Biography
David Arthur Whitaker (18 April 1928 β 4 February 1980) was an English television writer and novelist who worked on the early years of the science-fiction TV series Doctor Who. He served as the programme's first story editor, supervising the writing of its first 51 episodes from 1963 to 1964.
Filmography
all 27
Movies 24
Writer 16
TV Shows 3
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour (2023)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (2016)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Movie
Writer
Paul Temple (1969)
TV
Writer
The Gold Robbers (1969)
TV
Writer
Subterfuge (1968)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (1968)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World (1968)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Movie
Additional Writing
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
Movie
6
Additional Writing
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
Movie
4
Writer
War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Crusade (1965)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Rescue (1965)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (1964)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964)
Movie
Story Editor
Doctor Who: The Sensorites (1964)
Movie
Story Editor
Doctor Who: The Aztecs (1964)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Movie
Script Editor
Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (1964)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Daleks (1964)
Movie
Story Editor / Writer
Doctor Who (1963)
TV
5.28
Story Editor
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Mini-Episode
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.42
Based on 57 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1964
1965
1965
2023
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1928-04-18
Deathday1980-02-04 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceKnebworth, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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