Ed Hime
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, playwright |
| Known for | The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body Doctor Who |
Ed Hime is a British screenwriter and playwright, best known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.[1]
Hime has written several plays, such as Small Hours (at Hampstead Theatre), as well London Falls and London Tongue at the Old Red Lion Theatre.[2] He also worked in radio, winning the 2007 Prix Italia award for Best Original Radio Drama for his radio play, The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body.[3][4]
On television, Hime has written for the fourth and fifth series of the teen drama Skins. Hime was attached to work on a new series of Sapphire & Steel with Luther creator Neil Cross.[5] However, the project was never produced.[6]
In 2018, he wrote the ninth and penultimate episode of the eleventh seriesofDoctor Who, It Takes You Away.[7][8] He returned to write the third episode of the twelfth series, Orphan 55.[9] He co-wrote the seventh episode of The Watch,[10] which is inspired by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. He wrote three of the eight episodes [11]ofLockwood & Co., the Netflix series about teenage ghost hunters released in 2023.
| Year | Title | Notes | Broadcaster |
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| 2010–11 | Skins | Episodes: "Emily" and "Liv" | E4 |
| 2018–20 | Doctor Who | Episodes: "It Takes You Away" and "Orphan 55" | BBC One |
| 2021 | The Watch | Episode: "Nowhere in the Multiverse" | BBC America |
| 2023 | Lockwood & Co. | Episodes: "Doubt Thou the Stars", "Sweet Dreams" and "Mesmerised" | Netflix |
