Robert Holmes

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Robert Holmes

Writing April 2, 1926

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Robert Colin Holmes (2 April 1926 – 24 May 1986) was a British television scriptwriter. For over 25 years, he contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
Bergerac

Bergerac

7.0 1981 TV Show
Playhouse

Playhouse

7.0 1974 TV Show
Blake's 7

Blake's 7

7.3 1978 TV Show
Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

6.0 1955 TV Show
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6.7 1962 TV Show
Shoestring

Shoestring

7.7 1979 TV Show
Doomwatch

Doomwatch

6.4 1970 TV Show
Juliet Bravo

Juliet Bravo

6.5 1980 TV Show
Ghost Squad

Ghost Squad

6.0 1961 TV Show
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

8.9 1975 Movie

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Robert Colin Holmes (2 April 1926 – 24 May 1986) was a British television scriptwriter. For over 25 years, he contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK. He is particularly remembered for his work on science fiction programmes, most notably his extensive contributions to Doctor Who, which included working as its script editor from 1974 to 1977. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Holmes (scriptwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2006
    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    Movie (archival footage)

  2. 2001
    Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?

    Movie Creature Design

  3. 1986
    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe

    Movie Writer

  4. 1986
    Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

    Movie Writer

  5. 1985
    Doctor Who: The Two Doctors

    Movie Writer

  6. 1984
    Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

    Movie Writer

  7. 1981
    Bergerac

    TV show Writer

  8. 1981
    Into the Labyrinth

    TV show Writer

  9. 1981
    The Nightmare Man

    TV show Adaptation

  10. 1981
    The Nightmare Man

    Movie Writer

  11. 1981
    Fothergill

    Movie Writer

  12. 1980
    Juliet Bravo

    TV show Writer

  13. 1979
    Shoestring

    TV show Writer

  14. 1979
    Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll

    Movie Writer

  15. 1978
    The Future

    Movie Writer

  16. 1978
    Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 1978
    Blake's 7

    TV show Writer

  2. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

    Movie Writer

  3. 1977
    Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

    Movie Script Editor

  4. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy

    Movie Script Editor

  5. 1977
    Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

    Movie Script Editor

  6. 1977
    Whose Doctor Who

    Movie

  7. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

    Movie Writer

  8. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

    Movie Script Editor

  9. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

    Movie Script Editor

  10. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

    Movie Writer

  11. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

    Movie Script Editor

  12. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

    Movie Script Editor

  13. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

    Movie Script Editor

  14. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

    Movie Morbius Doctor (picture) (uncredited)

  15. 1975
    Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

    Movie Script Editor

  16. 1975
    Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

    Movie Writer

  17. 1975
    Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

    Movie Script Editor

  18. 1975
    Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

    Movie Script Editor

  19. 1975
    Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen

    Movie Writer

  20. 1975
    Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

    Movie Script Editor

  21. 1975
    Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

    Movie Script Editor

  22. 1975
    Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

    Movie Writer

  23. 1975
    Doctor Who: Robot

    Movie Script Editor

  24. 1974
    Playhouse

    TV show Teleplay