Biography
Robert Colin Holmes (2 April 1926 – 24 May 1986) was a British television scriptwriter. For over 25 years he contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK. He is particularly remembered for his work on science fiction programmes, most notably his extensive contributions to Doctor Who, which included working as its script editor from 1974 to 1977.Holmes suffered ill health from the early 1980s. He died in May 1986 while working on scripts for the second and final Sixth Doctor season The Trial of a Time Lord.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 43
Writer 37
TV Shows 12
Creator 1
Writer
Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
Movie
10
(archival footage)
Built for War: The Sontaran Story (2006)
Movie
Creature Design
Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet? (2001)
Movie
Writer
Auton 3: Awakening (1999)
Movie
Writer
Auton 2: Sentinel (1998)
Movie
Writer
Auton (1997)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe (1986)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984)
Movie
Writer
Bergerac (1981)
TV
6
Writer
The Nightmare Man (1981)
Movie
Creator
The Nightmare Man (1981)
TV
Writer
Juliet Bravo (1980)
TV
Writer
Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll (1979)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation (1978)
Movie
Writer
Blake's 7 (1978)
TV
Writer / Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (1977)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl (1977)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Movie
Whose Doctor Who (1977)
Movie
Writer / Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (1977)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Face of Evil (1977)
Movie
Writer / Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora (1976)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom (1976)
Movie
Writer / Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976)
Movie
Writer / Script Editor
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars (1975)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil (1975)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Movie
Writer / Script Editor
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Movie
9
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Robot (1975)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (1974)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters (1973)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
Movie
Writer
Play for Today (1970)
TV
Writer
Doomwatch (1970)
TV
Writer
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970)
Movie
Writer
Fraud Squad (1969)
TV
Writer
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (1969)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Krotons (1969)
Movie
Writer
Invasion (1965)
Movie
6
Writer
Doctor Who (1963)
TV
5.28
Writer
The Saint (1962)
TV
5
Writer
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
TV
Writer
Ghost Squad (1961)
TV
Writer
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.63
Based on 78.8 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1974
1976
1975
2014
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1926-04-02
Deathday1986-05-24 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceHertfordshire, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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