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| image = Derrick Sherwin.jpg | | image = Derrick Sherwin.jpg | ||
| aka = Derrick G. Sherwin | | aka = Derrick G. Sherwin | ||
| birth date = [[16 April (people)|16 April]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] | |||
| death date = [[17 October (people)|17 October]] [[2018 (people)|2018]] | |||
| role = [[UNIT commissionaire (Spearhead from Space)|UNIT commissionaire]] | | role = [[UNIT commissionaire (Spearhead from Space)|UNIT commissionaire]] | ||
| job title = [[ | | job title = [[Script editor]], [[Producer]] | ||
| story = | | story = | ||
| time = | | time = 1968-1970 | ||
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| imdb = 0792774 | | imdb = 0792774 | ||
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'''Derrick G. Sherwin''' (born [[16 April (people)|16 April]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] in {{w|High Wycombe}}, [[England]])<ref>[ | '''Derrick G. Sherwin''' (born [[16 April (people)|16 April]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] in {{w|High Wycombe}}, [[England]], died [[17 October (people)|17 October]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/06/derrick-sherwin-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' to ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. Immediately after his departure as script editor, he wrote ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' and briefly returned as script editor for ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''. He was the [[producer]] for ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' and ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', overseeing the transition from [[Patrick Troughton]]'s [[Second Doctor]] to [[Jon Pertwee]]'s [[Third Doctor]], the production's conversion from monochrome to colour, and the retooling of the series to one of Earth-bound, present-day adventures. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The UNIT Family (documentary)|The UNIT Family]]'') However, Sherwin is the shortest-serving producer of the classic era of ''Doctor Who'', having produced only two serials consecutively. | ||
Sherwin | Sherwin, as well as being script editor and producer, was also an actor, with several roles on television in the 1950s and 1960s. He made a cameo appearance in ''The Invasion'' where he stepped in as a non-speaking and uncredited UNIT attendant. ([[DWM 533]]) He also had an uncredited role in ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' as a [[UNIT commissionaire (Spearhead from Space)|UNIT commissionaire]]. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Down to Earth (documentary)|Down to Earth]]'') | ||
His wife, [[Jane Sherwin]], | == Personal life == | ||
His wife, [[Jane Sherwin]], whom he had met as an actor, played Lady Jennifer Buckingham in his first story as producer, ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | |||
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{{imdb name|id=0792774}} | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 9 March 2023
Derrick G. Sherwin (born 16 April 1936 in High Wycombe, England, died 17 October 2018[1]) was script editor of Doctor Who from The Web of Fear to The Mind Robber. Immediately after his departure as script editor, he wrote The Invasion and briefly returned as script editor for The Space Pirates. He was the producer for The War Games and Spearhead from Space, overseeing the transition from Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor to Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor, the production's conversion from monochrome to colour, and the retooling of the series to one of Earth-bound, present-day adventures. (DOC: The UNIT Family) However, Sherwin is the shortest-serving producer of the classic era of Doctor Who, having produced only two serials consecutively.
Sherwin, as well as being script editor and producer, was also an actor, with several roles on television in the 1950s and 1960s. He made a cameo appearance in The Invasion where he stepped in as a non-speaking and uncredited UNIT attendant. (DWM 533) He also had an uncredited role in Spearhead from Space as a UNIT commissionaire. (DOC: Down to Earth)
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
His wife, Jane Sherwin, whom he had met as an actor, played Lady Jennifer Buckingham in his first story as producer, The War Games.
