Graeme Harper (born 11 March 1945) is a British televsion director. He is best known for his work on Doctor Who, and is the only person to have directed episodes of both the Classic and Revived series.
He started out as a child actor, making an appearance as Master Bardell in a TV adaptation of The Pickwick Papers in 1955 and did other child roles, but that wasn't to be his career.
He got a job as floor assistant on Doctor Who in 1965 and worked his way up to be a director. There he directed "The Caves of Androzani" (1984) and "Revelation of the Daleks" (1985), both considered classics. In 1993, he was slated to direct a 30th anniversary special called "The Dark Dimension", but this was axed before production began.
When it was announced in 2006 that Harper would return to direct four episodes of Series 2 of the revived show, there was much rejoicing. He directed all four of the Cyberman episodesnote . He directed two of the following seasonnote and five of the season after thatnote ), as well as the 2009 autumn special "The Waters of Mars", which was to be his last work on the main show. He did the "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?" two-parter for Series 1 of The Sarah Jane Adventures and the two-parters "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith", "Enemy of the Bane" for Series 2.
Other shows Harper has also directed for include Bergerac, CASUAL+Y, Coronation Street, Eastenders, Grange Hill, Robin Hood, The Bill, Hollyoaks, Holby City and Inside No. 9.
