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Terry Nation (1930–1997)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer

Before becoming a film script writer Terry was a prolific writer of UK TV scripts in both action and science fiction genre. His scripts are noted for their depth, i.e. they usually have many sub-plots as well as the main plot. As a writer on the Dr Who TV series he created the DALEKs, the mechanical monsters who plan universal domination... See full bio »

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in Cardiff, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 66) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2005-2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
– The Big Bang (2010) (characters: "Daleks")
– Victory of the Daleks (2010) (characters: "Daleks")
– The Waters of Mars (2009) (characters: Daleks)
– Journey's End (2008) (characters: Daleks)
– Evolution of the Daleks (2007) (character "The Daleks")
See all 11 episodes »
 
2010 And Soon the Darkness (1970 film "And Soon the Darkness")
 
2008-2010 Survivors (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (2010) (novel "Survivors" / original series - uncredited)
– Episode #2.5 (2010) (novel "Survivors" / original series - uncredited)
– Episode #2.4 (2010) (novel "Survivors" / original series - uncredited)
– Episode #2.3 (2010) (novel "Survivors" / original series - uncredited)
– Episode #2.2 (2010) (novel "Survivors" / original series - uncredited)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1993 'Dr. Who': Daleks - The Early Years (video documentary) (archive footage)
 
1989 A Fine Romance (TV series)
– The Tomas Crown Affair (1989) (writer)
 
1986 A Masterpiece of Murder (TV movie)
 
1985 MacGyver (TV series)
– Thief of Budapest (1985) (opening gambit written by)
– The Golden Triangle (1985) (opening gambit written by)
 
1978-1981 Blakes 7 (TV series)
– Blake (1981) (creator)
– Warlord (1981) (creator)
– Orbit (1981) (creator)
– Gold (1981) (creator)
– Sand (1981) (creator)
See all 52 episodes »
 
1980 London Conspiracy
 
1963-1979 Doctor Who (TV series)
– Destiny of the Daleks: Part 4 (1979) (written by)
– Destiny of the Daleks: Part 3 (1979) (written by)
– Destiny of the Daleks: Part 2 (1979) (written by)
– Destiny of the Daleks: Part 1 (1979) (written by)
– The Android Invasion: Part Four (1975) (written by)
See all 66 episodes »
 
1978 Blake's 7: The Beginning (video)
 
1975-1977 Survivors (TV series)
– Power (1977) (creator)
– Long Live the King (1977) (creator)
– The Last Laugh (1977) (creator)
– The Enemy (1977) (creator)
– Sparks (1977) (creator)
See all 38 episodes »
 
1977 The House in Nightmare Park (original screenplay)
 
1974 Thriller (TV series)
– K Is for Killing (1974) (writer)
 
1973-1974 The Protectors (TV series)
– A Pocketful of Posies (1974) (writer)
– Route 27 (1974) (writer)
– Baubles, Bangles and Beads (1973) (writer)
– Bagman (1973) (writer)
 
1972 The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (TV movie)
 
1971-1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
– Someone Waiting (1972) (screenplay)
– A Death in the Family (1972) (screenplay)
– Five Miles to Midnight (1972) (screenplay)
– A Home of One's Own (1971) (screenplay)
– Chain of Events (1971) (screenplay)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 And Soon the Darkness (original story / screenplay)
 
1968-1969 The Avengers (TV series)
– Take-Over (1969) (teleplay)
– Thingumajig (1969) (teleplay)
– Take Me to Your Leader (1969) (teleplay)
– Legacy of Death (1968) (teleplay)
– Noon-Doomsday (1968) (teleplay)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
– The Man in the Elegant Room (1969) (writer)
– A Cellar Full of Silence (1969) (writer)
 
1968-1969 The Champions (TV series)
– The Body Snatchers (1969) (writer)
– The Fanatics (1968) (writer)
 
1964-1968 The Saint (TV series)
– Where the Money Is (1968) (screenplay)
– The Time to Die (1968) (screenplay)
– The Desperate Diplomat (1968) (screenplay)
– Invitation to Danger (1968) (screenplay)
– The Man Who Could Not Die (1965) (screenplay)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1966-1967 The Baron (TV series)
– Countdown (1967) (screenplay)
– The Man Outside (1967) (screenplay)
– Roundabout (1967) (screenplay)
– So Dark the Night (1967) (screenplay)
– Night of the Hunter (1967) (screenplay)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (BBC television series)
 
1965 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
– The Fox and the Forest (1965) (adaptation / writer)
 
1965 Dr. Who and the Daleks (tv series "Doctor Who")
 
1965 The Man in a Looking Glass (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1964 Story Parade (TV series)
– The Caves of Steel (1964) (writer)
 
1963 Hancock (TV series)
– The Writer (1963) (writer)
– The Night Out (1963) (writer)
– The Assistant (1963) (writer)
 
1962 No Hiding Place (TV series)
– A Run for the Sea (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Out of This World (TV series)
– Immigrant (1962) (writer)
– Botany Bay (1962) (writer)
– Imposter (1962) (writer)
 
1961 What a Whopper
 
1960 And the Same to You (additional dialogue)
 
1957 Friday the 13th (TV movie)
 
1956 The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (TV series)
 
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1971-1972 The Persuaders! (TV series) (story consultant - 24 episodes)
– Someone Waiting (1972) (story consultant)
– To the Death, Baby (1972) (story consultant)
– The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) (story consultant)
– A Death in the Family (1972) (story consultant)
– Read and Destroy (1972) (story consultant)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1972 Doctor Who (TV series) (dalek originator - 4 episodes)
– Day of the Daleks: Episode Four (1972) (dalek originator)
– Day of the Daleks: Episode Three (1972) (dalek originator)
– Day of the Daleks: Episode Two (1972) (dalek originator)
– Day of the Daleks: Episode One (1972) (dalek originator)
 
1968-1969 The Avengers (TV series) (script editor - 33 episodes)
– Bizarre (1969) (script editor)
– Take-Over (1969) (script editor)
– Requiem (1969) (script editor)
– Thingumajig (1969) (script editor)
– Homicide and Old Lace (1969) (script editor)
See all 33 episodes »
 
1966-1967 The Baron (TV series) (script supervisor - 28 episodes)
– Countdown (1967) (script supervisor)
– Roundabout (1967) (script supervisor)
– The Long Long Day (1967) (script supervisor)
– So Dark the Night (1967) (script supervisor)
– Long Ago and Far Away (1967) (script supervisor)
See all 28 episodes »
 
1965 The Man in a Looking Glass (TV movie) (script supervisor)
 
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1985 MacGyver (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Last Stand (1985) (producer)
– Trumbo's World (1985) (producer)
– The Heist (1985) (producer)
– The Gauntlet (1985) (producer)
– Thief of Budapest (1985) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1977 The House in Nightmare Park (producer)
 
1971-1972 The Persuaders! (TV series) (associate producer - 24 episodes)
– Someone Waiting (1972) (associate producer)
– To the Death, Baby (1972) (associate producer)
– The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) (associate producer)
– A Death in the Family (1972) (associate producer)
– Read and Destroy (1972) (associate producer)
See all 24 episodes »
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1995 Dalekmania (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 'Dr. Who': Daleks - The Early Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Once Upon a Time Lord (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 Whicker's World (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Back to School (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Terror Nation (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Dalek Tapes (video)
Himself
 
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I was, for that short time, the most famous writer on television... There was stuff coming to my house saying, 'Dalek Man - London'. See more »

Trivia:

Before his involvement in the development of Doctor Who, Nation had been a comedian and a script writer for Tony Hancock on his ITV series Hancock. He would recall that it was his split with the comic which prompted him to pen his first Dalek saga. See more »

Star Sign:

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