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[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION who have previously worked on the show:

• Richard Martin (Director The Edge Of Destruction Part 1: The Edge Of Destruction)
• Verity Lambert (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1543a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #3 - The Edge Of Destruction

Name: Frank Cox [1940 - 2021]

Role(s): Director [3 Episodes]
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Edge Of Destruction Part 2: The Brink Of Disaster / The Sensorites Episode 5: Kidnap - The Sensorites Episode 6: A Desperate Venture

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: Byron: A Personal Tour (1981), The Campaign (1983)
Television: The Revenue Men [2 episodes] (1967) / The First Lady [1 episode] (1968) / The Troubleshooters [8 episodes] (1969-1971) / Softly Softly: Task Force [15 episodes] (1969-1976) / Doomwatch [1 episode] (1970) / Paul Temple [1 episode] (1971) / The View from Daniel Pike [2 episodes] (1973) / Barlow at Large [2 episodes] (1973) / Warship [3 episodes] (1973) / Sutherland[s Law [2 episodes] (1974) / Centre Play [1 episode] (1977) / Escape [1 episode] (1980) / Play for Today [1 episode] (1981) / The Brief [7 episodes] (1984) / Take the High Road [18 episodes] (1984-1991) / Flying Lady [4 episodes] (1987) / EastEnders [6 episodes] (1988)

Who: Before And After #1543b

Name: David Whitaker [1928 - 1980]

Role(s): Writer [40 episodes]
Year(s): 1964 / 1965 / 1966 / 1967 / 1968 / 1970
Stories: The Edge Of Destruction Part 1: The Edge Of Destruction - The Edge Of Destruction Part 2: The Brink Of Disaster / The Rescue Part 1: The Powerful Enemy - The Rescue Part 2: Desperate Measures / The Crusade Part 1: The Lion - The Crusade Part 4: The Warlords / The Power Of The Daleks Episode 1 - The Power Of The Daleks Episode 6 / The Evil Of The Daleks Episode 1 - The Evil Of The Daleks Episode 7 / The Enemy Of The World Episode 1 - The Enemy Of The World Episode 6 / The Wheel In Space Episode 1 - The Wheel In Space Episode 6 / The Ambassadors Of Death Episode 1 - The Ambassadors of Death Episode 7
Note(s):

• Wrote the Target novelisations of 'Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks' / 'Doctor Who and the Crusaders'
• Co-wrote the 1965 stage play 'The Curse of the Daleks'
• Wrote the short stories 'The Lair of Zarbi Supremo' (1966) / 'Rennigan's Record' (1993)

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: A Choice of Partners (1957)
Television: Crackerjack! [2 episodes] (1958) / The World Our Stage [1 episode] (1958) / BBC Sunday-Night Theatre [1 episode] (1958) / Television Playwright [1 episode] (1958) / The Two Charleys [1 episode] (1959) / Make Mine Music [16 episodes] (1959-1960) / Showtime [37 episodes] (1959-1961) / Saturday Playhouse [1 episode] (1960) / BBC Sunday-Night Play [1 episode] (1961) / The Charlie Chester Music Hall [1 episode] (1961) / Garry Halliday [13 episode] (1961-1962) / Compact [7 episodes] (1962)

After Who
Films: City in the Sea (1965), Subterfuge (1968)
Television: Undermind [2 episodes] (1965) / Public Eye [1 episode] (1968) / Mr. Rose [2 episodes] (1968) / The Gold Robbers [1 episode] (1969) / Paul Temple [1 episode] (1970) / The Far Country [6 episodes] (1972) / Homicide [1 episode] (1972)

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Clayton Hickman's cover for Embrace the Darkness. A 2002 audio adventure for the eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) featuring India (Voice of Masterchef) Fisher as companion Charley Pollard.

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on MARCO POLO who have previously worked on the show:

• Waris Hussein (Director)
• Verity Lambert (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1544a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #4 - Marco Polo

Name: John Lucarotti [1926 - 1994 ]

Role(s): Writer [15 episodes]
Year(s): 1964 / 1966
Stories: Marco Polo Part 1: The Roof Of The World - Marco Polo Part 7: Assassin At Peking / The Aztecs Part 1: The Temple Of Evil - The Aztecs Part 4: The Day Of Darkness / The Massacre Part 1: War Of God - The Massacre Part 4: Bell Of Doom
Note(s): Wrote the Target novelisations of 'Marco Polo' / 'The Aztecs' / 'The Massacre

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: Playbill [1 episode] (1954) / On Camera [1 episode] (1954) / Tomahawk (1957) / Murder Bag (1957-1959) / Encounter [1 episode] (1958) / Heritage [1 episode] (1961) / Theatre 70 [1 episode] (1961) / The Avengers [6 episodes] (1961-1965) / Drama 61-67 [1 episode] (1962) / City Beneath the Sea [4 episodes] (1962) / Ghost Squad [3 episodes] (1962-1963) / Dimensions of Fear [4 episodes] (1963) / Secret Beneath the Sea (1963) / The Protectors [2 episodes] (1964)

After Who
Films: Faites entrer M. Ariman (1974)
Television: Dr. Finlay's Casebook [1 episode] (1965) / The Man in Room 17 [3 episodes] (1965-1966) / The Troubleshooters [31 episodes] (1965-1971) / United! [2 episodes] (1966) / Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968) / Joe 90 [1 episode] (1969) / The Borderers [1 episode] (1969) / The Expert [1 episode] (1969) / Brett [1 episode] (1971) / Paul Temple [2 episodes] (1971) / Love Story [2 episodes] (1973) / New Scotland Yard [1 episode] (1973) / Moonbase 3 [2 episodes] (1973) / Crown Court [3 episodes] (1974) / The Onedin Line [2 episodes] (1974-1978) / Operation Patch [7 episodes] (1976) / Star Maidens [2 episodes] (1976) / Treasure Island [4 episodes] (1977) / The Ravelled Thread [6 episodes] (1979-1980) / Into the Labyrinth [2 episodes] (1981)

Who: Before And After #1544b

Name: John Crockett [1918 - 1986]

Role(s): Director [5 episodes]
Year(s): 1964
Stories: Marco Polo Part 4: The Wall of Lies / The Aztecs Part 1: The Temple Of Evil - The Aztecs Part 4: The Day Of Darkness
Note(s): He enjoyed his experience on the historical Doctor Who episodes so much that he submitted a number of ideas to story editor David Whitaker. Though it's unclear how much imput he had in the stories, many of his ideas were in fact produced:
- Idea: Richard I and the Crusades - Resulting story: The Crusade
- Idea: Viking raids on Britain - Resulting story: The Time Medler
- Idea: Cornish smugglers - Resulting story: The Smugglers
- Bonnie Prince Charlie - Resulting story: The Highlanders
He also made some suggestions that were not produced:
- The Peasants' Revolt
- Australian convict settlement
- The Romans in Britain

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: Suspense [3 episodes] (1963)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Compact [18 episodes] (1964?1965)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Imperial Daleks and their large domed Emperor Dalek aboard the Mother-ship during Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE KEYS OF MARINUS who have previously worked on the show:

• Terry Nation (Writer)
• Verity Lambert (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1545 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story 5 ? The Keys Of Marinus

Name: John Gorrie [1932 - ]

Role(s): Director [6 episodes] [See note]
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Keys Of Marinus Part 1: The Sea Of Death ? The Keys Of Marinus Part 6: The Keys Of Marinus
Note(s): He may also have directed, without on-screen credit, episode 3 of 'The Reign Of Terror': A Change of Identity, when director Henric Hirsch was taken ill and collapsed during recording. However, Gorrie claimed in later years to have no memory of working on The Reign of Terror, so it is possible that the director of 'A Change of Identity' may have been someone else, whose identity remains unknown to this day

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: Compact [10 episodes] (1963-1964)

After Who
Films: End in Tears (1966), The Merry Widow (1968), After Loch Lomond (1973), The Yeomen of the Guard (1975), Private Lives (1976), Twelfth Night (1980), The Tempest (1980), Cause celebre (1987), The Gift (1999)
Television: Story Parade [1 episode] (1964) / Thorndyke [1 episode] (1964) / Thursday Theatre [3 episodes] (1964-1965) / Londoners (1965) / The Wednesday Thriller (1965) / Out of the Unknown [3 episodes] (1965-1966) / The Wednesday Play [5 episodes] (1965-1969) / Theatre 625 [2 episodes] (1966) / Thirteen Against Fate [2 episodes] (1966) / ITV Play of the Week [2 episodes] (1966-1967) / Thirty-Minute Theatre [1 episode] (1967) / ITV Playhouse [2 episodes] (1967-1969) / Boy Meets Girl [2 episodes] (1967-1969) / BBC Play of the Month [7 episodes inc. Charlie's Aunt (1969) and The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1976)] (1968-1979) / ITV Saturday Night Theatre [3 episodes] (1969-1971) / Music on 2 [1 episode] (1970) / Play for Today [5 episodes inc. Rumpole Of The Bailey (1975)] (1971-1981) / Edward the King [13 episodes] (1975) / Angels [1 episode] (1975) / Within These Walls [5 episodes] (1975?1978) / Couples [5 episodes] (1976) / The Crezz [1 episode] (1976) / BBC2 Playhouse [2 episodes] (1976) / The Velvet Glove [1 episode] (1977) / Seven Faces of Woman [1 episode] (1977) / Lillie [6 episodes] (1978) / Two People (1979) / The BBC Television Shakespeare [3 episodes] (1980) / Tales of the Unexpected [11 episodes] (1980-1988) / The Member for Chelsea [3 episodes] (1981) / Claire [6 episodes] (1982) / Shades of Darkness [1 episode] (1983) / Shroud for a Nightingale [5 episodes] (1984) / Morgan's Boy [8 episodes] (1984) / Marjorie and Men [6 episodes] (1985) / First Among Equals [3 episodes] (1986) / A Sort of Innocence [6 episodes] (1987) / The Return of Sherlock Holmes [1 episode] (1988) / A Quiet Conspiracy [4 episodes] (1989) / Ruth Rendell Mysteries [3 episodes] (1990-1992) / Perfect Scoundrels [6 episodes] (1991-1992) / Rumpole of the Bailey [2 episodes] (1992) / Oasis [10 episodes] (1993) / Coronation Street [6 episodes] (1994) / The Famous Five [6 episodes] (1995-1997) / Animal Ark [6 episodes] (1997-1998) / Peak Practice [1 episode] (1999)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Missy (Michelle Gomez) at the TARDIS console during Empress of Mars (2017)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE AZTECS who have previously worked on the show:

• John Crockett (Director)
• John Lucarotti (Writer)
• Verity Lambert (Producer)

Key Crew working on THE SENSORITES who have previously worked on the show:

• Frank Cox (Director)
• Verity Lambert (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1546a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story 7 - The Sensorites

Name: Mervyn Pinfield [1912 - 1966]

Role(s): Director [11 episodes]
Year(s): 1964 / 1965
Stories: The Sensorites Part 1: Strangers In Space - The Sensorites Part 4: A Race Against Death / Planet Of Giants Part 1: Planet Of Giants - Planet Of Giants Part 3 - Crisis / The Space Museum Part 1: The Space Museum - The Space Museum Part 4: The Final Phase
Note(s): Also acted as associate producer of the show between 'An Unearthly Child Part 1: An Unearthly Child' - 'The Romans Part 4: Inferno' [56 episodes]

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: Starr and Company [7 episodes] (1958) / Saturday Playhouse [1 episode] (1960) / The Herries Chronicle [1 episode] (1960) / The Franchise Affair [6 episodes] (1962) / The Monsters [4 episodes] (1962)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Compact [2 episodes] (1965)

Who: Before And After #1546b

Name: Peter R. Newman [1926 - 1975]

Role(s): Writer [6 episodes]
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Sensorites Part 1: Strangers In Space - The Sensorites Part 6: A Desperate Venture
Note(s): Before the release of the featurette 'Looking for Peter' on the 2012 DVD release of 'The Sensorites', very little was known about him

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: Yesterday's Enemy [TV movie version] (1958), Yesterday's Enemy [Produced by Hammer Films] (1959), The Savage Guns (1961)
Television: None

After Who
Films: None
Television: None

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and the Ice lord Izlyr (Alan Bennion) deep in discussion with Arcturus (Terry Bale) during The Curse of Peladon (1972)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE REIGN OF TERROR who have previously worked on the show:

• Verity Lambert (Producer)

Who: Before And After # 1547 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story 8 - The Reign Of Terror

Name: Henric Hirsch [1923 - 1999]

Role(s): Director [6 episodes]
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Reign Of Terror Part 1: A Land Of Fear ? The Reign Of Terror Part 6: Prisoners Of Conciererie
Note(s): According to the info text on the DVD release of 'The Reign Of Terror', during camera rehearsals for the third episode - 'A Change of Identity' - he collapsed from nervous exhaustion. Production assistant Timothy Combe was too inexperienced to take over, so producer Verity Lambert had a new director come in at the last moment. Combe later recalled that John Gorrie was the replacement director, but Gorrie denied ever working on the story. Hirsch later recovered and directed the remaining three episodes, which ran much smoother

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: First Night [1 episode] (1964) / Festival [1 episode] (1964)

After Who
Films: None
Television: The Wednesday Play [2 episodes] (1965?1966) / Theatre 625 (1968) / Virgin of the Secret Service [1 episode] (1968) / Happy Ever After [1 episode] (1969) / Confession [1 episode] (1970) / ITV Saturday Night Theatre [1 episode] (1972) / Crossroads [3 episodes] (1973) / Emmerdale Farm [3 episodes] (1973)

Who: Before And After #1547b

Name: Dennis Spooner [1932 - 1986]

Role(s): Writer [21 episodes]
Year(s): 1964 / 1965 / 1966 /
Stories: The Reign Of Terror Part 1: A Land Of Fear - The Reign Of Terror Part 6: Prisoners Of Conciererie / The Romans Part 1: The Slave Traders - The Romans Part 4: Inferno / The Time Meddler Part 1: The Watcher - The Time Meddler Part 4: Checkmate / The Daleks' Master Plan Part 6: Coronas Of The Sun / The Daleks' Master Plan: Part 8: Volcano - The Daleks' Master Plan Part 12: Destruction Of Time
Note(s): Was the uncredited writer of 'The Power Of The Daleks episode 1'

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: Kein Grund zur Unruhe (1964)
Television: Coronation Street [1 episode] (1961) / The Avengers [4 episodes] (1961-1968) / No Hiding Place [4 episodes] (1962) / ITV Television Playhouse [1 episode] (1962) / Fireball XL5 [9 episodes] (1962-1963) / Hancock [3 episodes] (1963) / Comedy Playhouse [2 episodes] (1963-1964)

After Who
Films: The Man in a Looking Glass (1965), Nema razloga za uzbunu (1965), Alien Attack (1976), The Incredible Voyage of Stingray (1980)
Television: Foreign Affairs [1 episode] (1964) / Ring-a-Ding-Ding [4 episodes] (1964) / Stingray [12 episodes] (1964-1965) / Pardon the Expression (1965) / Thunderbirds [6 episodes] (1965-1966) / The Baron [14 episodes] (1966-1967) / Man in a Suitcase [29 episodes] (1967-1968) / The Champions [30 episodes] (1968-1969) / Department S [19 episodes, also series creator] (1969) / Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) [26 episodes, also series creator (1969-1970) / UFO [1 episode] (1970) / Doomwatch []2 episodes (1970-1971) / Paul Temple [1 episode] (1971) / Jason King [26 episodes, also series creator] (1971-1972) / The Protectors [1 episode] (1972) / The Adventurer [13 episodes, also series creator] (1972-1973) / Thriller [2 episodes] (1975) / Comedy Premiere [1 episode] (1975) / The New Avengers [9 episodes] (1976-1977) / The Professionals [2 episodes] (1978) / Bergerac [3 episodes] (1981-1983) / Fox Mystery Theater (1984) / Remington Steele [1 episode] (1984) / Dramarama [1 episode] (1986)

[Susan Foreman]

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