George F. Kerr
George F. Kerr (15 April 1918-29 October 1996) was an English writer best known for his work in TV. He worked for eight years in British TV as a writer and script editor.[1]
George F. Kerr | |
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Born | 15 April 1918 England, UK |
Died | 9 October 1996 (aged 78) |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
He moved to Australia in 1957 and wrote several early TV dramas as well as stage and radio plays.[2] He returned to England in the mid 1960s.
He was a POW during World War Two.[3]
Doctor Who
In April 1966, Kerr was asked from the production office at BBC to work on some stories for Doctor Who on Season 4 of the program.[4] These stories Kerr submitted have no explanation details, and were both rejected by story editor Gerry Davis on June 15, 1966.[4] These stories were entitled as:
The Hearsay Machine [4]
The Heavy Scent of Violence [4]
The Man from the Met[4]
These story titles are all that remain.[5]
Select credits
- Killer in Close-Up (1957)
- Symphonie Pastorale (1958)
- An Enemy of the People (1958)
- The Multi-Coloured Umbrella (1958) - TV movie
- Blue Murder (1959) - TV movie
- The Last Minute (1960)
- Farewell, Farewell, Eugene (1960) - TV play
- Hunger of a Girl (1960) - play[6]
- Ghost of a Day (1960) - radio play[7]
- Moment of Indecision (1961) - radio play[8]
- Heart Attack (1960) - TV play
- A Little South of Heaven (1961) - TV play
- The Concert (1961) - TV play
- Traveller Without Luggage (1961) - TV play
- Jenny (1962) (TV play)
- She'll Be Right (1962) - TV movie
- Quick Before They Catch Us (1966) - TV series
- Z-Cars (1969) - TV series
References
- Kerr, George F. (16 September 1957). "Notes on Playwriting for TV". Radio-active: The ABC staff journal.
- "Young Star's Work". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 1962. p. 13.
- "STUDIO PORTRAIT George F. KERR". ABC Weekly. 19 February 1958. p. 9.
- A brief history of Doctor Who stories- The Lost Stories- Sullivan, Shannon
- A comprehensive history of Doctor Who’s untold stories- The First Doctor (Part Two)- Wholmes, Harbo- retrieved February 2020
- "At Sydney Theatres". Le Courrier Australien (39). New South Wales, Australia. 23 September 1960. p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Advertising". The Canberra Times. 34 (9, 649). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 July 1960. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Advertising". The Canberra Times. 35 (10, 002). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 August 1961. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.