Maurice Askew

Maurice Askew (12 May 1916 - 11 December 1986 ) was credited with "sound" for most of the television series Thunderbirds. This included the first series episode The Man from MI.5, which crossed over into the Doctor Who universe by featuring an appearance by the Daleks. He worked as a sound mixer for.

Askew was involved in several other creations of Gerry Anderson which shared crossovers with the DWU. He had earlier been credited with sound for all thirty-nine episodes of Stingray and was a sound recordist for several episodes of Fireball XL5. He also fulfilled the latter role on the 1960 film, another Anderson production but not one which shared any connection to Doctor Who.

Askew's other notable work includes credits for the, as a sound recordist for and as a re-recording mixer for. He also worked as a sound recordist for, as a sound effects editor for , and as a dubbing mixer for the 1974 film , the same year which saw an end to a career begun in 1948.