Eric Saward

Eric Saward was born in December 1944 and became a script writer and script editor for the BBC, resigning from the latter post on the TV programme Doctor Who in 1986.

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December - 1944 - Script editor - Doctor Who - 1986

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His career as a script writer began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by the current Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story The Visitation. This in turn led to his appointment as script editor on the recommendation of Antony Root, who had briefly replaced Bidmead.

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Christopher H. Bidmead - BBC Radio - The Visitation - Antony Root

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He did not have a harmonious relationship with Doctor Who's producer John Nathan-Turner which gave rise to tensions behind the scenes. This came to a head during the production of The Trial of a Time Lord in the middle of 1986 and Eric resigned as Script Editor before the completion of production.

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John Nathan-Turner - The Trial of a Time Lord - 1986

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