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Profile of Dennis Spooner
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Dennis Spooner |
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1st December 1932 |
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Tottenham, North London, England, UK |
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Dennis Spooner (born 1 December 1932 in Tottenham London; died 20 September 1986) was a British television scriptwriter, known for his ability to write to order if necessary. He specialised in comedy and fantasy, writing for numerous comedy shows and being a significant contributor to the British television shows Doctor Who (BBC), The Avengers, (ITV) and The Champions (ITV).
His work on Doctor Who was during William Hartnell's tenure as the Doctor, and he can be credited with the introduction of comedy elements in the programme. His scripts were The Reign of Terror, The Romans, and The Time Meddler. He also wrote some episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan and served as story editor for the programme between The Rescue and The Chase in 1965. He decided not to return to editing Doctor Who following the expiry of his six-month contract. Dalek creator Terry Nation had recently taken over as script supervisor on the high-profile new series The Baron, and requested Spooner's help on the show. Spooner, enticed by the prospect of working on a programme which would receive attention in the lucrative American market, readily agreed.
He did, however, later return to the series to perform uncredited rewrites on David Whitaker's scripts for The Power of the Daleks.
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