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1944-12-09
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Eric Saward

Overview

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked as a screenwriter and script editor on the BBC's science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1982 to 1986. He wrote the stories The Visitation, Earthshock, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks.

Saward's career as a scriptwriter began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by then Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story The Visitation. This in turn led to his appointment as script editor on the recommendation of Antony Root, who had briefly replaced Bidmead.

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Acting
2019 Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner Actor Himself N/A
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2019 The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years Actor N/A
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2018 Earthshocked Actor N/A
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2011 Driven to Distractation Actor N/A
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2011 Come in Number Five Actor N/A
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2011 Peter Grimwade: Directing with attitude... Actor N/A
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2010 Chain Reaction Actor N/A
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2008 Doctor Who: The Lost Season Actor Self 58
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2008 Trials and Tribulations Actor N/A
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2008 The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord Actor N/A
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2007 Davros Connections Actor N/A
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2006 Built for War: The Sontaran Story Actor N/A
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2006 The Dalek Tapes Actor Self N/A
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2005 Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction Actor N/A
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1993 30 Years in the TARDIS Actor Himself 58
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Writing
1986 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe Writing Script Editor 58
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1986 Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids Writing Script Editor 58
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1986 Doctor Who: Mindwarp Writing Script Editor 58
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1986 Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet Writing Script Editor 58
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1985 Doctor Who: The Nightmare Fair Writing Script Editor 58
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1985 Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks Writing Writer 59
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1985 Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks Writing Script Editor 59
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1985 Doctor Who: Timelash Writing Script Editor 58
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1985 Doctor Who: The Two Doctors Writing Script Editor 58
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1985 A Fix with Sontarans Writing Writer 58
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1985 Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani Writing Script Editor 58
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1985 Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos Writing Script Editor 58
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1985 Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen Writing Writer 58
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1985 Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen Writing Script Editor 58
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1984 Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani Writing Script Editor 59
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1984 Doctor Who: Planet of Fire Writing Script Editor N/A
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1984 Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks Writing Script Editor 58
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1984 Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks Writing Writer 58
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1984 Doctor Who: Frontios Writing Script Editor 58
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1984 Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep Writing Script Editor 58
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1983 Doctor Who: The Five Doctors Writing Script Editor 59
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1983 Doctor Who: Enlightenment Writing Script Editor 58
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1983 Doctor Who: Terminus Writing Script Editor 58
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1983 Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity Writing Script Editor 58
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1982 Doctor Who: Time-Flight Writing Script Editor 58
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1982 Doctor Who: Earthshock Writing Writer 59
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1982 Doctor Who: Black Orchid Writing Script Editor 58
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1982 Doctor Who: The Visitation Writing Writer 58
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1982 Doctor Who: Kinda Writing Script Editor 58
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1982 Doctor Who: Castrovalva Writing Script Editor 58
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1981 K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend Writing Script Editor 58
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