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George F. Kerr

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George F. Kerr
Born15 April 1918
Died9 October 1996 (aged 78)
OccupationScreenwriter

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]

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.[3]

He was a POW during World War II.[4]

In 1955 when Kerr was a script editor for Associated Television he wrote that "a successful television play should have a strong contemporary story plus a subplot, preferrably of emotional entanglement. The story should be classifiable as a study of the peoples next door or, if the troubles are slightly unsavoury, of the people next door but one."[5]

Doctor Who

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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.[6] These stories Kerr submitted have no explanation details, and were both rejected by story editor Gerry Davis on 15 June 1966.[6] These stories were entitled as:

The Hearsay Machine[6]

The Heavy Scent of Violence[6]

The Man from the Met[6]

These story titles are all that remain.[7]

(see List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films)

Select credits

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References

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  1. ^ Kerr, George F. (16 September 1957). "Notes on Playwriting for TV". Radio-active: The ABC staff journal.
  2. ^ "Young Star's Work". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 1962. p. 13.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 February 2022). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Four from George F. Kerr". Filmink.
  4. ^ "STUDIO PORTRAIT George F. KERR". ABC Weekly. 19 February 1958. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Nature on a Slide" Author: George F. Kerr Date: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1955 Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England) Issue: 31307 p 6
  6. ^ a b c d e A brief history of Doctor Who stories- The Lost Stories- Sullivan, Shannon
  7. ^ A comprehensive history of Doctor Who’s untold stories- The First Doctor (Part Two)- Wholmes, Harbo- retrieved February 2020
  8. ^ "At Sydney Theatres". Le Courrier Australien. No. 39. New South Wales, Australia. 23 September 1960. p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 649. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 July 1960. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 35, no. 10, 002. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 August 1961. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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