Nikki Wilson (''

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'' Smith) is a British

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whose credits include ''

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'' and its spin-off ''

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''. Her career had predominantly been as a

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, in which capacity she worked on ''

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'' and ''Doctor Who''.

Career

In 2008, she became a producer on the Doctor Who spinoff ''

'' starting with "The Last Sontaran", and in 2010 following the departure of

Julie Gardner Julie Ann Gardner (born 4 June 1969) is a Welsh television producer. Her most prominent work has been serving as executive producer on the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off shows '' Torchwood'' and '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' ...

, she was promoted to executive producer starting with " The Nightmare Man". In 2009, she produced the ''Doctor Who'' special "

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". In 2011, she became the new producer of the series ''

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'', taking over from previous producer Oliver Kent. Her first episode "

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" was aired on 3 December 2011 and her last episode "What You Believe" aired on 24 August 2013. In 2014 after five years away from the programme, Wilson (alongside former producer Peter Bennett) returned to produce the

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, and tenth seasons of the revived series, Wilson will produce the

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series under new executive producer

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Producing credits

References

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