Eric Saward
Biography
Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked as a screenwriter and script editor on the BBC's science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1982 to 1986. He wrote the stories The Visitation, Earthshock, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks. Saward's career as a scriptwriter began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by then Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story The Visitation. This in turn led to his appointment as script editor on the recommendation of Antony Root, who had briefly replaced Bidmead.
Personal Details
Movies (47)
Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
as Self
2024
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
as Himself
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Earthshocked
2018
Driven to Distractation
2011
Come in Number Five
2011
Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude...
as Self
2011
Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'
2011
Chain Reaction
2010
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
Trials and Tribulations
2008
Davros Connections
2007
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2007
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2006
The Dalek Tapes
as Self
2006
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
2005
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
1993
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Script Editor (Writing)
1986
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
Script Editor (Writing)
1986
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Script Editor (Writing)
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Script Editor (Writing)
1986
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Writer (Writing)
1985
Doctor Who: Timelash
Script Editor (Writing)
1985
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Script Editor (Writing)
1985
A Fix with Sontarans
Writer (Writing)
1985
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
Script Editor (Writing)
1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Script Editor (Writing)
1985
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
Script Editor (Writing)
1985
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Script Editor (Writing)
1984
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
Script Editor (Writing)
1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Writer (Writing)
1984
Doctor Who: Frontios
Script Editor (Writing)
1984
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
Script Editor (Writing)
1984
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Script Editor (Writing)
1983
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
Script Editor (Writing)
1983
Doctor Who: Terminus
Script Editor (Writing)
1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Script Editor (Writing)
1983
Doctor Who: Snakedance
Script Editor (Writing)
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Script Editor (Writing)
1983
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
Script Editor (Writing)
1982
Doctor Who: Earthshock
Writer (Writing)
1982
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
Script Editor (Writing)
1982
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Writer (Writing)
1982
Doctor Who: Kinda
Script Editor (Writing)
1982
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
Script Editor (Writing)
1982
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
Script Editor (Writing)
1981
