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Peter Grimwade(1942-1990)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Peter Grimwade was born on 8 June 1942 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Omega Factor (1979) and Dramarama (1983). He died on 15 May 1990 in Maida Vale, London, England, UK.
BornJune 8, 1942
DiedMay 15, 1990(47)
BornJune 8, 1942
DiedMay 15, 1990(47)
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Known for

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Production Department
John Carlisle, James Hazeldine, and Louise Jameson in The Omega Factor (1979)
The Omega Factor
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Dramarama (1983)
Dramarama
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)
The Onedin Line
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1971

Credits

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Production Department

  • Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
    All Creatures Great & Small
    8.4
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1978–1980
  • Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Bernard Hepton, and Terence Rigby in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • production assistant
    • 1979
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1970–1977
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1977
  • The Doll (1975)
    The Doll
    7.2
    TV Series
    • production assistant
    • 1975
  • Five Red Herrings (1975)
    Five Red Herrings
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • production assistant
    • 1975

Writer

  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    6.6
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2018–2025
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1986
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1982–1984
  • Kim & Co. (1975)
    Kim & Co.
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1975–1976
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969–1971

Director

  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1980–1982
  • John Carlisle, James Hazeldine, and Louise Jameson in The Omega Factor (1979)
    The Omega Factor
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)
    The Onedin Line
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 8, 1942
    • Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • May 15, 1990
    • Maida Vale, London, England, UK(leukemia)
  • Other works
    Wrote novels based upon the "Doctor Who" episodes Time-Flight, Mawdryn Undead and Planet of Fire.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was openly gay. According to Patrick Mulkern, of "Radio Times" listings magazine, Grimwade put much gay subtext into his script for the Doctor Who (1963) serial "Planet of Fire".

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