Simon Winstone

Simon Winstone is a British author and editor, known for his work on Doctor Who and on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Winstone worked for Virgin Books, overseeing their Missing Adventures Doctor Who series and briefly being in charge of the New Adventures after the series had ceased being a Doctor Who tie-in. His only novel, the New Adventure Where Angels Fear, was co-written with Rebecca Levene, his predecessor on the New Adventures.

Winstone moved into TV, working on the soap Emmerdale for a period. He then worked on EastEnders for many years. In 2005, Winstone was announced as a script editor for the next series of Doctor Who on TV, a role he has continued into 2007.