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'''Frank Cox''' ([[28 May (people)|28 May]] [[1940 (people)|1940]]<ref>[[INFO]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''</ref>-[[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 565]]</ref>) [[Director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes "[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)#The Brink of Disaster (2)|The Brink of Disaster]]," "[[The Sensorites (TV story)#Kidnap (5)|Kidnap]]," and "[[The Sensorites (TV story)#A Desperate Venture (6)|A Desperate Venture]]". He was also interviewed on the documentary ''[[Over the Edge]]''. | '''Frank Cox''' ([[28 May (people)|28 May]] [[1940 (people)|1940]]<ref>[[INFO]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''</ref>-[[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 565]]</ref>) [[Director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes "[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)#The Brink of Disaster (2)|The Brink of Disaster]]," "[[The Sensorites (TV story)#Kidnap (5)|Kidnap]]," and "[[The Sensorites (TV story)#A Desperate Venture (6)|A Desperate Venture]]". | ||
He was also interviewed on the documentary ''[[Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" (documentary)|Over the Edge]]''. | |||
== Career == | |||
Cox went to Ealing Grammar School as a child. He then studied English at Leeds University, and took up a job as floor assistant at the BBC after his graduation.<ref>[[DWM 276]]</ref> | Cox went to Ealing Grammar School as a child. He then studied English at Leeds University, and took up a job as floor assistant at the BBC after his graduation.<ref>[[DWM 276]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 31 December 2021
Frank Cox (28 May 1940[1]-27 April 2021[2]) directed the Doctor Who episodes "The Brink of Disaster," "Kidnap," and "A Desperate Venture".
He was also interviewed on the documentary Over the Edge.
Career
Cox went to Ealing Grammar School as a child. He then studied English at Leeds University, and took up a job as floor assistant at the BBC after his graduation.[3]
Doctor Who was Cox's directing debut, after which he worked on the popular "sci-fact" drama Doomwatch and detective series Paul Temple. He also produced episodes of Sutherland's Law and C.A.T.S. Eyes.
He was married to Bridget Turner, who played Alice Cassini in the Doctor Who television story Gridlock, until her passing in 2014.
DWM 565 paid tribute to Frank following his death on 27 April 2021, with the article To Be Frank.
External links
- Frank Cox at the Internet Movie Database
