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| image | | image = Gerry Davis.jpg | ||
| job title = [[Writer]], [[Script editor]] | |||
| job title = [[ | |||
| birth date = [[23 February (people)|23 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] | | birth date = [[23 February (people)|23 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] | ||
| death date = [[31 August (people)|31 August]] [[1991 (people)|1991]] | | death date = [[31 August (people)|31 August]] [[1991 (people)|1991]] | ||
| story = [[# | | story =[[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | ||
| time = [[ | | time = [[1966]]-[[1967|67]], [[1975]] | ||
| non dwu = | | non dwu = ''[[Doomwatch]]'' | ||
| imdb = 0204651 | | imdb = 0204651 | ||
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'''Gerry Davis''' ([[23 February (people)|23 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]]-[[31 August (people)|31 August]] [[1991 (people)|1991]]) was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from 1966 to 1967 | '''Gerry Davis''' ([[23 February (people)|23 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]]-[[31 August (people)|31 August]] [[1991 (people)|1991]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=GerryDavis Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from 1966 to 1967. According to [[Anneke Wills]], he originated [[regeneration|the idea of the Doctor changing their body]]. He is the co-creator of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] with [[Kit Pedler]]. | ||
According to the documentary ''[[Cybermen: The Early Years]]'', he also co-wrote ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' with Pedler, but was uncredited due to [[BBC]] policy at the time. | |||
== Writer credits == | |||
=== Television === | |||
==== Doctor Who ==== | |||
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' (with [[Kit Pedler]]) | |||
* ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'' (with [[Elwyn Jones]]) | |||
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' (uncredited; with Kit Pedler) | |||
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' (with Kit Pedler) | |||
* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' | |||
== | === Novels === | ||
=== | ==== Target novelisations ==== | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'' (with [[Alison Bingeman]]) | |||
=== | === Audios === | ||
==== The Lost Stories ==== | |||
* ''[[Return of the Cybermen (audio story)|Return of the Cybermen]]'' (adapted by [[John Dorney]]) | |||
* ''[[ | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0204651}} | {{imdb name|id=0204651}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who script editors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who script editors]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | [[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Doctor Who novelisation writers]] | ||
[[Category:The Lost Stories writers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:36, 3 November 2024
Gerry Davis (23 February 1930-31 August 1991[1]) was script editor of Doctor Who from 1966 to 1967. According to Anneke Wills, he originated the idea of the Doctor changing their body. He is the co-creator of the Cybermen with Kit Pedler.
According to the documentary Cybermen: The Early Years, he also co-wrote The Moonbase with Pedler, but was uncredited due to BBC policy at the time.
Writer credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Tenth Planet (with Kit Pedler)
- The Highlanders (with Elwyn Jones)
- The Moonbase (uncredited; with Kit Pedler)
- The Tomb of the Cybermen (with Kit Pedler)
- Revenge of the Cybermen
Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]
Target novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who and the Cybermen
- Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
- Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen
- The Highlanders
- The Celestial Toymaker (with Alison Bingeman)
Audios[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Return of the Cybermen (adapted by John Dorney)
