Andrew Smith (British writer)

British writer

For the author of young-adult novels, see Andrew A. Smith.

Andrew Smith

Born|  (1962-07-27) 27 July 1962 (age 61)

Scotland

Nationality| British
Occupation(s)| Screenwriter, Playwright, author
Known for| Doctor Who

Andrew Smith (born 27 July 1962) is a British screenwriter, playwright and author, best known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.[1]

## Career[edit]

At seventeen-years-old, Smith achieved his ambition to write for Doctor Who with Full Circle, the third serial of the 18th season.[2] Working titles for this story included The Planet That Slept.[3] It broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 October to 15 November 1980. A novelisation of this serial, written by Smith, was published by Target Books in September 1982.[4]

After limited success in television, Smith left the industry and joined the police. Decades later, he would return to Doctor Who, becoming a regular writer for Big Finish Productions.[5] In addition to Doctor Who, Smith's other audio dramas would include Survivors, based on the 1970s BBC television series; Star Cops, based on the cult 1987 TV series created by Chris Boucher, and their Originals boxset, Transference, starring Alex Kingston.

## Credits[edit]

### Television[edit]

* Full Circle

### Big Finish[edit]

#### Doctor Who main range[edit]

* The Brood of Erys
* Mistfall
* The Star Men
* Hour of the Cybermen
* Emissary of the Daleks

#### Lost Stories[edit]

* The First Sontarans

#### Fourth Doctor Adventures[edit]

* The Movellan Grave
* The Sons of Kaldor
* The Sinestran Kill
* The Quest of the Engineer

#### Classic Doctors, New Monsters[edit]

* The Sontaran Ordeal

#### The War Doctor[edit]

* The Eternity Cage
* The Lady of Obsidian

#### The First Doctor Adventures[edit]

* The Barbarians and the Samurai
* Return to Skaro

#### Early Adventures[edit]

* Domain of the Voord

#### Third Doctor Adventures[edit]

* Storm of the Horofax

#### Destiny of the Doctor[edit]

* Vengeance of the Stones

#### Companion Chronicles[edit]

* The Invasion of E-Space

#### Short Trips[edit]

* Flashpoint

#### UNIT: The New Series[edit]

* Earthfall (Extinction)
* Bridgehead (Extinction)
* Death in Geneva (Shutdown)
* The Battle of the Tower (Shutdown)
* The Sontaran Project (Encounters)

#### The Robots[edit]

* Toos and Poul

#### Survivors[edit]

* Judges
* Rescue
* The Second Coming
* Come the Horsemen
* Lockup
* Conflict

#### Blake's 7[edit]

* Battleground
* The Liberator Chronicles Vol.10: Retribution
* The Liberator Chronicles Vol.11: Escape From Destiny

#### Star Cops[edit]

* One of Our Cops is Missing
* Hostage
* The New World

#### Big Finish Originals[edit]

* Transference

#### Timeslip[edit]

* Volume 1: The Age of the Death Lottery

#### Space 1999[edit]

* Goldilocks

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Writers of Sci-Fi: Andrew Smith (Doctor Who Interview)". 23 June 2016.
2. ^ Smith, Kenny (18 October 2014). "Meet the Scot who wrote hit episodes of Doctor Who". Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
3. ^ Howe, David J.; Stammers, Mark; Walker, Stephen James (1992). Doctor Who The Handbook – The Fourth Doctor. London: Doctor Who Books. p. 133\. ISBN 0-426-20369-0.
4. ^ "Title: Full Circle". isfdb.org.
5. ^ "002. Toby Hadoke's Who's Round: 002: Andrew Smith - Toby Hadoke's Who's Round - Big Finish".

## External links[edit]

* Andrew Smith at IMDb