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Gerry Davis (23 February 1930 - 31 August 1991) was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. He also wrote for the soap operas Coronation Street and United!.

From 1966 until the following year he was the script editor on the popular BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he co-created the popular cybernetic monsters the Cybermen, who returned to the series on several occasions over the following twenty-two years. His fellow co-creator of these creatures was the programme's unofficial scientific adviser Dr. Kit Pedler, and following their work on Doctor Who, the pair teamed up again in 1970 when they created a science-fiction programme of their own, Doomwatch. Doomwatch ran for three seasons on BBC One from 1970 to 1972, and also spawned a novel written by Davis and Pedler, and later a cinema film and a 1999 revival on Channel 5.

Davis briefly returned to writing Doctor Who, penning the original script for Revenge of the Cybermen, in 1975, though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by the then script-editor Robert Holmes. He also adapted several of his scripts into novelisations for Target Books. With Kit Pedler, he wrote the science-fiction novels Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters (1971), Brainrack (1974) and The Dynostar Menace (1975).

In the 1980s Davis worked in America both in television and on feature films such as The Final Countdown (1980). In late 1989 he and Terry Nation made a joint but unsuccessful bid to take over production of Doctor Who and reformat the series mainly for the American market.
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Total Books: 33
Brainrack
Brainrack (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780285621053
ISBN-10: 028562105X
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The Celestial Toymaker
The Celestial Toymaker [Doctor Who Library, No 111] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780426202516
ISBN-10: 0426202511
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Curves on the Highways A SelfHelp Guide for Female Automobile Adventurists
Curves on the Highways a Selfhelp Guide for Female Automobile Adventurists (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781570984068
ISBN-10: 1570984069
Genres: Travel, Nonfiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Doctor Who and the Cybermen
Doctor Who and the Cybermen (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780491029155
ISBN-10: 0491029152
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Doctor Who and the Cybermen An Unabridged Doctor Who Novel
Doctor Who and the Cybermen an Unabridged Doctor Who Novel (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781602838246
ISBN-10: 1602838240
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Doctor Who and the Cybermen Library Edition
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780426110682
ISBN-10: 0426110684
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 7

Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet 1st Doctor Novelisation
Doctor Who And the Tomb of the Cybermen
Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780426110767
ISBN-10: 0426110765
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Doctor WhoThe Celestial Toymaker
Doctor Whothe Celestial Toymaker (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780491032322
ISBN-10: 0491032323
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Doctor Who  the Highlanders
Doctor Who the Highlanders (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780491031936
ISBN-10: 0491031939
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Doctor Who The Highlanders An Unabridged Classic Doctor Who Novel
Doctor Who The Highlanders
Doctor Who the Highlanders [Doctor Who, No 90] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780426196761
ISBN-10: 0426196767
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Doctor Who  The Scripts Tom Baker 19745
Doctor WhoThe Tomb of the Cybermen
Doctor Whothe Tomb of the Cybermen [Doctor Who: The Scripts] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781852861469
ISBN-10: 1852861460
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor & Entertainment
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Doomwatch The World in Danger
Doomwatch the World in Danger [Structural Readers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780582538238
ISBN-10: 0582538238
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Dynostar Menace
Dynostar Menace (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780285621800
ISBN-10: 0285621807
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Mutant 59 The PlasticEaters
Mutant 59 the Plasticeaters (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780670496624
ISBN-10: 0670496626
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Redefining Leadership Competing in Asia in the 21st Century
Redefining Leadership Competing in Asia in the 21st Century [J-B Foreign Imprint Series - Asia] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780470824351
ISBN-10: 0470824352
Genre: Business & Money
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Romancing the Roads A Driving Diva's Firsthand Guide Volume I East of the Mississippi
The Today Show
The Today Show (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9785551814405
ISBN-10: 5551814408
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