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Peter Cregeen (born 28 January 1940 in London, England)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= CREGEEN, Peter )〕 is a British television director, producer and executive. He is possibly best known for being the original director of ITV's successful police drama, ''The Bill'', and his substantial contribution to the serial thereafter. Cregeen acted as “Head of Series” for the BBC between 1989 and 1993, and is well known for cancelling the BBC's science fiction programme ''Doctor Who'' after its 26th series and several years of poor viewing figures. == Career == Cregeen began directing for television in the 1960s and producing in the 1970s. During the 1960s, 70s, and 80s he worked on numerous popular television series, including: ''The Troubleshooters'' (1965); ''King of the River'' (1966); ''Out of the Unknown'' (1969; 1970); ''The Onedin Line'' (19871; 1976); ''The Sandbaggers'' (1978); ''Colditz'' (1972; 1974) and ''Wings'' (1977-1978). Cregeen has worked on various police dramas, including: ''The Gentle Touch'' (1980); ''The Expert'' (1969); ''Softly Softly'' (1969-1972); ''Z-Cars'' (1965); ''Juliet Bravo'' (1983), and the pilot to ITV’s successful long-running drama, ''The Bill'', which was originally named ''Woodentop'' (1983).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= History )〕 As original director, Cregeen was responsible for ''The Bills "distinctive and atmospheric feel", which he created by adopting a “fly-on-the-wall documentary style” with a single handheld camera.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= The Bill )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Policing and the media: facts, fictions and factions )〕 The response to ''Woodentop'' was so positive that within a month Thames Television had commissioned a 12 part series, which was renamed ''The Bill''. Cregeen remained with ''The Bill'', directing and producing between 1984 and 1987, and rose to executive producer between 1988 and 1989. Cregeen worked on ''The Bill'' during “its most popular period” when it switched in 1988 from a series to a “soap-style” twice-weekly half-hour format.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Bill, The (1984- ) )〕 He left the series and ITV in 1989 to become "Head of Series" at the BBC, later poaching fellow producer of The Bill, Michael Ferguson, to become executive producer of the BBC’s flagship soap opera, ''EastEnders''. As "Head of Series" at the BBC, Cregeen was responsible for the Corporation's one-off and returning drama series. During his tenure, Cregeen made the controversial decision to cancel the long-running science fiction programme, ''Doctor Who'', following the end of its 26th series in 1989.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Doctor Who - Survival )〕 At the time, Creegeen told fans to expect a longer than usual wait for series 27, though he promised it would return. However ''Doctor Who'' did not return as an ongoing series on the BBC until 2005, without Creegeen's involvement, 16 years later.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Ghost Light )〕 In 2007, Cregeen and various other BBC staff gave the reasons for the cancellation of ''Doctor Who'' on a documentary entitled "End Game", which is featured on 26th series DVD ''Survival''. Reasons given included a general feeling at the BBC that the series needed a "rest", plummeting ratings—partly a result of being broadcast in direct competition to ITV's highest rated programme ''Coronation Street''—and a general disdain for science fiction among BBC staff at the time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Doctor Who - Survival )〕 In 2013, during an interview to mark the 50th anniversary of the series, ''Doctor Who'' executive producer Steven Moffat declared the decision to abandon ''Doctor Who'' in 1989 a decision of "outright stupidity and unforgiveable blindness".〔(Axing Doctor Who showed BBC's “outright stupidity and unforgiveable blindness“ says Steven Moffat ). ''Radio Times''. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.〕 Cregeen continued to produce various programmes for the BBC, having previously been the executive producer for BBC TV's ''Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less'' in 1990—A two-part miniseries based on Jeffrey Archer's best-selling book—and he also produced for ''A Question of Guilt'' in 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= A QUESTION OF GUILT )〕 In 1993 a ''Doctor Who'' feature length film to mark the series’ 30th anniversary was planned, with Cregeen taking on the role as producer; however production of the film, ''The Dark Dimension'', was terminated by the BBC for "financial and logistical reasons."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Inside The Dark Dimension )〕 Cregeen remained "Head of Series" at the BBC until May 1993, when he was replaced by Michael Wearing.〔 〕 He has worked on numerous projects for ITV and the BBC since, and was responsible for commissioning Carlton Television's successful drama ''Peak Practice'' in 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= MOGUL SERIES OVERVIEW )〕 Cregeen has also been involved in theatre, working alongside multimillionairess, Janet Holmes à Court, to encourage TV writers to contribute to her stage productions.〔 〕 He resumed producing and directing of ''The Bill'' throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and produced ''The Choir'', a five-part adaptation of the novel by Joanna Trollope, for the BBC (1994-1995).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Filmography )〕 From 1999-2000 he produced for ITV's ''Midsomer Murders'', and in 2001 he was appointed series executive producer of ITV's new soap opera ''Night and Day'', which revolved around the lives of six very different families. He commented "We're making a soap that's modern, romantic and aspirational - a programme from a different perspective and in some ways a more realistic perspective. It's modern, sexy and fun with a very dark undercurrent." The soap was relatively unsuccessful, and was axed in 2003. Cregeen's latest directorial TV credit was for a 2003 episode of the popular BBC medical drama, ''Casualty''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Cregeen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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