Terence Dudley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the British TV producer. For the American hip-hop producer, see Terence Dudley (producer).

Terence Dudley
Born	Terence Henry Dudley 28 September 1919
Died	25 December 1988(1988-12-25) (aged 69)
Cause of death	Cancer
Occupation	Television director/producer

Terence Dudley (28 September 1919 - 25 December 1988) was a television director and producer who directed many programs for the BBC over a number of years.

In the early 1970s, Dudley produced the BBC science fiction series Doomwatch. Between 1975 and 1977 he produced the series Survivors, directing many episodes. He also wrote the script for the season 3 premiere episode, entitled Manhunt. His son, Stephen Dudley, had a regular part in the program.

In 1980 he began an association with Doctor Who when he directed Meglos for John Nathan-Turner. That same year, he was asked to become producer of Blake's 7 after David Maloney was re-assigned 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 a screenwriter for Doctor Who. He wrote three scripts for the programme - Four to Doomsday, Black Orchid and The King's Demons. He novelized the latter two stories for Target Books. He also wrote the script of K-9 and Company, the unsuccessful pilot for a spin-off involving Sarah-Jane and K9.

Terence Dudley died after a long period of cancer on Christmas Day 1988.

References

External links

Persondata
Name	Dudley, Terence
Alternative names
Short description	television director, television producer, writer
Date of birth	28 September 1919
Place of birth
Date of death	25 December 1988
Place of death	Somerset, Taunton Deane, England

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.