Key Crew working on
THE KROTONS who have previously worked on the show:
- David Maloney (Director)
- Peter Bryant (Producer)
Who: Before And After #1578 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #47 - The Krotons
Name: Robert Holmes [1926 - 1986]
Role: Writer [73 episodes]
Year(s): 1968 / 1969 / 1970 / 1971 / 1973 / 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1984 / 1985 / 1986
Stories: The Krotons episode 1 - The Krotons episode 4 / The Space Pirates episode 1 - The Space Pirates episode 6 / Spearhead From Space episode 1 - Spearhead from Space episode 4 / Terror of The Autons episode 1 - Terror Of The Autons episode 4 / Carnival Of Monsters episode 1 - Carnival Of Monsters episode 4 / The Time Warrior part 1 - The Time Warrior part 4 / The Ark In Space part 1 - The Ark In Space part 4 / Pyramids Of Mars part 1 - Pyramids Of Mars part 4 / The Brain of Morbius part 1 - The Brain Of Morbius part 4 / The Deadly Assassin part 1 - The Deadly Assassin part 4 / The Talons Of Weng-Chiang part 1 - The Talons Of Weng-Chiang part 6 / The Sun Makers part 1 - The Sun Makers part 4 / The Ribos Operation part 1 - The Ribos Operation part 4 / The Power Of Kroll part 1 - The Power Of Kroll part 4 / The Caves Of Androzani part 1 - The Caves Of Androzani part 4 / The Two Doctors part 1 - The Two Doctors part 3 / The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet part 1 - The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet part 4 / The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe part 1
Note(s):
- At time of writing, he holds the record for having written for the most eras of the show, with contributions stretching from Patrick Troughton's tenure until the Colin Baker era
- Has the distinction of being the author of more scripts for Classic Who than any other writer
- Wrote the script for 'Pyramids of Mars' under the pen-name 'Stephen Harris' and 'The Brain of Morbius' under the pen-name 'Robin Bland'
- Appeared in an uncredited role as one of the past incarnation of the Doctor in 'The Brain of Morbius'
- Major characters and concepts debuting in one of his scripts include The Krotons / the Hostile Action Displacement System (HADS) / The Third Doctor / Liz Shaw / The Nestene Consciousness and the Autons / the concept of Time Lords having two hearts / The Master / Jo Grant / Mike Yates / Drashigs / Sarah-Jane Smith / Gallifrey being the name of the homeworld of the Time Lords / The Sontarans / Morbius / The 12-regeneration and 13-incarnation limit for Time Lords. The Deadly Assassin also confirms additional regenerated beyond the 13 limit (including acquiring a new regeneration cycle from the Eye of Harmony), although not always guaranteed / The Matrix / Rassilon / Borusa / The Eye of Harmony / The Shobogans / Romana I / The Key to Time / The White Guardian / The Valeyard / Sabalom Glitz
- Was script editor for the period 1974 - 1977: 'Robot' / 'The Ark in Space' / 'The Sontaran Experiment' / 'Genesis of the Daleks' / 'Revenge of the Cybermen' / 'Terror of the Zygons' / 'Planet of Evil' / 'Pyramids of Mars' / 'The Android Invasion' / 'The Brain of Morbius' / 'The Seeds of Doom' / 'The Masque of Mandragora' / 'The Hand of Fear' / 'The Deadly Assassin' / 'The Face of Evil' / 'The Robots of Death' / 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' / 'Horror of Fang Rock' / 'The Invisible Enemy' / 'Image of the Fendahl
- Was approached to write the twentieth anniversary special 'The Five Doctors'. An offer he declined
- Was commissioned to write the ultimately unmade story 'Yellow Fever and How to Cure It'
- Wrote the Target novelisation of 'The Two Doctors' and the prologue to the Target version of 'Doctor Who And The Time Warrior'
Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: Invasion (1966)
Television: Knight Errant Limited [4 episodes] (1960) / Deadline Midnight [1 episode] (1961) / Family Solicitor [3 episodes] (1961) / Harpers West One [3 episodes] (1961-1962) / Ghost Squad [1 episode] (1962) / Emergency-Ward 10 [36 episodes] (1962-1963) / Dr. Finlay's Casebook [4 episodes] (1964-1965) / Undermind [2 episodes] (1965) / No Hiding Place [6 episodes] (1965-1967) / Public Eye [6 episodes] (1965-1968) / Intrigue (1966) / Mr. Rose [3 episodes] (1967-1968) / Market in Honey Lane [4 episodes] (1967-1969) / Frontier [1 episode] (1968)
After Who Films: None
Television: The Saint [1 episode] (1968) / The Inside Man [1 episode] (1969) / Fraud Squad [3 episodes] (1969-1970) / Doomwatch [1 episode] (1971) / Trial (1971) / Spyder's Web [1 episode] (1972) / Dead of Night [1 episode] (1972) / The Regiment [2 episodes] (1973) / Warship [1 episode] (1973) / Spy Trap [1 episode] (1973) / Dixon of Dock Green [1 episode] (1974) / Scene [1 episode] (1978) / Blake's 7 [4 episodes] (1979-1981) / Jukes of Piccadilly [4 episodes] (1980) / BBC2 Playhouse [1 episode] (1981) / The Nightmare Man [4 episodes] (1981) / Into the Labyrinth [2 episodes] (1981-1982) / Juliet Bravo [1 episode] (1982) / Bergerac [3 episodes] (1983-1987) / Miracles Take Longer [5 episodes] (1984) /