Matthew Jacobs is a British

United Kingdom

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 writer, director and producer. He is known best for his extensive career writing for television shows like Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...

and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with...

. He also directed two prize-winning TV movies for BBC films Hallelujah Anyhow (1992) and Mothertime (1998).

Jacobs worked as one of the many writers for George Lucas

George Lucas

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's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. His episodes included "Passion for Life," "The Perils of Cupid," "Travels with Father," "Spring Break Adventure," "Attack of the Hawkmen" and "Hollywood Follies."

Jacobs is perhaps best remembered for writing and co-producing the 1996 Doctor Who

Doctor Who (1996)

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television movie which featured Paul McGann

Paul McGann

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 as the Doctor

Doctor (Doctor Who)

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 and Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

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 as the Master

Master (Doctor Who)

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. Jacobs was responsible for writing the first televised Doctor Who story to be broadcast as a show in its own right, rather than as part of a charity telethon, since Survival

Survival (Doctor Who)

-Writing:Writer Rona Munro approached script editor Andrew Cartmel at a BBC scriptwriting workshop and said that she'd "kill to write for Doctor Who." The story Munro developed incorporated themes including the morals of hunting...

(1989).

Jacobs has also written several screen plays. His film credits include Lassie

Lassie (1994 film)

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, The Emperor's New Groove

The Emperor's New Groove

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and the cult classic Paperhouse

Paperhouse (film)

Paperhouse is a 1988 British dark fantasy film directed by Bernard Rose. It was based on the novel Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr. The film also stars Ben Cross as the heroine's father. Other actors of note in the film include Jane Bertish, Samantha Cahill, Glenne Headly and Gemma Jones....

.

Aside from his work in television and film, Jacobs has worked on other projects in the entertainment industry. He has written for the video games Outlaws and Star Wars: Starfighter

Star Wars: Starfighter

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.

Jacobs' father, the actor Anthony Jacobs, had appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Gunfighters

The Gunfighters

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in 1966, and took his son to visit the set one day during production.