Andrew Smith
Born: 27th July 1962
Episodes Broadcast: 1980
Scotsman Andrew Smith grew up a fan of Doctor Who, and strove to
write for the programme while still in his teens. He was encouraged by
successive script editors: Robert Holmes, Anthony Read and Douglas Adams
all recognised Smith's talent, although Read rejected a pitch called “The Secret Of
Cassius” in August 1978. Finally, Smith found success with Full Circle, which was broadcast in
1980 and introduced Adric as a new companion for Tom Baker's Fourth
Doctor. He also wrote its novelisation for Target Books.
Smith subsequently struggled to find further work in television. He
developed several other proposals for Doctor Who, of which “The Torson
Triumvirate” in 1980 and “The First
Sontarans” in 1984 were commissioned as storylines, but
neither was taken farther. Smith instead embarked on a successful career
as a police officer. It was while working in this capacity that he was
approached by Big Finish Productions, who initially wanted to adapt “The First
Sontarans” for their Doctor Who: The Lost Stories range
of audio dramas. This contact led to Smith writing a Companion
Chronicles play called The Invasion Of E-Space, released in
2010. He subsequently contributed a number of scripts for Big Finish,
both for their Doctor Who series and beyond.
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