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|birth date = [[10 October (people)|10 October]] [[1931 (people)|1931]] | |birth date = [[10 October (people)|10 October]] [[1931 (people)|1931]] | ||
| death date = [[13 August (people)|13 August]] [[2017 (people)|2017]] | | death date = [[13 August (people)|13 August]] [[2017 (people)|2017]] | ||
|job title = [[Writer]], [[ | |job title = [[Writer]], [[script editor]], actor | ||
|story = [[#Credits| | |story = [[#Credits|see credits]] | ||
|time = 1967-68, 1976, 1986, 1991 | |time = 1967-68, 1976, 1986, 1991 | ||
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'''Victor Pemberton''' ([[10 October (people)|10 October]] [[1931 (people)|1931]]-[[13 August (people)|13 August]] [[2017 (people)|2017]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=VictorPemberton Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) wrote the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and the audio drama ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' (as well as their respective novelisations), acted as [[script editor]] from ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' but was only credited on ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', and appeared in a minor acting role as [[Jules Faure]] in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''. Along with [[Glyn Jones]], [[Toby Whithouse]] and [[Mark Gatiss]], he is one of a handful of people to have both written and acted in TV ''Doctor Who''. | '''Victor Pemberton''' ([[10 October (people)|10 October]] [[1931 (people)|1931]]-[[13 August (people)|13 August]] [[2017 (people)|2017]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=VictorPemberton Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) wrote the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and the audio drama ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' (as well as their respective novelisations), acted as [[script editor]] from ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' but was only credited on ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', and appeared in a minor acting role as [[Jules Faure]] in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''. Along with [[Glyn Jones]], [[Toby Whithouse]] and [[Mark Gatiss]], he is one of a handful of people to have both written and acted in TV ''Doctor Who''. | ||
As ''Fury from the Deep'' is missing all its episodes, Pemberton is the only writer (excluding [[Elwyn Jones]]) to not have a single surviving ''Doctor Who'' episode in the [[BBC Archives]]. | As ''Fury from the Deep'' is missing all its episodes, Pemberton is the only writer (excluding [[Elwyn Jones]]) to not have a single surviving ''Doctor Who'' episode in the [[BBC Archives]]. | ||
He is often credited as the one who created [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] although it was production assistant [[Michael Briant]] who suggested to change the Doctor's normal screwdriver into a "sonic" one on location. | He is often credited as the one who created [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] although it was production assistant [[Michael Briant]] who suggested to change the Doctor's normal screwdriver into a "sonic" one on location.<ref>[[DWM 277]]{{which}}</ref> | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
