Terry Nation

Person Details

Birthday: 1930-08-08 19:13:44

Death: 1997-03-09 19:13:44

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 24

Most Famous Work

Biography

Terry Nation was a British television writer. He is perhaps most well-known for his contributions to the original 'Doctor Who' TV series, for which he created the 'Daleks', who would later become the Doctor's arch nemesis and are a recurring threat in the show until this day. His other works include scripts for the TV series' 'The Avengers' and 'MacGyver'.

Most Famous Work

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The Saint

(1962) Screenplay

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Doctor Who

(1963) Original Story

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The Avengers

(1961) Teleplay

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MacGyver

(1985) Writer

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The Protectors

(1972) Writer

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The Champions

(1968) Writer

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The Persuaders!

(1971) Writer

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Thriller

(1973) Writer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Himself (archive footage)	Talking Doctor Who 2023-11-01 Movie
2001	N/A	Then & Now 2001-02-01 Movie
1995	Himself	Dalekmania 1995-07-24 Movie
1987	N/A	Doctor Who Then & Now 1987-01-01 TV Show
1985	N/A	Doctor Who's Who's Who 1985-01-01 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour 2023-11-23 Movie
1995	Writer	Doctor Who: The Android Invasion 1995-03-01 Movie
1989	Writer	A Fine Romance 1989-01-18 TV Show
1986	Teleplay	A Masterpiece of Murder 1986-01-27 Movie
1985	Writer	MacGyver 1985-09-29 TV Show
1979	Writer	Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks 1979-09-22 Movie
	Writer	Death Becomes Me 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Writer	Blake's 7 1978-01-02 TV Show
1975	Writer	Survivors 1975-04-16 TV Show
	Writer	Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks 1975-04-12 Movie
1974	Writer	London Conspiracy 1974-10-04 Movie
	Writer	Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks 1974-03-16 Movie
	Writer	K is for Killing 1974-03-02 Movie
1973	Writer	Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks 1973-05-12 Movie
	Writer	Thriller 1973-04-14 TV Show
	Writer	The Persuaders! 1973-04-01 Movie
	Writer	The House in Nightmare Park 1973-03-23 Movie
1972	Screenplay	The Man in a Looking Glass 1972-10-20 Movie
	Writer	The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night 1972-10-06 Movie
	Writer	The Protectors 1972-09-29 TV Show
1971	Writer	The Persuaders! 1971-09-17 TV Show
1970	Original Story	And Soon the Darkness 1970-09-10 Movie
	Screenplay	And Soon the Darkness 1970-09-10 Movie
1969	Writer	Department S 1969-09-09 TV Show
1968	Writer	The Champions 1968-09-25 TV Show
1967	Screenplay	The Baron: The Island 1967-01-11 Movie
1966	Writer	The Baron 1966-09-28 TV Show
	Original Story	Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. 1966-08-05 Movie
	Writer	Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan 1966-01-29 Movie
1965	Writer	Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown 1965-10-09 Movie
	Writer	Out of the Unknown 1965-10-04 TV Show
	Original Story	Dr. Who and the Daleks 1965-08-23 Movie
	Writer	Doctor Who: The Chase 1965-06-26 Movie
1964	Writer	Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth 1964-12-26 Movie
	Writer	Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus 1964-05-16 Movie
	Writer	Doctor Who: The Daleks 1964-02-01 Movie
1963	Original Story	Doctor Who 1963-11-23 TV Show
	Characters	Doctor Who 1963-11-23 TV Show
	Writer	Doctor Who 1963-11-23 TV Show
1962	Screenplay	The Saint 1962-10-04 TV Show
	Writer	The Saint 1962-10-04 TV Show
1961	Writer	What a Whopper 1961-10-17 Movie
	Teleplay	The Avengers 1961-01-07 TV Show
	Script Editor	The Avengers 1961-01-07 TV Show
	Writer	The Avengers 1961-01-07 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv