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Gerry Davis is a Scriptwriter and Series Writer British born on 23 february 1930
Gerry Davis (23 February 1930 - 31 August 1991) 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 Davis was the script editor of the popular BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he created the character Jamie McCrimmon and 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. Following their work on Doctor Who the pair teamed up in 1970 to create the science-fiction programme Doomwatch. Doomwatch ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 to 1972 and spawned a novel written by Davis and Pedler, a subsequent cinema film and a 1999 revival on Channel 5.
Davis briefly returned to writing Doctor Who in 1975, penning the original script for Revenge of the Cybermen, though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by then script-editor Robert Holmes. Davis also adapted several of his scripts into novelisations for Target Books' Doctor Who imprint. With Kit Pedler he wrote the science-fiction novels Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters (1971), Brainrack (1974) and The Dynostar Menace (1975).
In the 1980s Davis worked in America both in television and on feature films such as The Final Countdown (1980). In late 1989 he and Terry Nation made a joint but unsuccessful bid to take over production of Doctor Who and reformat the series mainly for the American market.
Gerry Davis died on August 31, 1991.
En 1970, il fonde avec Kit Pedler la série « Doomwatch » qui durera trois saison sur la BBC et aura droit à un remake en 1999 sur la chaine Channel 5. Il continuera son travail de scénariste durant le restant des années 1970 et les années 1980 pour des séries comme Bionic Woman, Captain Power and The Soldiers Of The Future et scénarisera en partie le film « Nimitz, retour vers l'enfer ». Il reviendra le temps d'un épisode sur Doctor Who en 1975 (« Revenge of the Cybermen »)
Toujours avec Kit Pedler, il publiera aussi trois romans de science fiction : « Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters » (1971), « Brainrack » (1974) et « The Dynostar Menace » (1975). Il adaptera ses anciens scripts d'épisodes de Doctor Who sous formes de nouvelles pour les éditions Target Book.
En 1989, avec Terry Nation il lui sera proposé de reprendre la série Doctor Who et de l'adapter pour le marché américain. Davis ne rejoindra pas ce projet et décédera le 31 août 1991 à Venice (Los Angeles).
(1980)
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Birth name Gerald Davis
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 23 february 1930
Death 31 august 1991 (at 61 years) at Venice, Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 23 february 1930
Death 31 august 1991 (at 61 years) at Venice, Los Angeles (USA)
From 1966 until the following year Davis was the script editor of the popular BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he created the character Jamie McCrimmon and 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. Following their work on Doctor Who the pair teamed up in 1970 to create the science-fiction programme Doomwatch. Doomwatch ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 to 1972 and spawned a novel written by Davis and Pedler, a subsequent cinema film and a 1999 revival on Channel 5.
Davis briefly returned to writing Doctor Who in 1975, penning the original script for Revenge of the Cybermen, though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by then script-editor Robert Holmes. Davis also adapted several of his scripts into novelisations for Target Books' Doctor Who imprint. With Kit Pedler he wrote the science-fiction novels Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters (1971), Brainrack (1974) and The Dynostar Menace (1975).
In the 1980s Davis worked in America both in television and on feature films such as The Final Countdown (1980). In late 1989 he and Terry Nation made a joint but unsuccessful bid to take over production of Doctor Who and reformat the series mainly for the American market.
Gerry Davis died on August 31, 1991.
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Il commence sa carrière dans les années 1960 comme scénaristes pour des soaps comme United ! ou Coronation Street. En 1966, il devient script editor (une tâche proche de ce qu'on pourrait appeler un « responsable des scénarios ») sur la série de la BBC Doctor Who et dirige la direction des épisodes à partir d'avril 1966 (« The Gunfighters ») au côté du producteur Innes Lloyd. Il est connu pour avoir créé avec Kit Pedler les ennemis récurrents connus sous le nom de Cybermen, dans l'épisode « The Tenth Planet » et la famille des deux hommes possède d'ailleurs les droits pour ces personnages. Il est aussi à l'origine de l'idée de "régénération" du Docteur, une idée qui permit à la série pendant plusieurs décennie. Il quittera ses fonctions de script editor en juillet 1967 (« The Evil of the Daleks ») et de scénariste en septembre 1967 (« The Tomb of the Cybermen »).En 1970, il fonde avec Kit Pedler la série « Doomwatch » qui durera trois saison sur la BBC et aura droit à un remake en 1999 sur la chaine Channel 5. Il continuera son travail de scénariste durant le restant des années 1970 et les années 1980 pour des séries comme Bionic Woman, Captain Power and The Soldiers Of The Future et scénarisera en partie le film « Nimitz, retour vers l'enfer ». Il reviendra le temps d'un épisode sur Doctor Who en 1975 (« Revenge of the Cybermen »)
Toujours avec Kit Pedler, il publiera aussi trois romans de science fiction : « Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters » (1971), « Brainrack » (1974) et « The Dynostar Menace » (1975). Il adaptera ses anciens scripts d'épisodes de Doctor Who sous formes de nouvelles pour les éditions Target Book.
En 1989, avec Terry Nation il lui sera proposé de reprendre la série Doctor Who et de l'adapter pour le marché américain. Davis ne rejoindra pas ce projet et décédera le 31 août 1991 à Venice (Los Angeles).
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Add to a movie listThe Final Countdown (1980)
, 1h43Directed by Don Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Time travel films, Aviation films, Political films, Temporal paradox, Alternate history films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning
Rating66%
In 1980, the USS Nimitz takes on a civilian observer, systems analyst Warren Lasky (Martin Sheen), on the orders of his reclusive and mysterious employer, Mr. Tideman (who helped design much of the ship), just before it departs Pearl Harbor for a training mission in the Pacific Ocean. Out in the Pacific, the ship encounters a strange storm-like vortex which disappears after the ship passes through it. Initially unsure of what has happened, and having lost radio contact with Pacific Fleet Command, Captain Matthew Yelland (Kirk Douglas) launches reconnaissance aircraft which discover the intact U.S. Pacific battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor.
Doomwatch (1972)
, 1h32Directed by Peter Sasdy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, Simon Oates, George Sanders, Percy Herbert
Rating55%
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.
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Doomwatch (1972)
, 1h32Directed by Peter Sasdy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, Simon Oates, George Sanders, Percy Herbert
Roles Series Writer
Rating55%
The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.