Trevor Ray (died 24 December 2019) was a British actor, writer and script editor. As an actor he gained credits in many television series. As a writer and script editor he worked on series such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He died in December 2019.

Writing

Ray authored the final draft of Episode 1 of David Whitaker's much-rewritten ''

'' serial ''

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'' (1970), but Whitaker received the sole credit on screen. He was an uncredited assistant script editor on the programme from '' The Invasion'' (1968) to ''

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'' (1970). In October 1969, Ray joined former ''Doctor Who'' producers

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and

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to work on revamping another BBC series, ''

. Along with

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, Ray co-wrote the children's

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serial ''

'' (1977) for HTV. With Burnham, he also wrote the serial's

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, published in the same year. With Burnham, he co-wrote a five episode children's serial entitled ''

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'' (1977), as well as its novelization (1977). (A sequel to ''Children of the Stones'', titled ''Return to the Stones'' - written by

, appeared first as an e-book in 2012 and then as a physical book in 2015.)

Acting

While working as script editor

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' assistant on ''

'' in 1969, he also appeared on screen playing a ticket inspector in '' Doctor Who and the Silurians''. Ray appeared in ''

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'' from 1972 to 1973 as Bart Ansett, a friend of Jack Sugden, and again in 1986 as Robin Parr.

Filmography

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