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'''Derrick G. Sherwin''' (b. [[16 April (people)|16 April]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] in {{w|High Wycombe}}, [[England]], d. [[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]]''. He was the [[producer]] from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' to ''[[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]]''). However, Sherwin is the shortest-serving producer of the classic era of Doctor Who, having produced only two serials consecutively. | '''Derrick G. Sherwin''' (b. [[16 April (people)|16 April]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] in {{w|High Wycombe}}, [[England]], d. [[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]]''. He was the [[producer]] from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' to ''[[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]]''). 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 ''[[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]]'') | 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 ''[[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]]'') The last acting role of his career was in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', a serial written by him, where he stepped in as a non-speaking and uncredited UNIT attendant. ([[DWM 533]]) | ||
His wife, [[Jane Sherwin]], | His wife, [[Jane Sherwin]], whom he had met as an actor, would play Lady Jennifer Buckingham in his first story as producer, ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | ||
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