Piers Wenger (born 1972) is a British television producer who was briefly Head of Drama at BBC Wales between January 2009 and May 2011. His work includes the BAFTA-winning Victoria Wood drama Housewife, 49 and the 2007 adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's novel Ballet Shoes.In January 2009, Wenger succeeded Julie Gardner as Head of Drama for BBC Wales, following a year of trailing her. In July 2009, he took over her role as executive producer of Doctor Who as the drama's 2010 series entered production, and took a central role in the casting of actor Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. He is also credited as executive producer on the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures throughout series three.In May 2011 it was announced that he was leaving the BBC to take up a post as senior commissioning executive at Film4 Productions.
Announced as the new Head of Drama for BBC Wales, to take over from Julie Gardner, in 2009. He will thus become the Executive Producer for Series Five of Doctor Who. [December 2007]
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Coalition
2015
TV Movie executive producer
Captcha
2014
Short executive producer
How I Live Now
2013
executive producer
The Look of Love
2013
executive producer
Blackout
2012
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 3 episodes
Doctor Who
2010-2011
TV Series executive producer - 29 episodes
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - The Gunpowder Plot
2011
Video Game executive producer
Doctor Who Confidential
2009-2011
TV Series documentary executive producer - 29 episodes
Doctor Who: Space and Time
2011
TV Short executive producer
Eric & Ernie
2011
TV Movie executive producer
Upstairs Downstairs
2010
TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes
BBC Proms
2010
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - TARDIS
2010
Video Game executive producer
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Blood of the Cybermen
2010
Video Game executive producer
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - City of the Daleks
$1.5 Million
