Gary Downie was a production manager on many 1980s episodes of the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who, and partner of its producer John Nathan-Turner.[1] His own analysis of the role of a production manager can be found on the BBC DVD release of The Two Doctors. Downie also worked on I, Claudius, All Creatures Great and Small and Star Cops.
Downie died on 19 January 2006 after a long battle with cancer, having survived Nathan-Turner who died in 2002. Gary Downie shared a home with Nathan-Turner in Saltdean, Brighton. Downie was the author of the early eighties book 'The Doctor Who Cookbook'.[2] Many Doctor Who celebrities donated recipes to the volume including Ian Marter and Lalla Ward.