Script editor

A script editor is responsible for editing, that is to say, modifying by removal, addition or rewriting, a script prior to its realisation. The role, sometimes credited as story editor, has evolved over the course of Doctor Whos history, beginning as a hugely influential position in close collaboration with a producer, but becoming a more subordinate one following the advent of showrunners and the presence of a larger script team.
During Matt Smith's tenure on the show, the role was sometimes omitted in crediting, often partially accounted for by similar roles such as assistant script editor and script executive.
The following is a list of script editors for Doctor Who and related programmes.
== Doctor Who ==
Script editor 	Series 	Stories 	Doctors
David Whitaker 	Season 1 (1963-64)Season 2 (1964) 	An Unearthly ChildThe DaleksThe Edge of DestructionMarco PoloThe Keys of MarinusThe AztecsThe SensoritesThe Reign of TerrorPlanet of GiantsThe Dalek Invasion of Earth 	First Doctor
Dennis Spooner 	Season 2 (1965) 	The RescueThe RomansThe Web PlanetThe CrusadeThe Space MuseumThe Chase 	First Doctor
Donald Tosh 	Season 2 (1965)Season 3 (1965-66) 	The Time MeddlerGalaxy 4Mission to the UnknownThe Myth MakersThe Daleks' Master PlanThe Massacre 	First Doctor
Gerry Davis 	Season 3 (1966)Season 4 (1966-67) 	The ArkThe Celestial ToymakerThe GunfightersThe SavagesThe War MachinesThe SmugglersThe Tenth PlanetThe Power of the DaleksThe HighlandersThe Underwater MenaceThe MoonbaseThe Macra TerrorThe Faceless OnesThe Evil of the Daleks (partial; Parts 1 to 3) 	First DoctorSecond Doctor
Peter Bryant 	Season 4 (1967)Season 5 (1967-68) 	The Evil of the Daleks (partial; Parts 4 to 7)The Abominable SnowmenThe Ice WarriorsThe Enemy of the World 	Second Doctor
Victor Pemberton 	Season 5 (1967-68) 	The Tomb of the Cybermen 	Second Doctor
Derrick Sherwin 	Season 5 (1968)Season 6 (1968-69) 	The Web of FearFury from the DeepThe Wheel in SpaceThe DominatorsThe Mind RobberThe Space Pirates 	Second Doctor
Terrance Dicks 	Season 6 (1968-69)Season 7 (1970)Season 8 (1971)Season 9 (1972)Season 10 (1972-73)Season 11 (1973-74)	The InvasionThe KrotonsThe Seeds of DeathThe War GamesSpearhead from SpaceDoctor Who and the SiluriansThe Ambassadors of DeathInfernoTerror of the AutonsThe Mind of EvilThe Claws of AxosColony in SpaceThe DæmonsDay of the DaleksThe Curse of PeladonThe Sea DevilsThe MutantsThe Time MonsterThe Three DoctorsCarnival of MonstersFrontier in SpacePlanet of the DaleksThe Green DeathThe Time WarriorInvasion of the DinosaursDeath to the DaleksThe Monster of PeladonPlanet of the Spiders	Second DoctorThird Doctor
Robert Holmes 	Season 12 (1974-75)Season 13 (1975-76)Season 14 (1976-77)Season 15 (1977) 	RobotThe Ark in SpaceThe Sontaran ExperimentGenesis of the DaleksRevenge of the CybermenTerror of the ZygonsPlanet of EvilPyramids of MarsThe Android InvasionThe Brain of MorbiusThe Seeds of DoomThe Masque of MandragoraThe Hand of FearThe Deadly AssassinThe Face of EvilThe Robots of DeathThe Talons of Weng-ChiangHorror of Fang RockThe Invisible EnemyImage of the Fendahl 	Fourth Doctor
Anthony Read 	Season 15 (1977-78)Season 16 (1978-79) 	The Sun MakersUnderworldThe Invasion of TimeThe Ribos OperationThe Pirate PlanetThe Stones of BloodThe Androids of TaraThe Power of KrollThe Armageddon Factor 	Fourth Doctor
Douglas Adams 	Season 17 (1979-80) 	Destiny of the DaleksCity of DeathThe Creature from the PitNightmare of EdenThe Horns of NimonShada 	Fourth Doctor
Christopher H. Bidmead	Season 18 (1980-81) 	The Leisure HiveMeglosFull CircleState of DecayWarriors' GateThe Keeper of TrakenLogopolis 	Fourth Doctor
Eric Saward 	Season 19 (1982)Season 20 (1983)Season 21 (1984)Season 22 (1985)Season 23 (1986) 	CastrovalvaKindaBlack OrchidTime-FlightArc of InfinitySnakedanceMawdryn UndeadTerminusEnlightenmentThe King's DemonsThe Five DoctorsWarriors of the DeepThe AwakeningFrontiosResurrection of the DaleksPlanet of FireThe Caves of AndrozaniThe Twin DilemmaAttack of the CybermenVengeance on VarosThe Mark of the RaniThe Two DoctorsTimelashRevelation of the DaleksThe Mysterious PlanetMindwarpTerror of the VervoidsThe Ultimate Foe (partial; Part 1) 	Fifth DoctorSixth Doctor
Antony Root 	Season 19 (1982) 	Four to DoomsdayThe VisitationEarthshock 	Fifth Doctor
Andrew Cartmel 	Season 24 (1987)Season 25 (1988-89)Season 26 (1989) 	Time and the RaniParadise TowersDelta and the BannermenDragonfireRemembrance of the DaleksThe Happiness PatrolSilver NemesisThe Greatest Show in the GalaxyBattlefieldGhost LightThe Curse of FenricSurvival 	Seventh Doctor
Elwen Rowlands 	Series 1 (2005) 	RoseThe End of the WorldAliens of LondonWorld War ThreeThe Long GameFather's DayBoom Town 	Ninth Doctor
Helen Raynor 	Series 1 (2005)Series 2 (2005-06)Series 3 (2007)Series 4 (2008) 	The Unquiet DeadDalekThe Empty ChildThe Doctor DancesBad WolfThe Parting of the WaysThe Christmas InvasionSchool ReunionThe Girl in the FireplaceRise of the CybermenThe Age of SteelArmy of GhostsDoomsdayBlinkSilence in the LibraryForest of the DeadMidnight 	Ninth DoctorTenth Doctor
Simon Winstone 	Series 2 (2006)Series 3 (2006-07) 	New EarthTooth and ClawThe Idiot's LanternThe Impossible PlanetThe Satan PitLove & MonstersFear HerThe Runaway BrideSmith and JonesThe Shakespeare CodeGridlockThe Lazarus Experiment42UtopiaThe Sound of DrumsLast of the Time Lords 	Tenth Doctor
Lindsey Alford 	Series 3 (2007)Series 4 (2008-09)Series 5 (2010) 	Daleks in ManhattanEvolution of the DaleksHuman NatureThe Family of BloodPartners in CrimePlanet of the OodThe Doctor's DaughterThe Unicorn and the WaspThe Stolen EarthJourney's EndThe Next DoctorPlanet of the DeadThe Eleventh HourThe Time of AngelsFlesh and StoneThe Hungry EarthCold BloodThe LodgerThe Pandorica OpensThe Big Bang 	Tenth DoctorEleventh Doctor
Brian Minchin 	Series 4 (2007-08)Series 5 (2010) 	Time CrashVoyage of the DamnedThe Fires of PompeiiTurn LeftThe Beast BelowVictory of the DaleksThe Vampires of VeniceAmy's ChoiceVincent and the Doctor (with Emma Freud) 	Tenth DoctorEleventh Doctor
Nikki Smith 	Series 4 (2008) 	The Sontaran StratagemThe Poison Sky 	Tenth Doctor
Gary Russell 	Series 4 (2009-10) 	The Waters of MarsThe End of Time 	Tenth Doctor
Emma Freud 	Series 5 (2010) 	Vincent and the Doctor (with Brian Minchin) 	Eleventh Doctor
Caroline Henry 	Series 6 (2011) 	The Impossible AstronautDay of the MoonThe Curse of the Black SpotThe Rebel FleshThe Almost PeopleLet's Kill HitlerThe Girl Who WaitedThe Wedding of River Song 	Eleventh Doctor
John Phillips 	Series 7 (2013) 	The Name of the Doctor 	Eleventh Doctor
Richard Cookson 	2013 specials (2013)Series 8 (2014) 	The Day of the DoctorRobot of SherwoodTime HeistFlatline 	Eleventh DoctorTwelfth Doctor
Derek Ritchie 	2013 specials (2013)Series 8 (2014) 	The Time of the DoctorDeep BreathInto the DalekThe Caretaker 	Eleventh DoctorTwelfth Doctor
David P Davis 	Series 8 (2014)Series 9 (2015) 	Robot of SherwoodListenTime HeistThe CaretakerKill the MoonMummy on the Orient ExpressFlatlineIn the Forest of the NightDark WaterDeath in HeavenLast ChristmasThe Magician's ApprenticeThe Witch's FamiliarThe Zygon InvasionThe Zygon InversionSleep No MoreFace the RavenThe Husbands of River Song 	Twelfth Doctor
Nick Lambon 	Series 9 (2015)Series 10 (2016-17) 	Under the LakeBefore the FloodThe Girl Who DiedThe Woman Who LivedHeaven SentHell BentThe Return of Doctor MysterioThe PilotSmileThin IceKnock KnockOxygenThe Lie of the LandEmpress of MarsThe Eaters of LightWorld Enough and TimeThe Doctor FallsTwice Upon a Time 	Twelfth Doctor
Emma Genders 	Series 10 (2017) 	ExtremisThe Pyramid at the End of the World 	Twelfth Doctor
Nina Métivier 	Series 11 (2018) 	The Woman Who Fell to EarthIt Takes You Away 	Thirteenth Doctor
Fiona McAllister 	Series 11 (2018-19)Series 12 (2020-21) 	The Ghost MonumentRosaArachnids in the UKThe Tsuranga ConundrumDemons of the PunjabKerblam!The WitchfindersThe Battle of Ranskoor Av KolosResolutionSpyfallOrphan 55Nikola Tesla's Night of TerrorFugitive of the JudoonPraxeusCan You Hear Me?The Haunting of Villa DiodatiAscension of the CybermenThe Timeless ChildrenRevolution of the Daleks 	Thirteenth Doctor
Notes:
* From "An Unearthly Child" to The Evil of the Daleks episode seven, the credit read "Story Editor". The "Script Editor" credit first appeared on The Dominators episode one.
* Victor Pemberton acted as script editor from The Evil of the Daleks to The Ice Warriors but was only credited for The Tomb of the Cybermen.
* Eric Saward was script editor for both instalments of The Ultimate Foe, although he had quit after the production of part thirteen (1); and work was completed by producer John Nathan-Turner, without on-screen credit. No "Script Editor" credit appeared on Terror of the Vervoids parts nine (1) to twelve (4), or The Ultimate Foe part fourteen (2).
* Although Antony Root was credited as script editor for Earthshock, the actual work was done by Eric Saward. Root was credited as BBC rules at the time prevented Saward from being credited as script editor on his own story.
* Emma Freud was credited as script editor on Vincent and the Doctor alongside the actual editor Brian Minchin, as she is traditionally credited on works by her partner, episode writer Richard Curtis.
* Sheena Bucktowonsing served in the related role of series script editor for all of series 11 and 12.
== K9 and Company ==
* A Girl's Best Friend - Eric Saward, Antony Root
== Torchwood ==
== The Sarah Jane Adventures ==
* All episodes - Gary Russell
== K9 ==
to be added
== Class ==
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