Derrick Sherwin

Derrick Sherwin was one of the key figures on the production side of the BBC programme Doctor Who during the late 1960s.

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BBC - Doctor Who - 1960s

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He was script editor on the stories from The Web of Fear to The Mind Robber, and on the latter tale he wrote the first episode, which is considered one of the most innovative in the programme's history. He also wrote the script for The Invasion, which introduced the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, having adapted the original storyline supplied by Kit Pedler.

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Script editor - The Web of Fear - The Mind Robber - The Invasion - United Nations Intelligence Taskforce - Kit Pedler

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In 1968/1969 Sherwin began to take a greater role in the producing side of the series and was the unofficial Assisstant Producer for the rest of the series' sixth season, with Terrance Dicks succeeding him as script-editor. On The Space Pirates Sherwin briefly resumed his old role as Dicks was busy writing The War Games. Sherwin then succeeded Peter Bryant as producer of the programme in 1969, overseeing the production of The War Games and Spearhead from Space as well as casting Jon Pertwee in the lead role on the programme. He also made a small on-screen appearance as a car park attendant in Spearhead from Space — he had formerly been an actor and was still a member of the actors' union, and dismissed the actor originally cast in the part for not being able to perform the role adequately.

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1968 - 1969 - Terrance Dicks - The Space Pirates - The War Games - Peter Bryant - Producer - Spearhead from Space - Jon Pertwee

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