Where to watch Philip Martin in the UK
Find every Philip Martin film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Philip Martin (3 July 1938 – 13 December 2020) was an English television screenwriter. He created the BBC television drama series Gangsters in the 1970s and later wrote two television serials for Doctor Who during Colin Baker's tenure as the Sixth Doctor in the 1980s. His early work included regular series such as Z-Cars in the late 1960s/early 1970s, but his most famous work is the postmodern television series Gangsters. This was an examination of race seen through an increasingly surreal vision of Birmingham's criminal underworld. Beginning as an acclaimed one-off edition of Play for Today …
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- Doctor Who (1963) Writer
- Play for Today (1970) Writer
- Playhouse (1974) Writer
- The Bill (1984) Writer
- Z-Cars (1962) Writer
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) Writer
- Shoestring (1979) Writer
- Tales of the Tardis (2023) Writer
- Star Cops (1987) Writer
- Tandoori Nights (1985) Writer
- Virtual Murder (1992) Writer
- Gangsters (1976) Writer
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Stacy (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (1985) Writer
- Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986) Writer
- The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008) Cast
- The Unborn (1980) Writer
- Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019) Writer
- Trials and Tribulations (2008) Cast
- The Remainder Man (1982) Writer
- Gangsters (1975) Writer
- Vote Sil Writer
- The Cult of Star Cops (2006) Cast
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Philip Martin's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Philip Martin's most popular films?
Most-watched Philip Martin films currently: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (1985), Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986), The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008), The Unborn (1980).
What TV shows has Philip Martin appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), Play for Today (1970), Playhouse (1974), The Bill (1984), Z-Cars (1962).
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