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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.
He moved to Australia in 1957 and wrote several early TV dramas as well as stage and radio plays.He returned to England in the mid 1960s.
He was a POW during World War Two.
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. These stories Kerr submitted have no explanation details, and were both rejected by story editor Gerry Davis on June 15, 1966. These stories were entitled as:
The Hearsay Machine
The Heavy Scent of Violence
The Man from the Met
These story titles are all that remain.
(see List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films)
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
- Ghost of a Day (1960) - radio play
- Moment of Indecision (1961) - radio play
- Heart Attack (1960) - TV play
- A Little South of Heaven (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