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Gary Russell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential

Gary Russell (born 18 September 1964) is a freelance writer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series Doctor Who. He is often criticised for relying to heavily on past continuity. As one reviwer put it "he has no idea what the goddamn hell doctor who is about and is the kind of doctor who fan you dread to meet because all he cares about is John Nathan Turner era continuity, no one wants to read or listen to the rubbish he spews" Image File history File links Gary_Russell. ... Image File history File links Gary_Russell. ... The Doctor Who Confidential logo Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who explores time and space in his TARDIS time ship with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ...

Biography

Russell was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK. His on-screen acting career ranged from leading roles in the BBC's adaptation of E. Nesbit's novel The Phoenix and the Carpet and ITV's adaptations of Enid Blyton's Famous Five novels (as Dick) to a very minor walk-on part in the James Bond movie Octopussy. He has also appeared on stage. He was editor of Doctor Who Magazine between 1991-95. He was the producer for the Doctor Who licensed audio drama tie-ins at Big Finish Productions from its inception in 1998 until July 2006, when he stepped down^[1] to work for BBC Wales on Doctor Who and Torchwood.^[2] He has written a number of Doctor Who spin-off novels and in 2000 co-wrote with executive producer Philip Segal the book Doctor Who: Regeneration (HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-710591-6), the making-of book of the 1996 Doctor Who television movie, as well as the TV movie's novelisation in 1996. Statistics Population: 58,848 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU889811 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Ambulance service: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: MAIDENHEAD... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; August 15, 1858 - May 4, 1924) was an English author and poet whose childrens works were published under the androgynous name of E. Nesbit. ... The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children, written in 1904 by E. Nesbit. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a popular English childrens writer. ... The Famous Five can refer to: A group of Canadian women; see The Valiant Five. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Octopussy is the thirteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ... Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... BBC Wales (Welsh: ) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. ... For the eponymous fictional institute, see Torchwood Institute. ... Philip David Segal was born in Essex, England in the 1958. ... Doctor Who is a television movie based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

He wrote The Art of The Lord of the Rings, which was also published as three separate books (one for each film), and contributed to Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic with Andy Serkis. His behind-the-scenes book Doctor Who: The Inside Story was published in October 2006, coinciding with his appointment as a script editor on the new Doctor Who series. The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and director. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Filmography

• The Airzone Solution (1993) (V)
• Schoolgirl Chums (1982) TV Series
• Octopussy (1983) (uncredited)
• A Shocking Accident (1982)
• Dark Towers (1980) TV Series
• The Famous Five (1978) TV Series
• The Phoenix and the Carpet (1976) (mini) TV Series

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Selected bibliography

Comics

includes

• Doctor Who (in Doctor Who Magazine #173, 235-237, 1991, 1996, and in Radio Times issues dated 1 June 1996–2 March 1997)

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IDW Series

At the 2007 San Diego Comic Con, IDW Publishing announced their intention to publish a new series of Doctor Who comics, which will follow the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. The series will be scripted by Gary Russell, with art by Nick Roche, and is slated to launch later this year. It will be comprised of new material as well as republished Dave Gibbons-drawn comics, each featuring all-new coloring. [1] Comic-Con International is an annual comic book convention held in San Diego, California. ... IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works) is an American comic book company. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who explores time and space in his TARDIS time ship with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth and current incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and reportedly will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British writer and artist of comics. ...

Novels

• Virgin New Adventures:
  • Legacy
  • Deadfall

• Virgin Missing Adventures:
  • Invasion of the Cat-People
  • The Scales of Injustice

• Eighth Doctor Adventures:
  • Placebo Effect

• Past Doctor Adventures:
  • Business Unusual
  • Divided Loyalties
  • Instruments of Darkness
  • Spiral Scratch

The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Legacy is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Deadfall is an original novel by Gary Russell featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ... The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Invasion of the Cat-People is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Scales of Injustice is a Virgin Missing Adventures original novel written by Gary Russell based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Eight Doctors was the first novel in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range. ... Placebo Effect is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs) are a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. ... Business Unusual is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Divided Loyalties is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Instruments of Darkness is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Spiral Scratch is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

References

1. ^ All Change at Big Finish (9 July 2006).
2. ^ (2006-09-13 cover date) "BRIDE ON TIME!". Doctor Who Magazine (373). 

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External links

• Gary Russell at the Internet Movie Database
• Gary Russell at TV.com
• Scales of Injustice E-book on the BBC website
• Interview with Russell on the BBC Doctor Who website
• Interview with Russell on the Pantechnicon website
• Page with all Russell's Doctor Who comic strips from Radio Times, with Gary Russell's permission