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name: "Anthony Steven"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-steven"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "3 August 1916"
died: "1 May 1990"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:48:55.359217+00:00"
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# Anthony Steven

Writer. Born 3 August 1916 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. Died 1 May 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 August 1916, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 May 1990

## Biography

Anthony Steven (1916–1990) was a British television scriptwriter. He began his career as a reporter on the Oxford Mail and later worked as a writer for the Crown Film Unit before joining the BBC in 1957.

Over three decades he wrote numerous television serials and adaptations of classic novels, including episodes of *The Forsyte Saga* (1967). His credits include work on *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978–1989) and *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1978). In 1984 he wrote the *Doctor Who* serial *The Twin Dilemma*, the first to star Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also known for

- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978), Writer, Adaptation

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