Biography
Gerald Davis (23 February 1930 β 31 August 1991) was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. He also wrote for the soap operas Coronation Street and United!.
From 1966 until the following year Davis was the story editor of the popular BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he created the character Jamie McCrimmon and co-created the popular cybernetic monsters known as the Cybermen, who continue to make appearances in the show, having been revived in the new run. His fellow co-creator of these creatures was the programme's unofficial scientific adviser Dr. Kit Pedler. Following their work on Doctor Who the pair teamed up in 1970 to create the science-fiction programme Doomwatch. Doomwatch ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 to 1972 and spawned a novel written by Davis and Pedler, a subsequent cinema film and a 1999 revival on Channel 5.Davis briefly returned to writing Doctor Who in 1975, penning the original script for Revenge of the Cybermen, though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by then script-editor Robert Holmes. Davis also adapted several of his scripts into novelisations for Target Books' Doctor Who imprint. With Kit Pedler he wrote the science-fiction novels Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater (1971), expanded from their script for the first episode of Doomwatch; Brainrack (1974); and The Dynostar Menace (1975).In the 1980s Davis worked in America both in television and on feature films such as The Final Countdown (1980). In late 1989 he and Terry Nation made a joint but unsuccessful bid to take over production of Doctor Who and reformat the series mainly for the American market. Gerry Davis died on 31 August 1991.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 23
Writer 19
TV Shows 5
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)
Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999)
Diamonds (1987)
The Hitchhiker (1983)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Anything Can Happen (1973)
Doomwatch (1972)
Doomwatch (1970)
The First Lady (1968)
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967)
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones (1967)
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (1967)
Doctor Who: The Moonbase (1967)
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (1967)
Doctor Who: The Highlanders (1967)
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966)
Doctor Who: The Smugglers (1966)
Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters (1966)
Doctor Who: The Ark (1966)
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
Doctor Who (1963)
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GenderMale
Birthday1930-02-23
Deathday1991-08-31 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceEngland, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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