Hammond's television career began in the 1960s, when he began by working on BBC police dramas such as Dixon of Dock Green and Z-Cars, on the latter of which he served as script editor for a year from 1969 to 1970. In 1970 he also wrote for the fantasy series Ace of Wands, and later in the decade contributed to the soap opera Emmerdale Farm. He also continued to write for crime and police dramas, penning episodes of The Sweeney. He also created the offbeat 1984 sitcom Lame Ducks.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Hammond wrote for popular ITV police/detective shows The Gentle Touch, The Bill and Wycliffe, as well as for Doctor Finlay, the new production of the 1960s BBC series Dr. Finlay's Casebook. He returned to the science fiction genre by writing an episode of the 1998 Sky One series Space Island One, although his episode was ultimately one of those that went untransmitted until 2002.
Work in the 2000s included many episodes of the popular murder mystery series Midsomer Murders.
Sapphire & Steeledit
P.J. Hammond is best known for the creation of the science-fictionfantasy series Sapphire & Steel,[1] produced by ATV and screened on the ITV network in the UK from 1979 to 1982.[2] Hammond, who had conceived the series after spending an evening in a supposedly haunted house, wrote five of the six serials that made up the programme, as well as a novelisation of the first serial.
In October 2005, it was announced by the BBC Press Office that Hammond would be one of the writers of the new science fiction crime series Torchwood, a spin-off from the popular BBC One show Doctor Who. His episode, "Small Worlds", was shown on 12 November 2006, directly opposite one of his Midsomer Murders scripts, "Dance with the Dead", on ITV1.[citation needed] He also wrote the episode "From Out of the Rain" for the second series of Torchwood, shown on BBC Three on 12 March 2008.
Noveledit
In 2018 Hammond released his first novel, Downtimers.[5]
Sapphire & Steel-based interview at Anorakzone.com fansite.
Torchwood press release at bbc.co.uk, with Hammond announced as a writer on the series.
April 08, 2024
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For the economist and academic see Peter J Hammond economist Peter J Hammond born c 1930s sometimes credited as P J Hammond is a British television writer and novelist Contents 1 Career 1 1 Sapphire amp Steel 1 2 Doctor Who and spin offs 2 Novel 3 Writing credits 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHammond s television career began in the 1960s when he began by working on BBC police dramas such as Dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars on the latter of which he served as script editor for a year from 1969 to 1970 In 1970 he also wrote for the fantasy series Ace of Wands and later in the decade contributed to the soap opera Emmerdale Farm He also continued to write for crime and police dramas penning episodes of The Sweeney He also created the offbeat 1984 sitcom Lame Ducks In the 1980s and 1990s Hammond wrote for popular ITV police detective shows The Gentle Touch The Bill and Wycliffe as well as for Doctor Finlay the new production of the 1960s BBC series Dr Finlay s Casebook He returned to the science fiction genre by writing an episode of the 1998 Sky One series Space Island One although his episode was ultimately one of those that went untransmitted until 2002 Work in the 2000s included many episodes of the popular murder mystery series Midsomer Murders Sapphire amp Steel edit P J Hammond is best known for the creation of the science fiction fantasy series Sapphire amp Steel 1 produced by ATV and screened on the ITV network in the UK from 1979 to 1982 2 Hammond who had conceived the series after spending an evening in a supposedly haunted house wrote five of the six serials that made up the programme as well as a novelisation of the first serial Doctor Who and spin offs edit In 1986 Hammond was approached to write for Doctor Who during the troubled production of Season 23 s The Trial of a Time Lord His story titled Paradise Five was liked by then script editor Eric Saward but rejected by producer John Nathan Turner while the script was still being worked on The script was later revived in 2009 2010 by Big Finish Productions for a full cast audio drama Paradise 5 with the final script written by both Hammond and new material by Andy Lane starring the Sixth Doctor Colin Baker and his companion Peri Brown Nicola Bryant 3 Paradise 5 was one of eight stories made as part of the first Lost Stories season featuring several commissioned but never filmed scripts 4 In October 2005 it was announced by the BBC Press Office that Hammond would be one of the writers of the new science fiction crime series Torchwood a spin off from the popular BBC One show Doctor Who His episode Small Worlds was shown on 12 November 2006 directly opposite one of his Midsomer Murders scripts Dance with the Dead on ITV1 citation needed He also wrote the episode From Out of the Rain for the second series of Torchwood shown on BBC Three on 12 March 2008 Novel editIn 2018 Hammond released his first novel Downtimers 5 Writing credits editProduction Notes BroadcasterThirty Minute Theatre The Far Way Incident 1966 BBC2Ramshackle Road Television film 1968 BBC1Adventure Weekly Explosion 1969 BBC1Z Cars 33 episodes 1969 1975 1978 BBC1Manhunt Machine 1970 ITVTrial Peggy 1971 On the Evidence You Will Hear 1971 BBC2Six Days of Justice Open House 1972 ITVVillains Chas 1972 ITVThe Hole in the Wall 7 episodes 1972 BBC1Ace of Wands 13 episodes 1972 ITVHunter s Walk Behaviour 1973 Discretion 1973 ITVCrime of Passion Henri 1973 ITVArmchair Theatre The Square Root of Three 1973 ITVOranges amp Lemons A Funny Kind of Joke 1973 ITVNew Scotland Yard Pier 1973 Comeback 1974 ITVSpy Trap Salvage 1973 A Nice Place to Live 1975 BBC1Dixon of Dock Green Cat Walk 1974 BBC1Within These Walls Guessing Game 1974 Playground 1975 Windows 1975 Vacuum 1976 Raft 1978 ITVSpecial Branch Diversion 1974 ITVDial M for Murder The Vineyard 1974 BBC1Rooms Arthur and Rowena 1975 ITVAngels Interim 1975 Celebration 1976 Signals 1976 Values 1978 BBC1Couples 7 episodes 1976 ITVThe Sweeney Pay Off 1976 ITVThe Professionals Heroes 1978 ITVCrown Court Association Part 1 1978 Code Part 1 1978 ITVShadows And Now for My Next Trick 1978 ITVTarget The Run 1978 BBC1Hazell Hazell and Hyde 1979 ITVSapphire amp Steel 34 episodes 28 as writer 6 as creator 1979 1982 ITVThe Gentle Touch 6 episodes 1982 1984 ITVLame Ducks 12 episodes 1984 1985 BBC2Unnatural Causes Lost Property 1986 ITVEmmerdale Farm Episode 1 1261 1988 ITVThe Bill 39 episodes 1988 1998 2004 ITVEastEnders Episode 1 548 1990 BBC1Perfect Scoundrels Party Games 1992 Last of the Few 1992 ITVDoctor Finlay Childsplay 1994 Secrecy 1994 ITVDangerfield Tricks 1996 Eden 1996 Still Waters 1996 Games 1996 BBC1Wycliffe Strangers Home 1997 Time Out 1998 ITVSpace Island One Lost Property 1998 Sky OneThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Lake of Darkness 1999 ITVMidsomer Murders Dark Autumn 2001 Death and Dreams 2003 Bad Tidings 2004 Things That Go Bump in the Night 2004 Dead Letters 2006 Dance with the Dead 2006 Small Mercies 2009 The Silent Land 2010 Echoes of the Dead 2011 ITVTorchwood Small Worlds 2006 From Out of the Rain 2008 BBC ThreeReferences edit Rob Stanley 1993 P J Hammond interview Archived from the original on 8 July 1997 Retrieved 20 November 2018 Steve Phillips 1994 Episode Guide Archived from the original on 8 July 1997 Retrieved 20 November 2018 Galifrey One Big Finish Announces Details of Lost Season Big Finish Lost Stories Titles Almost Announced PJ Hammond DowntimersExternal links editPeter J Hammond at IMDb Sapphire amp Steel based interview at Anorakzone com fansite Torchwood press release at bbc co uk with Hammond announced as a writer on the series Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter J Hammond amp oldid 1083651284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
