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'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'' and its spin-offs in other media; he is currently a script editor on the television series.

Contents

Biography

Filmography

Selected bibliography

Comics

IDW ''Doctor Who'' comic book

Novels

References

External links

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.
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.
Has a morbid fear or cows due to a filming incident on "The Famous Five".

Filmography

★ ''The Airzone Solution'' (1993) (V)

★ ''Schoolgirl Chums'' (1982) TV Special

★ ''A Shocking Accident'' (1982)

★ ''Dark Towers'' (1980) TV Series

★ ''The Famous Five'' (1978) TV Series

★ ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' (1976) (mini) TV Series

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)

IDW ''Doctor Who'' comic book

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 Russell, with art by Nick Roche, and is slated to launch in early 2008.^[3]

Novels

★ Virgin New Adventures:

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★ ''Legacy''

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★ ''Deadfall''

★ Virgin Missing Adventures:

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★ ''Invasion of the Cat-People''

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★ ''The Scales of Injustice''

★ Eighth Doctor Adventures:

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★ ''Placebo Effect''

★ Past Doctor Adventures:

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★ ''Business Unusual''

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★ ''Divided Loyalties''

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★ ''Instruments of Darkness''

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★ ''Spiral Scratch''

References

1. All Change at Big Finish
2. BRIDE ON TIME!, , , , Doctor Who Magazine,
3. CCI: IDW STANDS FOR "IT'S DOCTOR WHO"

External links

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★ ''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