Derrick Sherwin
| Derrick Sherwin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Derrick G. Sherwin 16 April 1936 High Wycombe, England |
| Occupation | Television producer, writer, actor |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Sherwin (1956–1982) (divorced) |
Derrick Sherwin (born 16 April 1936) is a retired British television producer, writer, story-editor and actor.
Sherwin began his career in the theatre and worked as a junior set designer, scenic artist, scene shifter, stage manager and lighting designer. He also spent two years of National Service in the Royal Air Force. Following this, Sherwin established himself as an actor in theatre, films and television. While still working as an actor, Sherwin also began work as a freelance writer, contributing scripts to series such as Crossroads and Z-Cars.
In 1967, Sherwin was offered a story-editing role on Doctor Who by BBC Head of Serials Shaun Sutton. He was script editor on the stories from The Web of Fear to The Mind Robber, and on the latter tale he wrote the first episode. He also wrote the script for The Invasion, which introduced the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT), having adapted the original storyline supplied by Kit Pedler.
In 1968-1969, Sherwin began to take a greater role in the producing side of Doctor Who, and after the serial The Mind Robber, he became the unofficial Assistant Producer for the next 3 serials, with Terrance Dicks succeeding him as script editor. On The Space Pirates, Sherwin briefly resumed his old role as script editor, while Dicks was busy writing the epic 10-part season finale The War Games, with Malcolm Hulke. Dicks has credited Sherwin with the creation of the Time Lords, who were introduced in The War Games, scripted by Dicks and Malcolm Hulke.
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