Graham Williams

Graham Williams was a British producer and script-editor, whose best know work was on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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British - BBC - Science fiction - Television series - Doctor Who

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He was the producer on the show between 1977 and 1979, during the Tom Baker era. Williams has been criticised for his "lack of respect" for the series, by introducing large amounts of parody and pastiche into the show. Williams's era suffered from the fact that he was following Philip Hinchcliffe, whose tenure as producer was and continues to be well-regarded by fans of the programme. He also wrote significant portions of the script for two stories beset by production/writing problems, City of Death and The Invasion of Time.

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1977 - 1979 - Tom Baker - Pastiche - Philip Hinchcliffe - City of Death - The Invasion of Time

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During his period on the programme, Williams worked closely with three script editors: the experienced Robert Holmes; Anthony Read; and Douglas Adams, who penned some of the most well-regarded stories of the Williams era and went on to write hugely popular novels and scripts like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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Script editors - Robert Holmes - Anthony Read - Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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In 1989 he wrote a novelisation of The Nightmare Fair (ISBN 0426203348), a serial which would have been made for Doctor Whos 1985 season but for the fact that the series was put on hiatus.

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1989 - 1985

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He was also the script editor for The View From Daniel Pike (1971), Sutherland's Law (1973), Z Cars (1975-1976) and Barlow at Large (1975).

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The View From Daniel Pike - Sutherland's Law - Z Cars - Barlow at Large

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He died in a shooting accident on 17 August 1990.

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17 August - 1990

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