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name: "David Yates"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-yates-1409370"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:48:10.082436+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# David Yates

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor

## Biography

David Yates is a British television editor. He worked on the original *Doctor Who* series, editing four episodes in 1978, including *The Androids of Tara*.

His other credits include episodes of *Penmarric* (1979), *Last of the Summer Wine* (1979), *Man Alive* (1980) and *General Studies* (1982).

*Sources: imdb.com, tardis.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

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