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Terrance Dicks

Writing
84 years oldEast Ham, London, England, UK

Biography

Terrance Dicks was an English author and television screenwriter, script editor and producer. Dicks had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, which began when he worked as the programme's script editor from 1968 to 1974. Dicks also wrote for the series from the '70s through to the '80s and, at the same time, he penned some 60 odd novelisations of Doctor Who stories for Target Books. In the 1990s, Dicks wrote further original stories in the New Adventures and Missing Adventures range for Virgin. When BBC Books bought the rights to Doctor Who in the late '90s his novel, The Eight Doctors, was the first to be released.

Personal Details

Born
May 10, 1935 - August 29, 2019 (age 84)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
East Ham, London, England, UK
Known For
Writing

Also Known As

Uncle Terrance

Movies (45)

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
5.8

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

Writer (Writing)

2024

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
0.5

Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

2021

Doctor Who and the Third Man

Doctor Who and the Third Man

2019

Panopticon Genesis

Panopticon Genesis

2017

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

2013

Axon Stations!

Axon Stations!

2012

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years

2012

IMC Needs You!

IMC Needs You!

2011

Life on Earth

Life on Earth

as Self

2011

The Doctor's Moriarty

The Doctor's Moriarty

as Self

2011

Plastic Fantastic

Plastic Fantastic

2011

Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour

Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour

2011

Warriors of Mars

Warriors of Mars

2010

The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

2009

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

2009

Roger Delgado: The Master

Roger Delgado: The Master

2009

Shades of Grey

Shades of Grey

2009

The Frighten Factor
7.0

The Frighten Factor

2009

The K-9 Files

The K-9 Files

2008

The Elusive David Agnew

The Elusive David Agnew

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

Hello Sailor!

Hello Sailor!

2008

Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who

Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who

as Self

2007

Rogue Time Lords

Rogue Time Lords

2007

Are Friends Electric?

Are Friends Electric?

2007

Built for War: The Sontaran Story
7.0

Built for War: The Sontaran Story

2006

Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
8.0

Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

2006

The Dalek Tapes
7.5

The Dalek Tapes

as Self

2006

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

2005

The Story of Doctor Who

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

2001

Adventures in Space and Time

Adventures in Space and Time

as Himself

1999

Carnival of Monsters

Carnival of Monsters

1999

Mindgame Trilogy
4.0

Mindgame Trilogy

Writer (Writing)

1999

Lust in Space

Lust in Space

as Self

1998

Mindgame
4.5

Mindgame

Writer (Writing)

1998

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
9.0

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

1998

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

1997

Downtime
5.0

Downtime

Script Consultant (Writing)

1995

The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

1995

Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
6.2

Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

Writer (Writing)

1994

30 Years in the TARDIS
7.5

30 Years in the TARDIS

as Himself

1993

Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure

Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure

Writer (Writing)

1989

Who's Who

Who's Who

1986

Oliver Twist
5.5

Oliver Twist

Producer (Production)

1985

TV Shows (5)