Gerry Davis (23 February 1930-31 August 1991[1]) was script editor of Doctor Who from 1966 to 1967. According to Anneke Wills, he originated the idea of the Doctor changing their body. He is the co-creator of the Cybermen with Kit Pedler.
According to the documentary Cybermen: The Early Years, he also co-wrote The Moonbase with Pedler, but was uncredited due to BBC policy at the time.
Legacy[]
Following his death, he and Kit Pedler were credited for creating the Cybermen for their appearances in the post-2005 era of Doctor Who.
His original version of Revenge of the Cybermen was adapted as an audio drama for Big Finish, released under its originally-intended title Return of the Cybermen.
Archive interviews with Davis were read out by actors for the documentaries The End of the Line?, The Power of the Daleks - From Script to Screen and Second Time Around.
Writer credits[]
Television[]
Doctor Who[]
- The Tenth Planet (with Kit Pedler)
- The Highlanders (with Elwyn Jones)
- The Moonbase (uncredited; with Kit Pedler)
- The Tomb of the Cybermen (with Kit Pedler)
- Revenge of the Cybermen
Novels[]
Target novelisations[]
- Doctor Who and the Cybermen
- Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
- Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen
- The Highlanders
- The Celestial Toymaker (with Alison Bingeman)
Audios[]
The Lost Stories[]
- Return of the Cybermen (adapted by John Dorney)
