Derrick Sherwin
- Writing
- April 16, 1936 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- October 29, 2018
Biography
Derrick George Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, writer, story editor and actor. After beginning his career in the theatre, Sherwin became an actor in television before moving into writing. He became the story editor on Doctor Who and, as the producer of the series in 1969, he oversaw the transition from black-and-white to colour by producing Patrick Troughton's final story and Jon Pertwee's first. He also co-produced Paul Temple for the BBC.
Known for
Filmography
- Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour · Producer
- Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 · Script Editor
- Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
- Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour
- Shades of Grey
- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
- Nobody's House · Writer, Creator
- Skiboy · Creator
- The Jack in the Box · Teleplay
- The Perils Of Pendragon · Producer
- Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space · Producer
- Paul Temple · Producer
- Doctor Who: The War Games · Producer
- Doctor Who: The Space Pirates · Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Invasion · Writer
- Doctor Who: The Mind Robber · Writer, Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Dominators · Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space · Script Editor
- Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep · Script Editor
- The Vengeance of She · No. 1
- Doctor Who: The Web of Fear · Script Editor
- Boy Meets Girl · Writer
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Writer
- Theatre 625 · Writer
- Doctor Who · Writer, Producer
- Position of Trust · Simon
- Accidental Death · Alan
- A Prize of Arms · Lt. Sayers
- Richard the Lionheart · Pierre, Alan
- Suspense · Dowser
- Number Six · Det. Sgt. Waters
- The Scales of Justice · Simon, Andrews
- Z-Cars · Writer
- The Spanish Sword · Edmund
- Clue of the Silver Key · Quigley
- Danger Man · Aly
- The Men From Room 13 · Wilmot
- Armchair Theatre · Ray