‘Doctor Who’ writer Terrance Dicks has died aged 84.
The British author – who was a writer and script editor on numerous episodes of the iconic science fiction show and is seen as one of its most significant contributors – sadly passed away last week, with his agents confirming the news on Monday (02.09.19).
The Agency said in a statement: "The Agency is sad to announce that Terrance Dicks died last Thursday 29th August after a short illness, aged 84.
"Author, screenwriter, script editor and producer, Terrance is best known as one of the original writers on the BBC classic television series Doctor Who.
"His final short story ‘Save Yourself’ will be published next month in BBC Books’ ‘Doctor Who: The Target Storybook’.
"Held in high regard by the ‘Doctor Who’ fanbase, Terrance’s writing has been an inspiration to many. He will be greatly missed."
Between 1968 and 1983, he wrote 35 episodes of the show – which included the legendary 20th anniversary special ‘The Five Doctors’ – while he worked as script editor on more than 150 between 1968 and 1974, covering the likes of Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton.
As well as his work on the television show he also wrote more than 60 novelisations based on the adventures of the Time Lord.
Outside of ‘Doctor Who’, Dicks also penned episodes for the likes of ITV’s ‘The Avengers’ series in the 1960s, as well as working on the likes of ‘Space: 1999’ and BBC’s ‘Moonbase 3’.
‘Good Omens’ author Neil Gaiman led the tributes to the influential writer, saying: "I remember reading his and Malcolm Hulke’s book THE MAKING OF DOCTOR WHO when I was eleven or twelve, and deciding then that I would one day write an episode of Doctor Who, because they had shown me how. RIP Terrance Dicks. (sic)"
Doctor Who veteran Terrance Dicks dies aged 84
