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'''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 | '''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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 26 October 2022
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
Television
Doctor Who
- The Tenth Planet (with Kit Pedler)
- The Highlanders (with Elwyn Jones)
- The Tomb of the Cybermen (with Kit Pedler)
- Revenge of the Cybermen
Novels
Target novelisations
- 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
The Lost Stories
- Return of the Cybermen (adapted by John Dorney)
