Eric Saward

Writing Dec 9, 1944 (82 years old)

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked as a screenwriter and script editor on the BBC's science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1982 to 1986. He wrote the stories The Visitation, Earthshock, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks.

Saward's career as a scriptwriter began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by then Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story The Visitation. This in turn led to his appointment as script editor on the recommendation of Antony Root, who had briefly replaced Bidmead.

18 Acting Credits

34 Crew Credits

Eric Saward

Acting

30 Years in the TARDIS

Built for War: The Sontaran Story

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

The Dalek Tapes

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

Davros Connections

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

Trials and Tribulations

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

Come in Number Five

Earthshocked

Chain Reaction

Driven to Distractation

Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude...

Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams

Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'

Crew

Doctor Who

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

Doctor Who: Earthshock

Tales of the Tardis

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen