Biography
David Ellis, born Derrick Francis Kerkham, was an English television scriptwriter. He was born in Salford on 22 June 1918 and died in Brighton on 30 June 1978. He began his career in repertory theatre as a producer and director before turning to writing for radio and television in the late 1950s.
Ellis contributed numerous episodes to police procedurals, including 25 scripts for Dixon of Dock Green (1963–1971) and 65 for Z-Cars (1967–1974). In 1967 he co-wrote the six-part Doctor Who serial The Faceless Ones with Malcolm Hulke. His other credits include episodes of Paul Temple and Spy Trap, as well as radio plays such as the serial Find the Lady (1969) and stage plays.
