William Emms (29 January 1930 – 18 February 1993) was an Australian schoolteacher and occasional screenwriter for British

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In 1965 he wrote the ''

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'' and later adapted the script for a

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novelisation. Later scripts for the programme during the 1960s and 1980s were not commissioned. He did however write a ''Doctor Who''

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entitled ''Mission to Venus'' as part of the '' Make your own adventure with Doctor Who'' range. In a writing career lasting from 1963 to 1980 he contributed to popular shows such as ''

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Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debuted ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emms, William 1930 births 1993 deaths British television writers British science fiction writers British soap opera writers British male screenwriters Australian soap opera writers Australian emigrants to England Australian screenwriters British male television writers Australian schoolteachers 20th-century British screenwriters 20th-century Australian screenwriters Australian male television writers