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Terrance Dicks, one of the original writers and long-time contributors to the BBC’s “Doctor Who” franchise, died at the age of 84.

The program’s official Twitter account tweeted out the news on Monday morning.

Born on May 10, 1935, in London, Dicks was first hired to work on “Doctor Who” as a script editor in 1968. He remained on the show until 1983.

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Dicks worked as a script editor on more than 150 episodes of the long-running show, including penning classic serials including “The War Games” and “The Five Doctors.” He also wrote more than 60 “Doctor Who” novels for Target Books.

Breaking News… just received comms that legendary #DoctorWho writer, Terrance Dicks has died. Genuinely gutted. An incredibly talented man who we had the pleasure of interviewing over the years.

Stars: Miranda Raison, Sam Keeley, Daniella Kertesz, Elarica Gallacher, Lorna Nickson Brown | Written by Andrew Ellard | Directed by Gez Medinger, Robin Schmidt

The human race is obsessed with what happens when we die, depending on your beliefs there is heaven or hell, an afterlife or even just nothing. AfterDeath raises a few questions of where we go, and raises some thought-provoking issues about the process of moving on… When five people find themselves trapped in an abandoned beach house they soon realise they are dead. With “limbo” slowly closing in on them and a demonic shadow attacking them based on their sins, where are they bound? Heaven or Hell?

AfterDeath doesn’t push religion on you and in a way this may be a weakness. For the most part though, the characters are pretty much clued in on the fact that they are dead and will either be going to heaven or hell.

After Death is a film shot in the United Kingdom. The film is based on Andrew Ellard's ("Red Dwarf") script. This supernatural title was recently completed and it will debut at Cannes in May. As well, the film stars Miranda Raison (Spooks), Sam Keeley (Monsters: Dark Continent), Daniella Kertesz (World War Z), Elarica Gallacher and Lorna Nickson-Brown. A preview for the film is here. The script for the film is focused on a type of limbo. Five young people wake up on the shore of a dark setting. They find a haunted beach house, which houses an energetic shadow. This entity is judging these survivors and these five people might be trapped in hell for eternity. After Death will appear at Cannes '14 to find distribution. A release date for North America has not been announced, but the film will likely debut in the UK, later this year. A...

This is the first of a three-part series on the independent horror film AfterDeath, which is currently in post-production. The first part is an interview with writer Andrew Ellard, while the following parts will feature an interview with producer and co-director Gez Medinger. In school, Andrew Ellard thought he wanted to be a cartoonist, but it took a long time and a “not very successful A-level art” for him to realize that he actually couldn’t draw. This led him to a second revelation; that he wanted to tell stories — he’d just picked the wrong medium. After finishing school, Ellard […]...

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‘Closing Time’ effectively works as a sequel to last year’s hilarious and moving ‘The Lodger’, both written by Gareth Roberts and guest-starring James Corden as Craig Owens. Whereas ‘The Lodger’ was about Craig’s relationship with Sophie (Daisy Haggard), ‘Closing Time’ is about his relationship with their baby son. The former concerned romantic love, the latter paternal love, and in both cases, the Doctor was instrumental in helping Craig’s character arc along, though only in the context of inspiring him to act on his feelings.

Basically, these two episodes (as well as others) take the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Buffy the Vampire Slayer approach of a character working through real emotional issues by facing fantastical threats. This approach tends to be quite effective, since it combines the best of both worlds: the awesomeness of genre with the emotional resonance of drama.

This is something the Doctor wrestles with throughout the episode,...

A new series of sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf has been confirmed by its co-creator and chief writer Doug Naylor. It had previously been hinted by producer Andrew Ellard that deals were being made to produce a new six-part run, but that nothing was absolutely confirmed. His comments came after Craig Charles, who plays curry lover Dave Lister in the show, had revealed that two new series would be produced from January 2011. Wired reports that the series will now be filmed from November this year, and will be a follow-up from 2009's Back to Earth mini-series. Officially it will be known as series ten, though technically series (more)...

Craig Charles has revealed that work on a new series of Red Dwarf will begin in the autumn. Producer Andrew Ellard previously declared that another series of the cult comedy was in development, and Charles has now confirmed that the show will return to screens next year. Charles, who played Lister in the BBC sci-fi, said that the success of 2009's three-part Red Dwarf: Back To Earth, which was commissioned by Freeview channel Dave, was a key factor in the show being resurrected for another series. The actor told Real Radio: "It did really well, which was really quite weird because we all thought we were just doing it for a laugh. It got more viewers than BBC Two and Channel 4 combined on the (more)...

Craig Charles has revealed that work on a new series of Red Dwarf will begin in the autumn. Producer Andrew Ellard previously declared that another series of the cult comedy was in development, and Charles has now confirmed that the show will return to screens next year. Charles, who played Lister in the BBC sci-fi, said that the success of 2009's three-part Red Dwarf: Back To Earth, which was commissioned by Freeview channel Dave, was a key factor in the show being resurrected for another series. The actor told Real Radio: "It did really well, which was really quite weird because we all thought we were just doing it for a laugh. It got more viewers than BBC Two and Channel 4 combined on the (more)...

Big news for sci-fi fans everywhere: Red Dwarf is set to return to screens. Andrew Ellard, producer of last year’s Red Dwarf: Back To Earth on Dave, has confirmed that a new series of the sci-fi sitcom is in development. The news follows Coronation Street actor Craig Charles' announcement that he had been contacted about his availability for filming in January 2011.

The producer of Red Dwarf: Back to Earth has confirmed that a new series of the sci-fi sitcom is currently in development. Series star Craig Charles (Dave Lister) previously announced that two more series would begin filming in January 2011. However, Andrew Ellard told Last Broadcast: "Latest word is that the deals are being done and... they’ll be in a position to start prepping before the end of the year. But I think it's just one series of six episodes... right now." Responding to the earlier comment by Charles, Ellard said: (more)...