| Writer[a] | No. of stories[b] | No. of episodes | List of stories | First story year | Last story year | Ref. |
|---|
| Ben Aaronovitch | 2 | 8 | | 1988 | 1989 | [1] |
| Douglas Adams | 2[c] | 10[c] | | 1978 | 2017[c] | [2] |
| "David Agnew" | 2 | 10 | | 1978 | 1979 | [3] |
| Maxine Alderton | 1.16[d] | 2 | | 2020 | 2021 | [4][5] |
| Sharma Angel-Walfall | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 2025 | [6] |
| "Norman Ashby" (Mervyn Haisman andHenry Lincoln) | 1 | 5 | | 1968 | 1968 | [7] |
| Christopher Bailey | 2 | 8 | | 1982 | 1983 | [8] |
| Bob Baker | 9 | 36 | | 1971 | 1979 | [9] |
| Pip and Jane Baker | 3.5 | 11 | | 1985 | 1987 | [10] |
| Mike Bartlett | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2017 | [11] |
| Christopher H. Bidmead | 3 | 12 | | 1981 | 1984 | [12] |
| Ian Stuart Black | 3 | 12 | | 1966 | 1967 | [13] |
| Malorie Blackman | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 2018 | [14] |
| "Robin Bland" (Terrance Dicks andRobert Holmes) | 1 | 4 | | 1976 | 1976 | [15] |
| Chris Boucher | 3 | 12 | | 1977 | 1977 | [16] |
| Ian Briggs | 2 | 7 | | 1987 | 1989 | [17] |
| Johnny Byrne | 3 | 12 | | 1981 | 1984 | [18] |
| Chris Chibnall | 20 | 28 | | 2007 | 2022 | [40] |
| Kevin Clarke | 1 | 3 | | 1988 | 1988 | [41] |
| Barbara Clegg | 1 | 4 | | 1983 | 1983 | [42] |
| Anthony Coburn | 1 | 4 | | 1963 | 1963 | [43] |
| Paul Cornell | 2 | 3 | | 2005 | 2007 | [44] |
| Donald Cotton | 2 | 8 | | 1965 | 1966 | [45] |
| Frank Cottrell-Boyce | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 2017 | [46][47] |
| Neil Cross | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 2013 | [48] |
| Graeme Curry | 1 | 3 | | 1988 | 1988 | [49] |
| Richard Curtis | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2010 | [50] |
| Russell T Davies | 38 | 47 | | 2005 | 2025 | [51] |
| Gerry Davis | 3.5 | 14 | | 1966 | 1975 | [52] |
| Juno Dawson | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 2025 | [53] |
| Terrance Dicks | 5 | 23 | | 1969 | 1983 | [54] |
| Sarah Dollard | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 2017 | [55][56] |
| Terence Dudley | 3 | 8 | | 1982 | 1983 | [57] |
| Inua Ellams | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 2025 | [58] |
| David Ellis | 1 | 6 | | 1967 | 1967 | [59] |
| William Emms | 1 | 4 | | 1965 | 1965 | [60] |
| Paul Erickson | 1 | 4 | - The Ark (1966, co-written with Lesley Scott)
| 1966 | 1966 | [61] |
| David Fisher | 4 | 16 | | 1978 | 1980 | [62] |
| John Flanagan | 1 | 4 | - Meglos (1980, co-written with Andrew McCulloch)
| 1980 | 1980 | [63] |
| Phil Ford | 2 | 2 | | 2009 | 2014 | [64][65] |
| Neil Gaiman | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 2013 | [66][67] |
| Stephen Gallagher | 2 | 8 | | 1981 | 1983 | [68] |
| Mark Gatiss | 9 | 9 | | 2005 | 2017 | [74] |
| Matthew Graham | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 2011 | [75] |
| Stephen Greenhorn | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 2008 | [76] |
| Peter Grimwade | 3 | 12 | | 1982 | 1984 | [77] |
| Mervyn Haisman | 2 | 12 | | 1967 | 1968 | [78] |
| Peter Harness | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 2017 | [65][79][80] |
| "Stephen Harris" (Lewis Greifer andRobert Holmes) | 1 | 4 | | 1975 | 1975 | [81] |
| Brian Hayles | 6 | 30 | | 1966 | 1974 | [82] |
| Kate Herron | 1 | 1 | - "Rogue" (2024, co-written with Briony Redman)
| 2024 | 2024 | [83] |
| Ed Hime | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 2020 | [84][85] |
| Robert Holmes | 15.5 | 64 | | 1968 | 1986 | [86] |
| Don Houghton | 2 | 13 | | 1970 | 1971 | [87] |
| Malcolm Hulke | 7 | 47 | | 1967 | 1974 | [88] |
| Matthew Jacobs | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1996 | [89] |
| Charlene James | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 2020 | [29] |
| Elwyn Jones | 1 | 4 | | 1966 | 1967 | [90] |
| Glyn Jones | 1 | 4 | | 1965 | 1965 | [91] |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 2006 | [92] |
| Malcolm Kohll | 1 | 3 | | 1987 | 1987 | [93] |
| "Guy Leopold" (Barry Letts andRobert Sloman) | 1 | 5 | | 1971 | 1971 | [94] |
| Henry Lincoln | 2 | 12 | | 1967 | 1968 | [95] |
| Peter Ling | 1 | 4 | | 1968 | 1968 | [96] |
| John Lucarotti | 3 | 15 | | 1964 | 1966 | [97] |
| Tom MacRae | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 2011 | [98] |
| Louis Marks | 4 | 15 | | 1965 | 1976 | [99] |
| Dave Martin | 8 | 32 | | 1971 | 1979 | [100] |
| Philip Martin | 2 | 6 | | 1985 | 1986 | [101] |
| Jamie Mathieson | 4 | 4 | | 2014 | 2017 | [65] |
| Glen McCoy | 1 | 2 | | 1985 | 1985 | [105] |
| Andrew McCulloch | 1 | 4 | - Meglos (1980, co-written with John Flanagan)
| 1980 | 1980 | [63] |
| Pete McTighe | 3 | 3 | | 2018 | 2025 | [28][106][107] |
| Nina Metivier | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 2020 | [108] |
| Steven Moffat | 42.5[e] | 51 | | 2005 | 2024 | [65][109][110] |
| Paula Moore | 1 | 2 | | 1985 | 1985 | [111] |
| James Moran | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2008 | [112] |
| Rona Munro | 2 | 4 | | 1989 | 2017 | [113][114] |
| Terry Nation | 10.5 | 56 | | 1963 | 1979 | [115] |
| Peter R. Newman | 1 | 6 | | 1964 | 1964 | [116] |
| Simon Nye | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2010 | [117] |
| Geoffrey Orme | 1 | 4 | | 1967 | 1967 | [118] |
| Vinay Patel | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 2020 | [27][119] |
| Kit Pedler | 3 | 12 | | 1966 | 1967 | [120] |
| Victor Pemberton | 1 | 6 | | 1968 | 1968 | [121] |
| Marc Platt | 1 | 3 | | 1989 | 1989 | [122] |
| Eric Pringle | 1 | 2 | | 1984 | 1984 | [123] |
| Helen Raynor | 2 | 4 | | 2007 | 2008 | [124] |
| Anthony Read | 1 | 4 | | 1979 | 1979 | [125] |
| Briony Redman | 1 | 1 | - "Rogue" (2024, co-written with Kate Herron)
| 2024 | 2024 | [83] |
| Ella Road | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 2022 | [38] |
| Gareth Roberts | 6 | 6 | | 2007 | 2014 | [65][126] |
| Eric Saward | 4 | 12 | | 1982 | 1985 | [127] |
| Lesley Scott | 1 | 4 | - The Ark (1966, co-written with Paul Erickson)
| 1966 | 1966 | [128] |
| Robert Shearman | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2005 | [129] |
| Derrick Sherwin | 1 | 8 | | 1968 | 1968 | [96] |
| Robert Sloman | 3 | 18 | | 1972 | 1974 | [130] |
| Andrew Smith | 1 | 4 | | 1980 | 1980 | [131] |
| Dennis Spooner | 3.5 | 20 | | 1964 | 1966 | [132] |
| Anthony Steven | 1 | 4 | | 1984 | 1984 | [133] |
| Robert Banks Stewart | 2 | 10 | | 1975 | 1976 | [134] |
| Bill Strutton | 1 | 6 | | 1965 | 1965 | [135] |
| Keith Temple | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2008 | [136] |
| Steve Thompson | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 2014 | [65][137][138] |
| Donald Tosh | 0.25 | 1 | | 1966 | 1966 | [139] |
| Catherine Tregenna | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2015 | [140] |
| David Whitaker | 8 | 40 | | 1964 | 1970 | [141] |
| Toby Whithouse | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 2017 | [145] |
| Joy Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 2018 | [146] |
| Stephen Wyatt | 2 | 8 | | 1987 | 1989 | [147] |