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Peter Ling(1926-2006)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actor
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Peter Ling was born on 27 May 1926 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Crossroads (1964), The Avengers (1961) and Champion House (1967). He was married to Sheilah Ward. He died on 14 September 2006 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornMay 27, 1926
DiedSeptember 14, 2006(80)
BornMay 27, 1926
DiedSeptember 14, 2006(80)
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Known for

Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)
Crossroads
4.4
TV Series
  • Writer
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Maurice Kaufmann in Champion House (1967)
Champion House
TV Series
  • Writer
Saturday Special
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2009)
    Doctor Who: The Lost Stories
    7.9
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    • 2011
  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Crossroads (2001)
    Crossroads
    4.3
    TV Series
    • original series created by
    • 2001–2002
  • Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
    4.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • story by
    • storyliner ...
    • 1964–1988
  • Pathfinders (1972)
    Pathfinders
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972
  • Crossroads: A Celebration
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1968
  • Maurice Kaufmann in Champion House (1967)
    Champion House
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writer
    • based on a story by
    • 1967–1968
  • Roger Foss and Laurence Payne in Sexton Blake (1967)
    Sexton Blake
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967–1968
  • Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Compact (1962)
    Compact
    6.7
    TV Series
    • creator
    • creator/writer
    • 1962–1965
  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1961–1963
  • Jango (1961)
    Jango
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961
  • The Roving Reasons
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Counter-Attack (1960)
    Counter-Attack
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960

Script and Continuity Department

  • Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
    4.4
    TV Series
    • storyliner
    • 1978–1979
  • Pop the Question
    TV Series
    • script coordinator
    • 1956

Actor

  • The Long Lunch (2003)
    The Long Lunch
    5.9
    • Restaurant Extra
    • 2003
  • Jim Whittington and His Sealion
    TV Movie
    • The Sea Captain
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 27, 1926
    • Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 14, 2006
    • Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Sheilah Ward1954 - 1997 (her death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Wrote a novel based upon the "Doctor Who" episode The Mind Robber.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Is best remembered as the the co-creator of the popular British soap opera 'Crossroads', with Hazel Adair.

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