Dr Who man lands at city's Red Planet office

ONE of the key creative minds behind the rebirth of Doctor Who is leading the launch of a major production company in Wales.
Simon Winstone, a script editor on the successful science fiction series, will head-up Red Planet Pictures's Cardiff office.
The decision to open a base in the Welsh capital follows efforts by the BBC and the Assembly Government to encourage independent drama production companies to locate in Wales.
Red Planet hopes to work closely with BBC Wales on a raft of projects.
Red Planet founder Tony Jordan said, "Wales is a very exciting place to be right now for drama and I'm looking forward to working with [senior BBC executives] Menna Richards, Julie Gardner, Claire Hudson and Julie Scott in Cardiff.
"We have also received invaluable support in this venture from the Welsh Assembly Government via Creative Business Wales. This has been instrumental in influencing our decision to set up here."
BBC Wales Controller Menna Richards adds, "Tony's track record as a television writer speaks for itself with projects ranging from EastEnders to Life on Mars.
" I think this is another great boost in the development of the independent production sector in Wales."
Enterprise Minister Andrew Davies welcomed Red Planet's decision to expand into Wales.
He said, "The development of the creative industries is high on the economic development agenda for Wales as the sector contributes £750m to the Welsh economy annually.
"The Creative Business Wales team was set up by the Assembly Government to stimulate growth in the sector, to encourage more inward investment and to bring more business to Wales.
"Creative Business Wales has been working with BBC Wales to encourage independents interested in producing network drama to work closely with writing talent - a strategy that has proved attractive to Red Planet.
"Tony Jordan is acknowledged as one of the UK's most talented television writers and the decision to open an office in Cardiff is a huge boost for the sector and will bring tangible long term benefits to Wales."
Red Planet will continue operating from their base in Bedford along with their production base in Chertsey where they are currently filming eight one- hour episodes of cop show Holby Blue for BBC1.