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Terence Dudley | |
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| Born | Terence Henry Dudley 28 September 1919 |
| Died | 25 December 1988(1988-12-25) (aged 69) Taunton Deane,Somerset, England |
| Occupation(s) | Television director,producer andscreenwriter |
Terence Dudley (28 September 1919 – 25 December 1988) was a British television director, producer and screenwriter who worked on many programmes for theBBC.
Dudley produced the BBC science fiction seriesDoomwatch (1970–1972),[1] and directed three of its episodes. He subsequently produced the seriesSurvivors (1975–1977),[2] also directing one episode, and wrote the script for the season three premiere episode, "Manhunt". His young son, Stephen, had a regular part inDoomwatch. Dudley also directed eight early episodes ofAll Creatures Great and Small, including the 1983 Christmas special.
He began an association withDoctor Who when he directedMeglos (1980) forJohn Nathan-Turner.[3] That same year, he was asked to become producer ofBlake's 7 afterDavid Maloney 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 ascreenwriter forDoctor Who. He wrote three scripts for the programme—Four to Doomsday (1982),[4]Black Orchid (1982)[5] andThe King's Demons (1983). He novelised the latter two stories forTarget Books. He also wrote the script ofK-9 and Company (1981),[6] the one-off drama starringElisabeth Sladen which was intended as a pilot for a spin-off series involvingSarah Jane Smith and the robot dogK9.
Dudley died after a long period of cancer on Christmas Day 1988.[citation needed]
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