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  2. Nationality. British. Occupation (s) Television scriptwriter, script editor. Known for. Doctor Who. Robert Colin Holmes (2 April 1926 – 24 May 1986) was a British television scriptwriter. For over 25 years he contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK.

  3. Apr 5, 2018 · Robert Holmes is widely regarded as the best writer/script editor of Doctor Who, either ever or at least from its first 26 series. His writing was cynical, violent, blackly comic, and frequently makes more sense if read as an attack on or parody of Doctor Who itself.

  4. Robert Holmes. Writer: Doctor Who. In 1944, at the age of eighteen, Holmes joined the army, fighting with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders regiment in Burma. He rapidly earned a commission, and as such became the youngest commissioned officer in the entire British army during the Second World War.

    • April 2, 1926
    • May 24, 1986
  5. Jul 30, 2020 · I look into the story behind Robert Holmes, widely regarded to be one of the best writers ever to write for Doctor Who, and the legacy that he left behind. His contributions included: The...

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  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0392025Robert Holmes - IMDb

    Robert Holmes. Writer. Script and Continuity Department. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. In 1944, at the age of eighteen, Holmes joined the army, fighting with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders regiment in Burma. He rapidly earned a commission, and as such became the youngest commissioned officer in the entire British army during ...

    • Robert Holmes
    • May 24, 1986
    • April 2, 1926
  7. Jan 9, 2020 · Died: Saturday 24th May 1986 (age: 60) Robert Holmes was an English television scriptwriter, who for over twenty-five years contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK and is considered one of the best writers to have worked on Doctor Who.

  8. sf-encyclopedia.com › entry › holmes_robertSFE: Holmes, Robert

    (1926-1986) UK scriptwriter, editor and author, best known for his contributions in these capacities to the Doctor Who universe, including "The Talons of Weng-Chiang" ( 1977 6 parts), which despite its alleged Yellow Peril racism is generally recognized to be one of the best Doctor Who tales; in adapted form it was published as Doctor Who: The S...

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