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'''Robert Holmes''' was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from [[1975 (production)|1975]] to [[1977 (production)|1977]] and the author of more scripts for the 20th-century incarnation of the programme than any other writer (64 episodes in all). ([[INFO]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'') He created or reimagined many key elements of the programme's mythology. Holmes had the uncredited role of the [[Seventh Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|Seventh | '''Robert Holmes''' was [[script editor]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from [[1975 (production)|1975]] to [[1977 (production)|1977]] and the author of more scripts for the 20th-century incarnation of the programme than any other writer (64 episodes in all). ([[INFO]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'') He created or reimagined many key elements of the programme's mythology. Holmes had the uncredited role of the [[Seventh Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|Seventh "Morbius" Doctor]] in ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''. | ||
== Personal history == | == Personal history == | ||
Holmes was, at the end of [[World War II]], the youngest serving officer in the [[British Army]]. He became a police officer, graduating top of his class. He grew disillusioned with the job and became a journalist. By the 1960s he had branched out into writing screenplays for films and television series. In 1968 he received his first commission for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Over the next few years, he became one of the series' lead writers. | Holmes was, at the end of [[World War II]], the youngest serving officer in the [[British Army]]. He became a police officer, graduating top of his class. He grew disillusioned with the job and became a journalist. By the 1960s he had branched out into writing screenplays for films and television series. In 1968 he received his first commission for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Over the next few years, he became one of the series' lead writers. | ||
In anticipation of [[Terrance Dicks]] leaving the show, Holmes was assigned uncredited script editing duties in 1973 during the last few [[ | In anticipation of [[Terrance Dicks]] leaving the show, Holmes was assigned uncredited script editing duties in 1973 during the last few [[Jon Pertwee]] stories. When Dicks resigned as script editor in 1974, Holmes took over the position. He continued to write scripts. After leaving the post, he wrote a few more before taking an extended break from the series. In 1983, as one of the series' most celebrated writers, Holmes was the first person asked to write the twentieth anniversary special, ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. He declined but expressed an interest in writing for the series again. | ||
Over the next three years Holmes contributed several scripts and was heavily involved in the planning of [[Season 23]]. However, his health had arguably been declining since the turn of the 1980s, and midway into 1986, Holmes fell seriously ill. He tried to pen a rough draft for the last story of [[Colin Baker]]'s post-hiatus season, but it became increasingly difficult for him to work as his condition worsened. Robert Holmes turned progressively weaker and less coherent, eventually succumbing to his infirmity near the end of May. He passed away before he completed the script for ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' and the planned ending of the story was altered. | Over the next three years Holmes contributed several scripts and was heavily involved in the planning of [[Season 23]]. However, his health had arguably been declining since the turn of the 1980s, and midway into 1986, Holmes fell seriously ill. He tried to pen a rough draft for the last story of [[Colin Baker]]'s post-hiatus season, but it became increasingly difficult for him to work as his condition worsened. Robert Holmes turned progressively weaker and less coherent, eventually succumbing to his infirmity near the end of May. He passed away before he completed the script for ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' and the planned ending of the story was altered. | ||
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* ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' | * ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' | * ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' - based on a script by [[John Lucarotti]] | * ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' - based on a script by [[John Lucarotti (writer)|John Lucarotti]] | ||
* ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' - credited as Stephen Harris | * ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' - credited as Stephen Harris | ||
* ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' - credited as [[Robin Bland]], based on a script by [[Terrance Dicks]] | * ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' - credited as [[Robin Bland]], based on a script by [[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
