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'''Chris Boucher''' ( | {{TV writer stub}} | ||
{{Infobox Person | |||
| image = 1977 - Chris Boucher.jpg | |||
| job title = [[Writer]], created [[Leela]] | |||
| story = [[#Selected Credits|See credits section]] | |||
| time = 1977-1978 | |||
| non dwu = ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' (script editor) and created ''Star Cops'' | |||
| imdb = 0098980 | |||
|birth date=[[15 February (people)|15 February]] [[1943 (people)|1943]]|death date=[[11 December (people)|11 December]] [[2022 (people)|2022]]}}'''Chris Boucher''' ([[15 February (people)|15 February]] [[1943 (people)|1943]]-[[11 December (people)|11 December]] [[2022 (people)|2022]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/21/chris-boucher-obituary?fbclid=IwAR1DOsvwTWikiilATurXuV8_dUdak_av7n1yJdhp_oVGX7LPmd-E0xgPC1s The Guardian]</ref>) was an important contributor to the [[Fourth Doctor]] era of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
He penned three stories and | He penned three stories and was responsible for the creation of the [[companion]] [[Leela]], whose name he derived from freedom fighter {{w|Leila Khaled}}. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | ||
The ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' audio series is based on characters and locations from Boucher's ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' stories. He was creative consultant on the series and wrote the second release, ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]''. | |||
=== Doctor Who TV stories === | Until his death, he was the last surviving ''Doctor Who'' television writer to have written for the series in the 1970s. | ||
== Credits == | |||
=== ''Doctor Who'' TV stories === | |||
* ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' | * ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | * ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | ||
* ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' | * ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' | ||
=== Doctor Who novels === | === ''Doctor Who'' novels === | ||
* ''[[Last Man Running (novel)|Last Man Running]]'' | * ''[[Last Man Running (novel)|Last Man Running]]'' | ||
* ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' | * ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'' | ||
* ''[[Psi-ence Fiction (novel)|Psi-ence Fiction]]'' | * ''[[Psi-ence Fiction (novel)|Psi-ence Fiction]]'' | ||
* ''[[Match of the Day (novel)|Match of the Day]]'' | * ''[[Match of the Day (novel)|Match of the Day]]'' | ||
=== ''Kaldor City'' audio series === | |||
* ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0098980 | {{imdb name|id=0098980}} | ||
* [http://www.kaldorcity.com/people/cbinterview_1992.html 1992 Interview with Chris Boucher - Kaldor City] | |||
* [http://www.kaldorcity.com/people/cbinterview.html 2005 Interview with Chris Boucher - Kaldor City ] | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 3 November 2024
Chris Boucher (15 February 1943-11 December 2022[1]) was an important contributor to the Fourth Doctor era of Doctor Who.
He penned three stories and was responsible for the creation of the companion Leela, whose name he derived from freedom fighter Leila Khaled. (DCOM: The Robots of Death)
The Kaldor City audio series is based on characters and locations from Boucher's Doctor Who and Blake's 7 stories. He was creative consultant on the series and wrote the second release, Death's Head.
Until his death, he was the last surviving Doctor Who television writer to have written for the series in the 1970s.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who TV stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who novels[[edit] | [edit source]]
Kaldor City audio series[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Chris Boucher at the Internet Movie Database
- 1992 Interview with Chris Boucher - Kaldor City
- 2005 Interview with Chris Boucher - Kaldor City
