Jamie Anderson (born 1 March 1985) is an English producer, director and writer best known for his work on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' audio plays for

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, and for his work continuing the legacy of his late father

Gerry Anderson Gerald Alexander Anderson (; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s production ...

Education

Jamie was educated at

Abingdon School Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...

where he rowed for the Abingdon School Boat Club first four. He became a World Junior Champion in 2003 along with fellow Abingdonian Nick Brodie when the eight won the

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in Athens. In 2003 he was awarded the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Young People for to the community. After leaving Abingdon in 2004 he attended

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for one year before gaining a place at

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at the

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where he studied physiological sciences.

Career

Anderson began writing for

in 2015, contributing to the anthology release ''You are the Doctor (and Other Stories)''. Subsequent to its release in December 2015 he began directing a selection of the company's main range of ''

'' audio plays. His directorial duties were extended to design work in 2016 when he was involved with the visualisation of a

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with artist Chris Thompson, for a

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story ''Order of the Daleks'' written by Mike Tucker. In addition, he played a role in the Big Finish releases based on two of his father’s creations, ''

'' and ''

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''. Outside of Big Finish Productions, Anderson also crowdfunded via

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the publication of a series of novels based on ideas created by his father, called '' Gemini Force One''.

As director

* '' Terrahawks: Volume 1'' (April 2015) * '' Doctor Who: The Waters of Amsterdam'' (January 2016) * ''Doctor Who The Peterloo Massacre'' (March 2016) * '' Terrahawks: Volume 2'' (April 2016) * '' Doctor Who: And You Will Obey Me'' (April 2016) * '' Doctor Who: Vampire of the Mind'' (May 2016) * '' Doctor Who: The Two Masters'' (June 2016) * '' Doctor Who: Order of the Daleks'' (November 2016) * ''Doctor Who: Absolute Power'' (December 2016) * '' Doctor Who: Cold Fusion'' (December 2016) * ''Doctor Who: Quicksilver'' (January 2017) * ''Terrahawks: Volume 3 (July 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 1 (September 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 2 (September 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 3 (September 2017)'' * ''Thunderbirds: Terror from the Stars (2021)'' * '' Stingray: Operation Ice Cap (2021) ''

As writer

* '' Terrahawks: Volume 1'' (April 2015) * '' Doctor Who: You Are the Doctor and Other Stories'' (December 2015) * '' Terrahawks: Volume 2'' (April 2016) * ''Doctor Who: Absolute Power'' (December 2016) * ''Terrahawks: Volume 3 (July 2017)''

As producer

* '' Terrahawks: Volume 1'' (April 2015) * '' Terrahawks: Volume 2'' (April 2016) * ''Doctor Who: Cold Fusion'' (December 2016) * ''Terrahawks: Volume 3 (July 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 1 (September 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 2 (September 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 3 (September 2017)'' *''Firestorm (October 2018)'' *''Doctor Who: The Comic Strip Adaptations - Volume One (March 2019)''

As script editor

* ''The Prisoner: Series 1 (April 2016)'' * ''Terrahawks: Volume 2'' * ''The Prisoner: Series 2'' * ''Terrahawks: Volume 3'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 1 (September 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 2 (September 2017)'' * ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Spectrum File 3 (September 2017)''

As Executive Producer

* ''Kate Kestrel and the Terrahawks (TBC)''

References

External links

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Personal Website

Jamie Anderson on Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Jamie Living people 1985 births Gerry Anderson English science fiction writers English male screenwriters People educated at Abingdon School People from Reading, Berkshire