'Doctor Who' writer, script editor Terrance Dicks dies at 84
Terrance Dicks, one of the original writers and script editor for the Doctor Who series, has died at the age of 84.
The official Doctor Who Online Twitter account and Dicks’ agency broke the news earlier today.
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“BREAKING NEWS… just received comms that legendary #DoctorWho writer, Terrance Dicks has died,” the Twitter account reveals. “Genuinely gutted. An incredibly talented man who we had the pleasure of interviewing over the years. He also regularly took part in Q&As on the DWO Forums. He will be sorely missed!”
BREAKING NEWS… just received comms that legendary #DoctorWho writer, Terrance Dicks has died. Genuinely gutted. An incredibly talented man who we had the pleasure of interviewing over the years. He also regularly took part in Q&As on the DWO Forums. He will be sorely missed! pic.twitter.com/9PVWQCCOx1
— Doctor Who Online (@DrWhoOnline) September 2, 2019
Dicks worked as a script editor on over 150 episodes of the show while also writing numerous episodes and spin-off novels.
On top of his work with Doctor Who, Dicks also wrote many children’s books such as The Pyramid Incident, The Transylvanian Incident and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Tributes have begun pouring in after the heartbreaking news.
Fellow spin-off writer Eddie Robson writes, “Oh, gutted to hear Terrance Dicks has died. An absolute titan of TV writing and children’s fiction. He possibly did more to shape Doctor Who than anyone else, which is amazing considering it had already been running for nearly five years by the time he came aboard.”
Oh, gutted to hear Terrance Dicks has died. An absolute titan of TV writing and children’s fiction. He possibly did more to shape Doctor Who than anyone else, which is amazing considering it had already been running for nearly five years by the time he came aboard.
— Eddie Robson (@EddieRobson) September 2, 2019
Author Jenny Colgan also paid tribute to his incredible work.
“Terrance Dicks helped more children (especially boys) develop a lifelong love of reading than almost anyone else who’s ever lived. I don’t think he even got an OBE.”
Terrance Dicks helped more children (especially boys) develop a lifelong love of reading than almost anyone else who’s ever lived. I don’t think he even got an OBE.
— Jenny Colgan (@jennycolgan) September 2, 2019
You can read more tributes below.
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. https://t.co/LXKsfSJz81
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) September 2, 2019
Very hard to express what Terrance Dicks meant to a whole generation. A brilliant TV professional, a funny and generous soul. Most of all, though, an inspirational writer who took so many of us on unforgettable journeys into space and time. Bless you, Terrance.
— Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) September 2, 2019
Terribly sad news – writer Terrance Dicks has died at the age of 84, his agency has confirmed. One of the great Doctor Who storytellers, not just for the TV show, but so many fantastic novelisations too. And much more. A huge part of so many of our childhoods #RIPTerranceDicks pic.twitter.com/VwOMCBdp4A
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) September 2, 2019
AP sends our deepest condolences to Dicks’ family and friends at this time.
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