Mike Hobson

Mike Hobson is a British television producer, known for his work as an executive producer on the BBC soap opera Doctors. He has also worked on BBC projects including Dangerfield, Dalziel and Pascoe and WPC 56.

Career Hobson made his professional debut in the television industry in 1995 as a second assistant director in the BBC One medical drama series Dangerfield, which he also appeared in as an extra. Then in 1996, he became a location manager on Dangerfield, a position he also held on Dalziel and Pascoe. Then in 2000, he began working as a first assistant director on the BBC soap opera Doctors, a position he held until 2002, becoming a production manager on the programme in 2003, after which he became an associate producer followed by senior producer.

In 2008, he was promoted to the series producer of Doctors, and won a shared award for Best Storyline at the 2009 British Soap Awards for Vivien March's (Anita Carey) rape storyline, which was recognised again in 2018. Hobson was later promoted to executive producer, succeeding from Will Trotter. His first episode as executive producer aired on 17 June 2015, and he was responsible for castings of regulars including Ruhma Hanif (Bharti Patel), Bear Sylvester (Dex Lee), Luca McIntyre (Ross McLaren) and Scarlett Kiernan (Kia Pegg). It was announced in late 2023 that Doctors had been cancelled due to the series needing a set relocation that the BBC stated they could not afford. Hobson appeared as an extra in its final episode.

Filmography Year Title Role 1995 Dangerfield Second assistant director 1995 Dangerfield Extra 1996–1999 Dangerfield Location manager 1997–2001 Dalziel and Pascoe Location manager 2000–2002 Doctors First assistant director 2000 Doctors Second assistant director 2003 Doctors Production manager 2003 Grease Monkeys First assistant director 2003 Grease Monkeys Production manager 2003–2005 Doctors Associate producer 2005–2006 Doctors Producer 2006–2008 Doctors Senior producer 2008–2015 Doctors Series producer 2010 Decade of Doctors Self 2013–2015 WPC 56 Series producer 2015–2024 Doctors Executive producer 2017 The Break Executive producer 2024 Doctors Extra

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2009 British Soap Awards Best Storyline Vivien's rape 2010 Zara's revenge 2011 Karen's abortion 2012 A Perfect Murder 2012 Best Episode "Last Words" 2017 Rhiannon's second chance 2018 Rob's PTSD 2019 Best Storyline Daniel and Zara's break-up 2022 Bear and his mother encounter racism at St Phil's Hospital 2023 Valerie and the forged prescription 2024 Inside Soap Awards Outstanding Achievement Doctors