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Sherwin's sole writing credit on ''Doctor Who'' was "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]]", an eight-part epic Cyberman story. He also wrote, uncredited, the first episode of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E2TheMindRobber The Mind Robber]]" that had been added onto the start of the story due to the preceding story being shortened by an episode, and had to use only the three regular actors, the TARDIS set, a blank studio and some spare BBC props.
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His tenure as script editor, covering the latter part of Season 5 and the start of Season 6, was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the season.
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His tenure as script editor, covering the latter part of Season 5 (starting with "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]") and the start of Season 6, was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the season.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, screenwriter, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, then as producer from 1969-70.
His tenure was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the season.
His tenure was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the season.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, screenwriter, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, working alongside producer Creator/PeterBryant, then as producer from 1969-70.
1969-70 with Creator/TerranceDicks as script editor.
His tenure as script editor, covering the latter part of Season 5 and the start of Season 6, was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in theseason.season.
He was credited as producer on only two stories, but they were two of the most important in ''Doctor Who'' history, Second Doctor Creator/PatrickTroughton's last story (and the last black-and-white story) "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames The War Games]]", which introduced the Time Lords to the show, and Creator/JonPertwee's first story (and the first colour story) "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E1SpearheadFromSpace Spearhead from Space]]", which introduced the new format of the Doctor being stranded on Earth in exile and forced to work for the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) as their scientific advisor. Sherwin took credit for both these innovations.
His tenure as script editor, covering the latter part of Season 5 and the start of Season 6, was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the
He was credited as producer on only two stories, but they were two of the most important in ''Doctor Who'' history, Second Doctor Creator/PatrickTroughton's last story (and the last black-and-white story) "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames The War Games]]", which introduced the Time Lords to the show, and Creator/JonPertwee's first story (and the first colour story) "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E1SpearheadFromSpace Spearhead from Space]]", which introduced the new format of the Doctor being stranded on Earth in exile and forced to work for the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) as their scientific advisor. Sherwin took credit for both these innovations.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, screenwriter, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, then as producer from 1969-70.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, screenwriter, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, then as producer from 1969-70.1969-70.
His tenure was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the season.
His tenure was a turbulent time for ''Doctor Who'', in which scripts in developtment were repeatedly deemed unworkable and abandoned, requiring frequent last-minute commissioning of new scripts and bringing forward scripts scheduled for later in the season.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, writer, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, then as producer from 1969-70.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, writer, screenwriter, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, then as producer from 1969-70.
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Derrick Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, writer, script editor and actor. He served as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor from 1968-69, then as producer from 1969-70.
