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name: "Terence Dudley"
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roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "28 September 1919"
died: "25 December 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:11:37.279343+00:00"
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# Terence Dudley

Director and writer. Born 28 September 1919 in West Ham. Died 25 December 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 28 September 1919, West Ham
- **Died:** 25 December 1988
- **Active:** 1962–1977
- **Works often with:** Michael E. Briant, Tristan de Vere Cole, Alan Goddard, Allan Prior, Andrew Morgan, Anthony Read

## Biography

Terence Dudley (28 September 1919 – 25 December 1988) was a British television director, producer and writer. Born in West Ham, London, he worked in the theatre for nearly two decades before joining the BBC in 1958.

He produced series including *Doomwatch* (1970–1972) and *Survivors* (1975–1977), for which he also wrote and directed episodes. As a director he contributed to programmes such as *Colditz*, *Secret Army* and *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978–1983), on which he also provided adaptations. His only directing credit on *Doctor Who* (1963) was the 1980 serial *Meglos*.

Dudley later wrote three serials for the Fifth Doctor: *Four to Doomsday* (1982), *Black Orchid* (1982) and *The King's Demons* (1983). He also wrote the 1981 pilot *K-9 and Company* and novelised his *Doctor Who*-related scripts for Target Books.

*Sources: tardis.wiki, imdb.com, shannonsullivan.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Secret Army* (1977), Director
- *Z-Cars* (1962), Director

## Also known for

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

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