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Donald Wilson(1910-2002)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Donald Wilson was born on 1 September 1910 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for The Forsyte Saga (1967), Warning to Wantons (1949) and Anna Karenina (1977). He was married to Helena. He died on 6 March 2002 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.
BornSeptember 1, 1910
DiedMarch 6, 2002(91)
BornSeptember 1, 1910
DiedMarch 6, 2002(91)
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Forsyte Saga (1967)
The Forsyte Saga
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Anne Vernon in Warning to Wantons (1949)
Warning to Wantons
5.6
  • Writer(as Donald B. Wilson)
  • 1949
Anna Karenina (1977)
Anna Karenina
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Susan Hampshire and John Neville in The First Churchills (1969)
The First Churchills
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Tom Baker and Lalla Ward in Doctor Who: Shada (2017)
    Doctor Who: Shada
    7.2
    Video
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
    7.2
    Video
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
    Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
    9.0
    Video
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Georgia Tennant and David Tennant in Doctor Who: Dreamland (2009)
    Doctor Who: Dreamland
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Peter Davison and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who: Time Crash
    8.4
    Video
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007)
    Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
    6.4
    TV Series
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Doctor Who: Shada (2003)
    Doctor Who: Shada
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Jonathan Pryce, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant, Joanna Lumley, and Julia Sawalha in Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999)
    Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Eric Roberts, Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, and Yee Jee Tso in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Doctor Who: The Movie
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Doctor Who: Shada (1992)
    Doctor Who: Shada
    7.6
    Video
    • creator (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • 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
    • co-creator (uncredited)
    • 1963–1989
  • Les incorrigibles (1980)
    Les incorrigibles
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay: Six Proud Walkers (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1980
  • Anna Karenina (1977)
    Anna Karenina
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • dramatised by
    • 1977
  • Short Story Showcase: The Fall of the House of Usher
    6.8
    Short
    • written by
    • 1976
  • The Keeper (1976)
    The Keeper
    4.4
    • based on a story by
    • 1976

Producer

  • Anna Karenina (1977)
    Anna Karenina
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Keeper (1976)
    The Keeper
    4.4
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Susan Hampshire and John Neville in The First Churchills (1969)
    The First Churchills
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • The Forsyte Saga (1967)
    The Forsyte Saga
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Miss Robin Hood (1952)
    Miss Robin Hood
    6.1
    • producer (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1952
  • Prelude to Fame (1950)
    Prelude to Fame
    6.4
    • producer (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1950
  • Poet's Pub (1949)
    Poet's Pub
    6.1
    • producer (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1949
  • Stop Press Girl (1949)
    Stop Press Girl
    6.2
    • producer (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1949
  • Rona Anderson, Gordon Jackson, and John Laurie in Floodtide (1949)
    Floodtide
    6.5
    • producer (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1949
  • Anne Vernon in Warning to Wantons (1949)
    Warning to Wantons
    5.6
    • producer (as Donald B. Wilson)
    • 1949
  • Under the Frozen Falls
    • producer
    • 1948

Script and Continuity Department

  • Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973)
    Orson Welles Great Mysteries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story supervisor
    • story supervision
    • 1973–1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Donald B. Wilson
  • Born
    • September 1, 1910
    • Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • March 6, 2002
    • Gloucestershire, England, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Helena? - 2000 (her death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Served as the first Head of BBC Serials from 1963 - 1965. He resigned from the position so that he could concentrate all his efforts on the BBC's adaptation of The Forsyte Saga (1967), which is considered his greatest achievement.

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