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Victor Pemberton(1931-2017)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Victor Pemberton was born on 10 October 1931 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Docteur Who (1963), Tightrope (1972) and Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005). He died on 13 August 2017 in Spain.
BornOctober 10, 1931
DiedAugust 13, 2017(85)
BornOctober 10, 1931
DiedAugust 13, 2017(85)
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Known for

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)
Docteur Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
John Savident in Tightrope (1972)
Tightrope
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
Podcast Series
  • Writer
Spencer Banks and Cheryl Burfield in Timeslip (1970)
Timeslip
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2011–2026
  • Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep (2020)
    Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • by
    • 2020
  • Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen in Doctor Who: The Pescatons (2009)
    Doctor Who: The Pescatons
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Fraggle Rock (1983)
    Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Let the Music Play
    Video
    • written by (segments "Booberock", "Capture the Moon")
    • 2005
  • The Case of the Frightened Lady (1983)
    The Case of the Frightened Lady
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1983
  • Stratford Johns in Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (1981)
    Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
    TV Movie
    • adapted by
    • 1981
  • Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)
    Within These Walls
    7.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1975
  • Judi Bowker in Prince noir (1972)
    Prince noir
    6.6
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1972–1973
  • John Carlisle and John Woodvine in New Scotland Yard (1972)
    New Scotland Yard
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972
  • Roy Holder, Michael MacKenzie, and Petra Markham in Ace of Wands (1970)
    Ace of Wands
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972
  • John Savident in Tightrope (1972)
    Tightrope
    7.7
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Spencer Banks and Cheryl Burfield in Timeslip (1970)
    Timeslip
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1971
  • Adventure Weekly (1968)
    Adventure Weekly
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)
    Docteur Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Send Foster
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967

Actor

  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Turkish Sergeant (as Vic Pemberton)
    • 1970
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)
    Docteur Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Scientist Jules Faure
    • Scientist
    • 1967
  • Gerald Flood, Glyn Owen, and Philip Stone in The Rat Catchers (1966)
    The Rat Catchers
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Bellboy
    • 1966

Script and Continuity Department

  • A Handful of Thieves
    TV Mini Series
    • script editor
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Vic Pemberton
  • Born
    • October 10, 1931
    • Islington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 13, 2017
    • Spain
  • Other works
    He wrote the first original audio production based on Docteur Who (1963) called "Doctor Who and the Pescatons". Released in July 1976 by Argo Records, it featured the series' then current stars, Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, as the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. In 1991, Pemberton novelized the story for Target Books. He also wrote a novel based upon his 1968 "Doctor Who" serial "Fury from the Deep" (again for Target) in 1986.
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    He wrote the first appearance of The Doctor's trademark Sonic Screwdriver in ''Doctor Who''.

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