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Derrick Sherwin

Apr 16, 1936 - Oct 29, 2018 (82 years old) in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Derrick George Sherwin (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018) was an English television producer, writer, story editor and actor. After beginning his career in the theatre, Sherwin became an actor in television before moving into writing. He became the story editor on Doctor Who and, as the producer of the series in 1969, he oversaw the transition from black-and-white to colour by producing Patrick Troughton's final story and Jon Pertwee's first. He also co-produced Paul Temple for the BBC.

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ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
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Richard the Lionheart
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The Vengeance of She
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Recharge and Equalise
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War Zone: The End of an Era
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Shades of Grey
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The Scales of Justice
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Regenerations: From Black and White to Colour
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The Men From Room 13
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The Fact of Fiction: The Making of the Mind Robber
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