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Date of Birth:

8 August 1930, Wales, UK more

Date of Death:

9 March 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Before becoming a film script writer Terry was a prolific writer of UK... more

Trivia:

Had a daughter called Rebecca. more

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(18 articles)

Blake's 7 remake will be 'very modern and very bold', plus exclusive new image
(From The Geek Files. 9 November 2009, 9:44 AM, PST)
Reviews: The Keys Of Marinus
(From Kasterborous. 3 October 2009, 2:31 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	And Soon the Darkness (post-production) (2010)	(1970 film "And Soon the Darkness")	2010	-	-

2.	"Survivors" (2008)	(6 episodes, 2008)	2008	-	-
	6 TV episodes: Episode #1.6 (2008) (novel "Survivors") (series) (uncredited) Episode #1.5 (2008) (novel "Survivors") (series) (uncredited) Episode #1.4 (2008) (novel "Survivors") (series) (uncredited) Episode #1.3 (2008) (novel "Survivors") (series) (uncredited) Episode #1.2 (2008) (novel "Survivors") (series) (uncredited) 1 episode not shown.
3.	"Doctor Who" (2005)	(8 episodes, 2005-2008)	2008	-	8.8 (11,256)
	8 TV episodes: Journey's End (2008) (characters: Daleks) Evolution of the Daleks (2007) (character "The Daleks") Daleks in Manhattan (2007) (characters: "Daleks") Doomsday (2006) (characters: "Daleks") Army of Ghosts (2006) (characters: "Daleks") 3 episodes not shown.
4.	'Dr. Who': Daleks - The Early Years (1993) (V)	(archive footage)	1993	-	7.6 (17)

5.	A Masterpiece of Murder (1986) (TV)	(writer)	1986	-	5.8 (46)

6.	"Blakes 7" (1978)	(52 episodes, 1978-1981)	1981	-	8.3 (577)
	52 TV episodes: Blake (1981) (creator) Warlord (1981) (creator) Orbit (1981) (creator) Gold (1981) (creator) Sand (1981) (creator) 47 episodes not shown.
7.	"Doctor Who" (1963)	(66 episodes, 1963-1979)	1979	-	8.7 (2,173)
	66 TV episodes: 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 4 (1975) (writer) 61 episodes not shown.
8.	Blake's 7: The Beginning (1978) (V)	(writer)	1978	-	7.1 (14)

9.	"Survivors" (1975)	(38 episodes, 1975-1977)	1977	-	8.7 (218)
	38 TV episodes: Power (1977) (creator) Long Live the King (1977) (creator) The Last Laugh (1977) (creator) The Enemy (1977) (creator) Sparks (1977) (creator) 33 episodes not shown.
10.	London Conspiracy (1976)	(writer)	1976	-	7.8 (47)

11.	"Thriller" (1973)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	7.3 (76)
	1 TV episode: K Is for Killing (1974) (writer)
12.	"The Protectors" (1972)	(4 episodes, 1973-1974)	1974	-	6.9 (49)
	4 TV episodes: A Pocketful of Posies (1974) (writer) Route 27 (1974) (writer) Baubles, Bangles and Beads (1973) (writer) Bagman (1973) (writer)
13.	The House in Nightmare Park (1973)	(writer)	1973	-	5.5 (109)
	AKAs: Crazy House Night of the Laughing Dead
14.	The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972) (TV)	(writer)	1972	-	9.5 (9)

15.	"The Persuaders!" (1971)	(7 episodes, 1971-1972)	1972	-	8.5 (895)
	7 TV episodes: 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) 2 episodes not shown.
16.	And Soon the Darkness (1970)	(screenplay) (story)	1970	-	6.7 (477)

17.	"The Avengers" (1961)	(6 episodes, 1968-1969)	1969	-	8.6 (1,168)
	6 TV episodes: Take-Over (1969) (teleplay) Thingumajig (1969) (teleplay) Take Me to Your Leader (1969) (teleplay) Legacy of Death (1968) (teleplay) Noon Doomsday (1968) (teleplay) 1 episode not shown.
18.	"Department S" (1969)	(2 episodes, 1969)	1969	-	7.0 (60)
	2 TV episodes: The Man in the Elegant Room (1969) (writer) A Cellar Full of Silence (1969) (writer)
19.	"The Champions" (1968)	(2 episodes, 1968-1969)	1969	-	8.0 (171)
	2 TV episodes: The Body Snatchers (1969) (writer) The Fanatics (1968) (writer)
20.	"The Saint" (1962)	(13 episodes, 1964-1968)	1968	-	7.8 (607)
	13 TV episodes: 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) 8 episodes not shown.
21.	"The Baron" (1966)	(16 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	7.3 (55)
	16 TV episodes: Countdown (1967) (screenplay) Roundabout (1967) (screenplay) So Dark the Night (1967) (writer) Night of the Hunter (1967) (screenplay) The Seven Eyes of Night (1967) (writer) 11 episodes not shown.
22.	Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)	(BBC television series)	1966	-	5.8 (1,021)
	AKAs: Daleks Invade Earth 2150 A.D. (USA: TV title) Dr. Who: Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (USA: video title) Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
23.	"Out of the Unknown" (1965)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.2 (11)
	1 TV episode: The Fox and the Forest (1965) (adaptation) (writer)
24.	Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)	(tv series "Doctor Who")	1965	-	5.3 (1,095)

25.	"Story Parade" (1964)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	-
	1 TV episode: The Caves of Steel (1964) (writer)
26.	"Hancock" (1963)	(unknown episodes)	1963	-	6.2 (11)

27.	"No Hiding Place" (1959)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.2 (15)
	1 TV episode: A Run for the Sea (1962) (writer)
28.	"Out of This World" (1962)	(3 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	6.5 (8)
	3 TV episodes: Immigrant (1962) (writer) Botany Bay (1962) (writer) Imposter (1962) (writer)
29.	What a Whopper (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	4.5 (62)

30.	And the Same to You (1960)	(additional dialogue)	1960	-	4.2 (19)

31.	Friday the 13th (1957) (TV)	(writer)	1957	-	4.3 (9)

32.	"The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (1956)	(unknown episodes)	1956	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Persuaders!" (1971)	story consultant (24 episodes, 1971-1972)	1972	-	8.5 (895)
	24 TV episodes: Element of Risk (1972) (story consultant) Someone Waiting (1972) (story consultant) To the Death, Baby (1972) (story consultant) A Death in the Family (1972) (story consultant) The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) (story consultant) 19 episodes not shown.
2.	"Doctor Who" (1963)	dalek originator (4 episodes, 1972)	1972	-	8.7 (2,173)
	4 TV episodes: Day of the Daleks: Part 4 (1972) (dalek originator) Day of the Daleks: Part 3 (1972) (dalek originator) Day of the Daleks: Part 2 (1972) (dalek originator) Day of the Daleks: Part 1 (1972) (dalek originator)
3.	"The Avengers" (1961)	script editor (33 episodes, 1968-1969)	1969	-	8.6 (1,168)
	33 TV 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) 28 episodes not shown.
4.	"The Baron" (1966)	script supervisor (15 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	7.3 (55)
	15 TV episodes: Roundabout (1967) (script supervisor) The Island (1967) (script supervisor) Storm Warning (1967) (script supervisor) The Maze (1966) (script supervisor) The Legions of Ammak (1966) (script supervisor) 10 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"MacGyver" (1985)	producer (6 episodes, 1985)	1985	-	8.0 (5,721)
	6 TV episodes: Last Stand (1985) (producer) Trumbo's World (1985) (producer) The Heist (1985) (producer) The Gauntlet (1985) (producer) Thief of Budapest (1985) (producer) 1 episode not shown.
2.	The House in Nightmare Park (1973)	(producer)	1973	-	5.5 (109)
	AKAs: Crazy House Night of the Laughing Dead
3.	"The Persuaders!" (1971)	associate producer (24 episodes, 1971-1972)	1972	-	8.5 (895)
	24 TV episodes: Element of Risk (1972) (associate producer) Someone Waiting (1972) (associate producer) To the Death, Baby (1972) (associate producer) A Death in the Family (1972) (associate producer) The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) (associate producer) 19 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Dalekmania (1995) (V)	Himself	1995	-	5.8 (13)

2.	'Dr. Who': Daleks - The Early Years (1993) (V)	Himself	1993	-	7.6 (17)

3.	'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	7.3 (139)
	AKAs: Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK: video title)
4.	Once Upon a Time Lord (1983) (TV)	Himself	1983	-	-

5.	"Whicker's World" (1959)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 27 January 1968 (1968) Himself


1.	Terror Nation (2007) (V)	Himself

2.	The Dalek Tapes (2006) (V)	Himself

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