans of Doctor Who. Attendees will also be able to vote on their favourite Doctor Who episode of Philip’s run which we will screen on the day.

Event organiser, Gareth Kavanagh says; “Philip is perhaps the greatest of all of Doctor Who’s Producers and his era is rightly lauded as one of, if not the best in the programme’s 53 year history. The Master, Sarah Jane Smith, Davros, the Sisterhood of Karn, time agents are all created under his watch and as we saw with Davros back in the show on Saturday, it’s this era that Steven Moffatt and his team look to for their inspiration time and time again”.

Doors are at 2pm. Tickets cost £6 and include an autograph (additional autographs can be purchased for £5 each). Tickets are available on the door (if not sold out) or in advance from www.wegottickets.com/room5064.

Kasterborous advises you not to miss this event!

Keep your eyes on the Room 5064 and FAB Café’s Twitter feeds (@5064productions and @FabCafeManc) for updates.

 

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