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He was one of only three people to direct ''Doctor Who'' television stories featuring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]]; the other two were [[Douglas Camfield]] and [[Lennie Mayne]].
He was one of only three people to direct ''Doctor Who'' television stories featuring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]]; the other two were [[Douglas Camfield]] and [[Lennie Mayne]].


He appeared uncredited as the first [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|past Doctor]] in ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''.
He appeared uncredited as the earliestrst [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|past Doctor]] in ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' which he directed, being the one who made Morbius explode. It is his only epiosde for which he kept the script, also keeping his original photograph as the Doctor. ([[DWM 541]]) He is the only one not to reappear in ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]''.


Barry spent his [[retirement]] living in Oxfordshire and died on [[7 February (people)|7 February]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] following an escalator fall at a shopping centre in Banbury<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/10640524/Doctor-Who-director-dies-after-escalator-fall.html |title=Doctor Who director dies after escalator fall  |author=Hayley Dixon and agencies |date of source=15 February 2014 |website name=The Telegraph |accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref>.
Barry spent his [[retirement]] living in Oxfordshire and died on [[7 February (people)|7 February]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] following an escalator fall at a shopping centre in Banbury<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/10640524/Doctor-Who-director-dies-after-escalator-fall.html |title=Doctor Who director dies after escalator fall  |author=Hayley Dixon and agencies |date of source=15 February 2014 |website name=The Telegraph |accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref>.

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Christopher Barry (20 September 1925-7 February 2014[1]) directed several Doctor Who television stories, beginning with several episodes of the first Dalek story. His other television credits included Compact, Smuggler's Bay, Paul Temple, Z-Cars, Poldark, The Onedin Line, All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo, Dramarama and other science fiction series, which include Out of the Unknown, Moonbase 3 and The Tripods.

He was one of only three people to direct Doctor Who television stories featuring William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker; the other two were Douglas Camfield and Lennie Mayne.

He appeared uncredited as the earliestrst past Doctor in The Brain of Morbius which he directed, being the one who made Morbius explode. It is his only epiosde for which he kept the script, also keeping his original photograph as the Doctor. (DWM 541) He is the only one not to reappear in The Timeless Children.

Barry spent his retirement living in Oxfordshire and died on 7 February 2014 following an escalator fall at a shopping centre in Banbury[2].

He was distantly related to fellow Doctor Who director Morris Barry. (INFO: The Creature from the Pit)

Credits

Doctor Who stories directed

Doctor Who-related works directed

Documentary appearances

Bibliography

Short story

External links

Footnotes

  1. The Guardian
  2. Hayley Dixon and agencies (15 February 2014). Doctor Who director dies after escalator fall. The Telegraph. Retrieved on 16 February 2014.