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Don Houghton
Donald Herbert Houghton (2 February 1930 – 2 July 1991) was a British television screenwriter and producer. Born in Paris to Scottish parents, Houghton started writing for radio…
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Donald Herbert Houghton (2 February 1930 – 2 July 1991) was a British television screenwriter and producer. Born in Paris to Scottish parents, Houghton started writing for radio in 1951 before moving into film and television in 1958. In the 1970s, he was a primary writer for Hammer Films including Dracula A.D. 1972, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires and Shatter. Houghton lived and worked in Australia for a number of years where his credits included The Astronauts (1960). His television work includes Doctor Who for which he wrote the serials Inferno (1970) and The Mind of Evil (1971), the fifth Sapphire & Steel television story (known informally as Dr McDee Must Die) co-written with Anthony Read, Emergency Ward 10, Crossroads, Ace of Wands, New Scotland Yard, The Professionals and at least one episode of C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985). Houghton also created and wrote for the soap opera Take the High Road (1980). He also wrote three novels: Column of Thieves and Blood Brigade and Take the High Road: Summer's Gloaming.
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1984
Black Carrion
Movie Writer
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1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV show Writer
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1980
Take the High Road
TV show Creator
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1979
Bailey's Bird
TV show Writer
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1978
The Doombolt Chase
TV show Writer
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1977
The Professionals
TV show Writer
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1974
Shatter
Movie Writer
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1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Movie Screenplay
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1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Movie Writer
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1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
Movie Screenplay
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1972
New Scotland Yard
TV show Writer
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1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie Writer
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1970
Ace of Wands
TV show Writer
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1970
Doctor Who: Inferno
Movie Writer
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1963
Doctor Who
TV show Writer
