Brian Hayles

Brian Hayles was born on March 7th, 1930 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. His body of work as a writer for television and film, most notably for the BBC science fiction series "Doctor Who," lasted from 1962-78. Hayles wrote six stories for "Dcotor Who," and is best known for his creation of the Celstial Toymaker, in the 1966 story of the same name, and the Ice Warriors, introduced in the 1967 story of the same name. Hayles also wrote for such TV series as "The Regiment," "Barlow at Large," "Deathday," "Doomwatch," "Out of the Unknown," "United!," "Legend of Death," "Public Eye," "Z Cars," "Suspense," and "The Moon Stallion," the latter series for which he wrote a novel. Brian Hayles died on October 30th, 1978.