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Holmes was, for a time at the end of the Second World War, the youngest serving officer in the British army. He became a police officer, graduating top of his class, but grew disillusioned with the job and eventually became a journalist. By the 1960s he had branched out into writing screenplays for both films and television series. In 1968 he received his first commission for ''Doctor Who'' and over the next few years became one of the series' lead writers.

When [[Terrance Dicks]] resigned as script editor in [[1974]] Holmes successfully applied for the position, continuing to write scripts as well. After leaving the post he wrote a few more stories 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 20th anniversary special, ''[[The Five Doctors]]''. He declined but expressed an interest in writing for the series again.