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Gerry Davis (I) (1930–1991)

British author, notably of science fiction teleplays, a former journalist and merchant seaman. Davis had a grounding in opera and had worked as a cinema translator in Italy. His first professional output as a writer was for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1965, he was employed as story editor by the BBC and the following year began a long-standing association with Doctor Who... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1971-1972 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series) (script editor - 16 episodes)
Woman's World (1972) (script editor)
Resolution (1972) (script editor)
Priorities (1972) (script editor)
The Removal (1971) (script editor)
Better Than Doing Porridge (1971) (script editor)
 
Doomwatch (TV series) (script editor - 7 episodes, 1970) (story editor, 1970-1971)
Survival Code (1970) (script editor)
The Red Sky (1970) (script editor)
Project Sahara (1970) (script editor)
Tomorrow, the Rat (1970) (script editor)
Burial at Sea (1970) (script editor)
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series) (script editor - 14 episodes)
Love Thy Neighbour (1968) (script editor)
You Too Can Change the World (1968) (script editor)
A Time of Fear (1968) (script editor)
Worked Out (1968) (script editor)
Vacancy (1968) (script editor)
 
1966-1967 Doctor Who (TV series) (story editor - 62 episodes)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 3 (1967) (story editor)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 2 (1967) (story editor)
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1 (1967) (story editor)
The Faceless Ones: Episode 6 (1967) (story editor)
The Faceless Ones: Episode 5 (1967) (story editor)
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2006-2011 Doctor Who (TV series)
Closing Time (2011) (characters: "Cybermen")
A Good Man Goes to War (2011) (characters: "Cybermen")
The Pandorica Opens (2010) (characters: "Cybermen" - uncredited)
The Next Doctor (2008) (characters: Cybermen)
Doomsday (2006) (characters: "Cybermen")
 
1999 Doomwatch: Winter Angel (TV movie) (as Gerry Davies / TV series)
 
1992 Cybermen: The Early Years (video) (Cybermen creator)
 
1989 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Pawns (1989) (teleplay)
 
1980 The Final Countdown (screenplay)
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Red Handed (1979) (written by)
Demand and Supply (1979) (written by)
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
 
1966-1975 Doctor Who (TV series)
Revenge of the Cybermen: Part Four (1975) (written by)
Revenge of the Cybermen: Part Three (1975) (written by)
Revenge of the Cybermen: Part Two (1975) (written by)
Revenge of the Cybermen: Part One (1975) (written by)
 
1972 Doomwatch (series "Doomwatch")
 
1970-1971 Doomwatch (TV series)
Public Enemy (1971) (series devised by)
The Logicians (1971) (script editor / series devised by)
The Inquest (1971) (series devised by)
The Human Time Bomb (1971) (series devised by)
In the Dark (1971) (series devised by)
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series)
Print and Be Damned (1968) (writer)
Past Indefinite (1968) (writer)
 
1965 United! (TV series)
 
1965 199 Park Lane (TV series)
 
1960 Coronation Street (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1971 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Ronnie Masterson
House Guest (1971) … Ronnie Masterson
 
1971 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Maurice
Taste of Evil (1971) … Maurice
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Peep Show (TV series) (special thanks: estate of - 1 episode)
Man Jam (2010) (special thanks: estate of)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote a number of documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada. See more »

Alternate Names:

Gerry Davies
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Personal Quote:

Doomwatch is not science fiction. We go to great lengths to check our scientific facts. See more »

Trivia:

Co-created the Cybermen on 'Doctor Who'. See more »

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