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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Very lifelike isn't it. You couldn't really tell which was which on the cover of last month's Doctor Who Magazine.

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE WEB OF FEAR who have previously worked on the show:

• Douglas Camfield (Director)
• Mervyn Haisman (Writer)
• Henry Lincoln (Writer)
• Peter Bryant (Producer)

Key Crew working on FURY FROM THE DEEP who have previously worked on the show:

• Hugh David (Director)
• Peter Bryant (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1574 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #42 - Fury From The Deep

Name: Victor Pemberton [1931 - 2017]

Role: Writer [6 episodes]
Year(s): 1968
Stories: Fury From The Deep episode 1 ? Fury From The Deep episode 6
Note(s): Is also an actor who has been profiled in the main 'Actor' section

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: Send Foster [1 episode] (1967)

After Who
Films: Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (1981), The Case of the Frightened Lady (1983)
Television: Adventure Weekly [7 episodes] (1969) / Timeslip [7 episodes] (1971) / Tightrope [13 episodes] (1972) / Ace of Wands [7 episodes] (1972) / New Scotland Yard [1 episode] (1972) / The Adventures of Black Beauty [3 episodes] (1972-1973) / Within These Walls [1 episode] (1975)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

General Chellak (Martin Cochrane) asks the Doctor (Peter Davison) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) if they've any final requests before going in front of the firing squad in The Caves of Androzani (1984)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE WHEEL IN SPACE who have previously worked on the show:

• David Whataker (Writer)
• Peter Bryant (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1575 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #43 - The Wheel In Space

Name: Tristan de Vere Cole [1935 - ]

Role: Director [6 episodes]
Year(s): 1968
Stories: The Wheel In Space episode 1 - The Wheel In Space episode 6
Note(s): Had previously been an uncredited production assistant on 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' and 'The Gunfighters'

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: United! [16 episodes] (1966-1967) / Kenilworth [4 episodes] (1967) / Z Cars [38 episodes] (1967-1978)

After Who
Films: The Game (1977), Orions belte (1985), Dykket (1989)
Television: Thirty-Minute Theatre [7 episodes] (1968-1973) / Take Three Girls [4 episodes] (1969-1970) / The Doctors [6 episodes] (1971) / Owen, M.D. [14 episodes] (1971-1973) / Spy Trap [6 episodes] (1972) / Emmerdale Farm [10 episodes] (1972-1973) / John Halifax, Gentleman [5 episodes] (1974) / Marked Personal [2 episodes] (1974) / Warship [4 episodes] (1974-1976) / Trinity Tales [5 episodes] (1975) / Once Upon a Classic (1976-1980) / Angels [8 episodes] (1976-1978) / Survivors [3 episodes] (1977) / Coronation Street [4 episodes] (1977) / Send in the Girls [1 episode] (1978) / Fallen Hero [1 episode] (1978) / House of Caradus [1 episode] (1979) / Secret Army [3 episodes] (1979) / Sally Ann [4 episodes] (1979) / Buccaneer [3 episodes] (1980) / Juliet Bravo [1 episode] (1980) / The Spoils of War [3 episodes] (1981) / Strangers [1 episode] (1981) / Kessler [2 episodes] (1981) / Squadron [3 episodes] (1982) / The Odd Job Man [3 episodes] (1984) / Howards' Way [9 episodes] (1985-1988) / Rockliffe's Folly [1 episode] (1988) / Bergerac [4 episodes] (1988-1991) / Trainer [5 episodes] (1991-1992)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Amy (Karen Gillan) are startled by something when they visit Vincent Van Gogh (Tony Curran) during 2010's Vincent and the Doctor.

[Susan Foreman]

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

• Morris Barry (Director)
• 'Norman Ashby' (Writer) [This is a pseudonym used by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln as they felt unfairly treated by the production team and requested their names be removed from this stories credits.]
• Peter Bryant (Producer)

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

• Peter Bryant (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1576a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #45 - The Mind Robber

Name: David Maloney [1933 - 2006]

Role: Director [46 episodes]
Year(s): 1968 / 1969 / 1973 / 1975 / 1976 / 1977
Stories: The Mind Robber episode 1 - The Mind Robber episode 5 / The Krotons episode 1 - The Krotons episode 4 / The War Games episode 1 - The War Games episode 10 / Planet Of The Daleks episode 6 - Planet Of The Daleks episode 6 / Genesis Of The Daleks part 1 - Genesis Of The Daleks part 6 / Planet Of Evil part 1 - Planet Of Evil 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
Note(s):

• Had previously worked as a production assistant on the stories 'The Rescue' / 'The Romans' / 'The Time Meddler' / 'The Myth Makers' / 'The Ark'
• Performed an uncredited reshoot of the ending of 'Frontier in Space' in order to make it lead into the following story - 'Planet Of The Daleks'
• When he was working on stories during the Tom Baker era, he was at the centre of allegations that the show had become too violent. He rewrote the opening to 'Genesis of the Daleks' into a more violent version which displeased both writer Terry Nation and morals activist Mary Whitehouse. His direction of The Deadly Assassin famously featured a drowning scene that was so criticised by Whitehouse that it was edited out of the videotape master

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: I Can See It All (1971)
Television: The Newcomers [6 episodes] (1968-1969) / Z Cars [4 episodes] (1968-1976) / Ivanhoe [10 episodes] (1970) / Sentimental Education [4 episodes] (1970) / The Last of the Mohicans [8 episodes] (1971) / Paul Temple [1 episode] (1971) / The Witch's Daughter [5 episodes] (1971) / Owen, M.D. [4 episodes] (1971-1972) / Softly Softly: Task Force [4 episodes] (1972-1974) / Woodstock [5 episodes] (1973) / Hawkeye, the Pathfinder [5 episodes] (1973) / Bedtime Stories [1 episode] (1974) / Kim & Co. [7 episodes] (1975) / Angels [1 episode] (1976) / Rough Justice [1 episode] (1977) / Blake's 7 [2 episodes] (1979-1980) / Juliet Bravo [2 episodes] (1982) / Play for Today [2 episodes] (1982) / End of the Line [2 episodes] (1984) / Maelstrom [6 episodes] (1985) / Strike It Rich! [4 episodes] (1986) / The Play on One [1 episode] (1989) / Family Pride [1 episode] (1991)

Who: Before And After #1579b

Name: Peter Ling [1926 -2006]

Role: Writer [4 episodes]
Year(s): 1968
Stories: The Mind Robber episode 1 - The Mind Robber episode 4
Note(s): Wrote an unproduced 1984 story entitled 'Hex'

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: Aladdin (1951), Wizard Birthday (1952), Desert Adventure (1953), Whistle for Silence (1954), Robinson and Co. (1955), The Right Answers (1955), he Benedict Plan (1955), File on Voronov (1955), Rum Punch (1955), Jim Whittington and His Sealion (1956), Jolly Good Time (1956), Mystery in the Mine (1959)
Television: Whirligig [69 episodes] (1951-1954) / Into Thin Air [6 episodes] (1952) / Saturday Special [28 episodes] (1952-1953) / Happy Holidays [6 episodes] (1954) / The Little Round House [1 episode] (1955) / Mr. Papingay's Ship [7 episodes] (1956) / The House That Jim Built (1957) / Dead Giveaway [6 episodes] (1957) / Murder Bag [28 episodes] (1957-1959) / Dead Trouble [7 episodes] (1958) / Rush Hour (1958) / Crime Sheet [5 episodes] (1959) / ITV Television Playhouse [1 episode] (1959) / Counter-Attack [3 episodes] (1960) / The Roving Reasons [13 episodes] (1960) / Jango [1 episode] (1961) / The Avengers [3 episodes] (1961-1963) / Compact [373 episodes also series co-creator] (1962-1965) / Crossroads [4244 episodes also series co-creator] (1964-1988) / of Dock Green [1 episode] (1966) / Sexton Blake [9 episodes] (1967-1968) / Champion House [30 episodes also series co-creator] (1967-1968)

After Who
Films: Crossroads: A Celebration (1971)
Television: Pathfinders [1 episode] (1972)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The mysterious Seeker (Ann Tirard) from The Ribos Operation (1978)

[Susan Foreman]

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

• Douglas Camfield (Director)
• Peter Bryant (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1577 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #46 - The Invasion

Name: Derrick Sherwin [1936 - 2018]

Role: Writer [8 episodes]
Year(s): 1968
Stories: The Invasion episode 1 - The Invasion episode 8

Role: Producer [14 episodes]
Year(s): 1969 / 1970
Stories: The War Games episode 1 - The War Games episode 10 / Spearhead From Space episode 1 - Spearhead From Space episode 4
Note(s):

• Was married to Who actress Jane Sherwin
• Was the uncredited writer of 'The Dominators' episode 4 - 'The Mind Robber' episode 1
• Wrote the 1988 'direct-to-video' 'Doctor Who' story 'Wartime'
• Worked as Script Editor on the stories 'The Web of Fear' / 'Fury from the Deep' / 'The Wheel in Space' /'The Dominators' / 'The Mind Robber' / 'The Space Pirates'
• Appeared in uncredited acting roles in the stories 'The Invasion' / 'Spearhead from Space'
• Acted as the producer when 'Doctor Who' moved from B/W to colour and the reformatting of the show to one of Earth-bound, present-day adventures
• Is the shortest-serving producer of classic Who, having produced only two stories

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: Theatre 625 [1 episode] (1965) / Emergency-Ward 10 [1 episode] (1966) / United! [13 episodes] (1966-1967) / Thirty-Minute Theatre [3 episodes] (1966-1967) / Z Cars [2 episodes] (1967) / Boy Meets Girl [2 episodes] (1967-1968) / Crossroads [10 episodes] (1968)

After Who
Films: Der Springteufel (1974)
Television: Paul Temple [7 episodes] (1970-1971) / Ski-Boy [2 episodes] (1974) / Nobody's House [7 episodes] (1976) / Kim & Co. [7 episodes] (1976) / Magic Circle [1 episode] (1977)


Before Who: Producer Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: None
Television: Paul Temple [37 episodes] (1970-1971) / The Man Outside [13 episodes] (1972) / Perils of Pendragon [6 episodes] (1974) / Ski-Boy (1974)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Lee Johnson's cover art for Doctor Who: The Complete History issue 39. A fortnightly series of partworks published in hardback format by Panini UK with Hachette Partworks begun in 2015 and ran for four years.

[Susan Foreman]

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) /