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Terence Dudley (28 September 1919 – 25 December 1988) was a British television director, producer and screenwriter who worked on many programmes for the
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Dudley produced the BBC science fiction series ''
Doomwatch
''Doomwatch'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist ...
'' (1970—72), and directed three of its episodes. He subsequently produced the series ''
Survivors'' (1975—1977), also directing one episode, and wrote the script for the season three premiere episode, "Manhunt". His young son, Stephen, had a regular part in ''Doomwatch''. Dudley also directed eight early episodes of ''
All Creatures Great and Small'', including the 1983 Christmas special.
He began an association with ''
Doctor Who'' when he directed ''
Meglos'' (1980) for
John Nathan-Turner
John Nathan-Turner (''né'' Turner; 12 August 1947 – 1 May 2002) was an English television producer. He was the ninth producer of the long-running BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who''. He was also the final producer of the series' firs ...
. That same year, he was asked to become producer of ''
Blake's 7
''Blake's 7'' (sometimes styled ''Blakes7'') is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first ...
'' after
David Maloney
David John Lee Maloney (14 December 1933 – 18 July 2006) was a British television director and producer, best known for his work on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', ''Blake's 7'' and ''The Day of the Triffids''. ''The Guardi ...
was reassigned before it was known that a fourth season would be made. Dudley turned the offer down, as he no longer wished to work as a producer. The following year he embarked on a brief career as a
screenwriter for ''Doctor Who''. He wrote three scripts for the programme—''
Four to Doomsday'' (1982), ''
Black Orchid'' (1982) and ''
The King's Demons
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'' (1983). He novelised the latter two stories for
Target Books
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. He also wrote the script of ''
K-9 and Company
''K-9 and Company'' is a one-episode television pilot, for a proposed 1981 television spin-off of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist ...
'' (1981),
the one-off drama starring
Elisabeth Sladen
Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside ...
which was intended as a pilot for a spin-off series involving
Sarah Jane Smith
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and the robot dog
K9.
Dudley died after a long period of cancer on Christmas Day 1988.
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1919 births
1988 deaths
20th-century British screenwriters
BBC television producers
British children's writers
British television directors
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