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Terry Nation(1930-1997)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Producer
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Before becoming a film scriptwriter, Terry Nation was a prolific writer of UK television scripts in both the action and science fiction genres. 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 BBC's Doctor Who (1963) series, he created the Daleks, the mechanical monsters who plan universal domination. On Earth they would constantly be planning to 'exterminate' all humans. Nation also created Survivors (1975) and Blake's 7 (1978) for the BBC.
BornAugust 8, 1930
DiedMarch 9, 1997(66)
BornAugust 8, 1930
DiedMarch 9, 1997(66)
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Known for

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Jan Chappell, Paul Darrow, David Jackson, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Jacqueline Pearce, and Gareth Thomas in Blake's 7 (1978)
Blake's 7
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
MacGyver
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Blake's 7
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series



  • William Russell, Carole Ann Ford, William Hartnell, and Jacqueline Hill in The Daleks in Colour (2023)
    The Daleks in Colour
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 2023
  • Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2009)
    Doctor Who: The Lost Stories
    7.9
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2010–2023
  • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Daleks created by
    • characters: "Daleks"
    • "Daleks" created by ...
    • 2005–2022
  • Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (2021)
    Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Dalek stories created by
    • 2021
  • Doctor Who: The Early Adventures (2014)
    Doctor Who: The Early Adventures
    9.1
    Podcast Series
    • character created by: The Daleks
    • character created by: The Voord
    • 2014–2021
  • Daleks! (2020)
    Daleks!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Daleks created by
    • 2020
  • Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999)
    Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
    7.9
    Podcast Series
    • character created by: The Daleks
    • character created by: Davros
    • 2000–2020
  • Marco Simioni and Paul Stenton in Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown (2019)
    Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
    8.1
    TV Special
    • character created by: The Daleks
    • 2019
  • Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (Special Edition) (2019)
    Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (Special Edition)
    7.3
    Video
    • writer
    • 2019
  • Robin's Comedy Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • creator: Daleks
    • characters: Daleks
    • 2016–2019
  • Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
    7.2
    Video
    • characters: "Daleks"
    • 2016
  • Elizabeth Banks, Tom Kane, and Troy Baker in Lego Dimensions (2015)
    Lego Dimensions
    7.7
    Video Game
    • character created by: Dalek
    • 2015
  • Mission to the Unknown (2010)
    Mission to the Unknown
    7.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • And Soon the Darkness (2010)
    And Soon the Darkness
    5.1
    • Writer (1970 film "And Soon the Darkness")
    • 2010
  • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Max Beesley, Shaun Dingwall, Julie Graham, Paterson Joseph, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Freema Agyeman, Zoë Tapper, and Chahak Patel in Survivors (2008)
    Survivors
    7.5
    TV Series
    • novel "Survivors"
    • original series
    • series (uncredited)
    • 2008–2010

Script and Continuity Department



  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1968–1969
  • Steve Forrest and Sue Lloyd in The Baron (1966)
    The Baron
    7.1
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1966–1967
  • The Man in a Looking Glass
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • script supervisor
    • 1965

Producer



  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
    The House in Nightmare Park
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1971–1972

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 8, 1930
    • Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • March 9, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouse
    • Kate Nation
  • Other works
    Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus, issued by St Michael (Marks & Spencers), edited by Terry Nation.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Interviews

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  • Trivia
    He claimed that he based the Daleks on the SS and the Nazis. This was made particularly clear in what many consider his best script for the series, Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975), in which the character of Davros made his debut as a Hitlerian megalomaniac willing to commit genocide and supported by a deputy, Nyder, who is eerily reminiscent of Heinrich Himmler.
  • Quotes
    I was, for that short time, the most famous writer on television... There was stuff coming to my house saying, 'Dalek Man - London'.
  • Trademark
      Writing fantasies with dystopian themes, such as The Dead Planet (1963), Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975), Survivors (1975) and Blake's 7 (1978).

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