Richard Stokes is a British

television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon a ...

and

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. In 2003, he was interviewed for the post of producer on the then in pre-production revival of ''Doctor Who'', but ultimately lost out on the job to Phil Collinson.

Career

He worked on '' Eastenders'' as a script editor towards the end of the 1990s and the early 2000s. After, he worked on ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...

'' as series producer (until 2005) and

(2005–2006). He produced the first two series of the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of '' Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growin ...

'' for the BBC. He was the producer and occasional writer of ITV's '' Law & Order: UK'' from series 1 to series 6, working with Chris Chibnall. He would go on to produce the legal drama ''

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'' and another Chibnall production, crime drama ''

Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes and produced by Kudos in asso ...

''. In 2016, he produced ''

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'' for the BBC. He serves as an executive producer on ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel Mc ...

'' and '' The Watch''. He will oversee an adaptation of ''

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'' for BBC.

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