Dave Martin

Writing

Dave Martin

Born January 1, 1935

Died March 30, 2007 · aged 72

David Ralph Martin (1 January 1935 – 30 March 2007) was an English television and film writer. He was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, and attended Handsworth Grammar School.

Known For

MachinegunnerMachinegunner · 1976
Machinegunner
6.01976
MovieThrillerCrime
A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.
Doctor Who: The MutantsDoctor Who: The Mutants · 1972
Doctor Who: The Mutants
7.21972
MovieScience FictionDrama
The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th century. They are caught quickly in a power struggle between the cruel Marshal of Solos and the young Solonian Ky over the future of Solos - a future that hinges on the contents of the message.
Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos · 1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
6.81971
MovieDramaAction
A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exchange for fuel. The Doctor, however, isn't fooled, uncovering the Axons' true nature and once again facing his archenemy the Master...
Doctor Who: UnderworldDoctor Who: Underworld · 1978
Doctor Who: Underworld
5.31978
MovieActionAdventure
On the edge of the universe, the Doctor, Leela and K9 encounter a Minyan ship on an epic quest to find their race banks... but their people have encountered the Time Lords before...
Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorDoctor Who: The Armageddon Factor · 1979
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
5.51979
MovieActionAdventure
The final segment of the Key to Time is at the heart of a devastating war between neighbouring planets Atrios and Zeos. The Fourth Doctor discovers that a sinister entity is manipulating events and the cost of obtaining the final segment may be more personal than he imagined.
Doctor Who: The Three DoctorsDoctor Who: The Three Doctors · 1973
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
7.41973
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Time itself is in peril! The Time Lords and UNIT find themselves besieged by a mythic figure from the Time Lords' past hell-bent on destruction. The only way to defeat him is to break the First Law of Time and let the Doctor help himself — literally...
A Matter of TimeA Matter of Time · 2007
A Matter of Time
2007
Movie
A retrospective documentary looking at Graham Williams' three-year tenure as Doctor Who producer.
Doctor Who: The Invisible EnemyDoctor Who: The Invisible Enemy · 1977
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
7.21977
MovieScience FictionDrama
A three-man rocket crew are nearly done with their mission to Titan Base until a course change puts the rocket in the path of a strange cloud in space. By the time they arrive, they have come under the control of a sentient virus which threatens the galaxy. When the TARDIS picks up an emergency message, it flies into the cloud, infecting the Doctor. To save himself and others, he must undertake a dangerous journey.

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