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Brian Hayles(1930-1978)

  • Writer
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Brian Hayles was born on 7 March 1930 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Warlords of the Deep (1978) and Nothing But the Night (1973). He died on 30 October 1978.
BornMarch 7, 1930
DiedOctober 30, 1978(48)
BornMarch 7, 1930
DiedOctober 30, 1978(48)
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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
  • Writer
Warlords of the Deep (1978)
Warlords of the Deep
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1978
Nothing But the Night (1973)
Nothing But the Night
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1973
Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (2024)
    Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 2024
  • Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who (2023)
    Doctor Who
    6.1
    TV Series
    • "The Toymaker" created by
    • 2023
  • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    8.5
    TV Series
    • "Ice Warriors" & "Alpha Centauri" created by
    • Ice Warriors created by
    • 2013–2017
  • Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2009)
    Doctor Who: The Lost Stories
    6.7
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    6.6
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2010–2013
  • Lisa Bowerman in Bernice Summerfield (1998)
    Bernice Summerfield
    5.3
    Podcast Series
    • character created by: The Ice Warriors
    • 2002
  • Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (1997)
    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors
    6.8
    Video Game
    • character created by: The Ice Warriors
    • 1997
  • Arabian Adventure (1979)
    Arabian Adventure
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • David Haig and Sarah Sutton in The Moon Stallion (1978)
    The Moon Stallion
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Warlords of the Deep (1978)
    Warlords of the Deep
    5.5
    • screenplay by
    • 1978
  • BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • 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
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1966–1974
  • Stratford Johns in Barlow at Large (1971)
    Barlow at Large
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974
  • Shirley Dixon and Denis Lill in The Regiment (1972)
    The Regiment
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 7, 1930
    • Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 30, 1978
  • Other works
    Novelised his BBC TV serial "The Moon Stallion" for Mirror Books.

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  • Trivia
    Was a Birmingham schoolmaster when he began to write for television.

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