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Gerry Davis


Born
in London (England), The United Kingdom
February 23, 1930

Died
August 31, 1991

Genre
Science Fiction, Suspense


Gerry Davis was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. He also wrote for the soap operas Coronation Street and United!.

From 1966 until the following year, he was the script editor on the popular BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he co-created the popular cybernetic monsters known as the Cybermen, who made several appearances in the series over the following twenty-two years. His fellow co-creator of these creatures was the programme's unofficial scientific adviser Dr. Kit Pedler, and following their work on Doctor Who, the pair teamed up again in 1970 when they created a science-fiction programme of their own, Doomwatch. Doomwatch ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 ...more

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Average rating: 3.62 · 3,905 ratings · 473 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors
Doctor Who and the Cybermen
3.59 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 1975 — 20 editions
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Doctor Who and the Tenth Pl...
3.70 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 1976 — 13 editions
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Doctor Who: The Highlanders
3.59 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 1984
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Doctor Who and the Tomb of ...
3.73 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions
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Doctor Who: The Celestial T...
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3.34 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions
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Doctor Who: The Highlanders
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3.53 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions
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Doctor Who: Return of the C...
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3.36 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions
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Doctor Who: Genesis of the ...
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Doctor Who: The Scripts: Th...
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3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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Doctor Who: The Tomb Of The...
3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
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Doctor Who: The Celestial T... Doctor Who and the Tenth Pl... Doctor Who: The Highlanders Doctor Who and the Cybermen Doctor Who and the Tomb of ...
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“Over time, and perhaps because of his contact with human beings, the Doctor mellowed and became less irascible. But his brilliance and his passion for justice remained undiminished. …”
― Gerry Davis, Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
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“Our lives are different to anyone else's. That's the exciting thing! There's nobody in the universe that can do what we're doing”
― Gerry Davis, Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen
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