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David Fisher

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2.7 Popularity Apr 13, 1929 (88 years old)

David Fisher (13 April 1929 – 10 January 2018) was a British television screenwriter.

Doctor Who script editor Anthony Read commissioned Fisher to write The Stones of Blood (1978) and The Androids of Tara (1978) for The Key to Time storyline of season 16, and he was subsequently commissioned to w...

Biography

David Fisher (13 April 1929 – 10 January 2018) was a British television screenwriter.

Doctor Who script editor Anthony Read commissioned Fisher to write The Stones of Blood (1978) and The Androids of Tara (1978) for The Key to Time storyline of season 16, and he was subsequently commissioned to write The Creature from the Pit (1979) for the seventeenth season during the tenure of Douglas Adams as script editor. He worked on a story called "A Gamble with Time", also for the seventeenth season, but owing to the divorce proceedings ending his first marriage, he was unable to finish the scripts. That story was reworked and completed by Douglas Adams and then-producer Graham Williams and was recorded and broadcast as City of Death (1979) under the pseudonym of David Agnew. His final Doctor Who story was season eighteen's The Leisure Hive (1980).

Fisher novelised both The Leisure Hive and Creature from the Pit for the Target book range of Doctor Who novelisations, and appeared extensively on the interview features accompanying the DVD release of the former story. Fisher also wrote novelisations of The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara for audiobook releases in 2011 and 2012, which received print editions in 2022. He was also interviewed for a documentary accompanying the DVD release of City of Death.

Fisher's other work included writing for the television series Dixon of Dock Green, Crown Court, and Hammer House of Horror.

Filmography 4

2020
Otro Hermano Movie

as Rocío

2016
2013
The Footprints of the Secretary TV

as Fernanda Faletti

2009
Niní TV

as Lola Benitez

Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Not specified
Birthday April 13, 1929 (88 years old)
Died January 10, 2018
Also Known As David Agnew
Years Active 2009 - 2020
Popularity 2.7
Career Stats
4 Total Credits
2 Movie Roles
2 TV Roles