History Creator / TerryNation

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks. In later years, he barred Creator/TheBBC from publishing books about the Daleks that didn't have his story approval- the writer John Peel (not [[Creator/JohnPeel the DJ]]) was the only writer he allowed to novelise the Sixties Dalek serials (including the two actually written by David Whitaker). Even after his death, his estate maintains a tight hold on the Daleks and nearly scuttled the eponymous [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]] episode of the revived series. (The frequent claim that the Nation estate mandate the Daleks are obliged to appear at least once every year is a myth, though.)

He also wrote for many other series, including ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', ''Series/TheChampions'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Series/TheSaint'', and ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''.

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks. In later years, he barred Creator/TheBBC from publishing books about the Daleks that didn't have his story approval- the writer John Peel (not [[Creator/JohnPeel the DJ]]) was the only writer he allowed to novelise the Sixties Dalek serials (including the two actually written by David Whitaker). Even after his death, his estate maintains a tight hold on the Daleks and nearly scuttled the eponymous [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]] episode of the revived series. (The frequent claim that the Nation estate mandate the Daleks are obliged to appear every year is a myth, though.)

** Villains [[ThoseWackyNazis who are basically just fantastical Nazis]].

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks. In later years, he barred the BBC from publishing books about the Daleks that didn't have his story approval- the writer John Peel (not [[Creator/JohnPeel the DJ]]) was the only writer he allowed to novelise the Sixties Dalek serials (including the two actually written by David Whitaker). Even after his death, his estate maintains a tight hold on the Daleks and nearly scuttled the eponymous [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]] episode of the revived series. (The frequent claim that the Nation estate mandate the Daleks are obliged to appear every year is a myth, though.)

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. He wrote every episode of the first series, but his role was reduced until he did not write anything for the fourth and final series.
* ''Series/{{Survivors}}''. An AfterTheEnd show, about the aftermath of a massive plague. Nation only worked on the first season, before leaving due to creative differences with the producer, Terence Dudley (who would also work on ''Series/DoctorWho''). He also wrote a novel adaptation, which forms the basis for [[Series/{{Survivors}} the 2008 reimagining]].

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks. Got {{greed}}y in his later years and wrote stories [[AuthorTract whining about his taxes]] (are we sure about that? Robert Holmes wrote "The Sun Makers" for ''Series/DoctorWho'', the most obvious tax-gripe script in any of the shows associated with Terry Nation), and barred the BBC from publishing books about the Daleks that weren't written (or ghostwritten) by him. Even after his death, his estate held up the BBC and nearly scuttled the eponymous [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]] episode of the revived series.

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks. Got {{greed}}y in his later years and wrote stories [[AuthorTract whining about his taxes]], and barred the BBC from publishing books about the Daleks that weren't written (or ghostwritten) by him. Even after his death, his estate held up the BBC and nearly scuttled the eponymous [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]] episode of the revived series.

He also wrote for many other series, including ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', ''Series/TheAvengers'', ''Series/TheChampions'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Series/TheSaint'', and ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''.

He also wrote for many other series, including ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', ''Series/TheAvengers'', ''Series/TheChampions'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Series/TheSaint'', and ''Series/MacGyver''.

He also wrote for many other series, including ''Series/TheAvengers'', ''Series/TheChampions'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Series/TheSaint'', and ''Series/MacGyver''.

* ''Series/{{Survivors}}''. An AfterTheEnd show, about the aftermath of a massive plague. Nation only worked on the first season, before leaving due to creative differences with the producer, Terence Dudley (who would also work on ''Series/DoctorWho''). He also wrote a novel adaptation, which forms the basis for [[Series/{{Survivors}} the 2008 reimagining]]

* ''[[Series/BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]''. He wrote every episode of the first series, but his role was reduced until he did not write anything for the fourth and final series.

* ''[[Series/BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]''. He wrote all episodes of the first series, but his role was reduced, until he did not write anything for the fourth and final series.
* ''Series/{{Survivors}}''. An AfterTheEnd show, about the aftermath of a massive plague. Nation only worked on the first season, before leaving due to creative differences with the producer, Terence Dudley (who would also work on ''Series/DoctorWho'').
** He also wrote a novel adaptation, which forms the basis for [[Series/{{Survivors}} the 2008 reimagining]]

He also wrote for may other series, including ''Series/TheAvengers'', ''Series/TheChampions'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Series/TheSaint'', and ''Series/MacGyver''.

-->'''Creator/TerranceDicks:''' He had a habit of falling into patterns. There were a lot of recurrent themes: people planting bombs, and being chased and spraining an ankle. In Terry's scripts, people were always spraining their ankles at moments of crisis.

[[caption-width-right:320:The ''real'' Master.]]

** A very specific type of [[{{Padding}} narrative padding-out]] where a lot of screentime is spent on an attempted escape from captivity that is foiled at the last minute.

** A very specific type of [[{{Padding}} invoked padding]] where a lot of screentime is spent on an attempted escape from captivity that is foiled at the last minute.

** A very specific type of {{ invoked Padding}} where a lot of screentime is spent on an attempted escape from captivity that is foiled at the last minute.

** A very specific type of {{Padding}} where a lot of screentime is spent on an attempted escape from captivity that is foiled at the last minute.

* ''[[Series/BlakesSeven Blake's 7''. He wrote all episodes of the first series, but his role was reduced, until he did not write anything for the fourth and final series.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. He wrote all episodes of the first series, but his role was reduced, until he did not write anything for the fourth and final series.

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks. Got {{greed}}y in his later years and wrote stories [[AuthorTract whining about his taxes]], and barred the BBC from publishing books about the Daleks that weren't written (or ghostwritten) by him. Even after his death, his estate held up the BBC and nearly scuttled the titular [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E6Dalek}} Dalek]] episode of the revived series.

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His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years, mostly featuring the Daleks.

** Plagues and biological warfare. Most notably in ''Survivors'' but also used in many of his ''Doctor Who'' stories.

** {{Man Eating Plant}}s

* ''Series/BlakesSeven'' He wrote the first series, but his role was reduced, until he did not write anything for the fourth and final season.

** The name Tarrant.

** Evolution imagined as a teleological force with predictable goals.

His most famous creation, though, was the Daleks. He came up with the concept and wrote the original Dalek story for ''Series/DoctorWho'', while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Cusick Raymond Cusick]] devised the iconic design. Contributing in a huge way to the show's longevity, Nation was asked to write several other stories over the years.