Paula Moore

Paula Moore is a pseudonym used to credit the writer of Attack of the Cybermen. There is some contention who the pseudonym covers.

Some sources suggest that Eric Saward wrote Attack of the Cybermen, however as script editor at the time this would have been forbidden under Writer's Guild guidelines (script editors could not commission themselves), this lead to him commissioning Paula Woosley (an ex-girlfriend of his) to write other elements of the script and submit it.

Another source suggests that Saward collaborated with Ian Levine an unofficial 'fan adviser' to think up ideas that could be tied into many of the Cybermen's 1960s stories. Saward took these ideas from Levine and added the Cryons, drawing on elements of The Tomb of the Cybermen and provisionally entitled it The Cold War.

Another source suggests that Paula Woosley wrote Attack of the Cybermen, with several plot ideas contributed by Ian Levine, however Woosley being completely inexperienced with script writing had significant assistance from Eric Saward in development and rewriting of her script.

According to Ian Levine on a post on a Doctor Who forum Ian Levine claims full authorship for Attack of the Cybermen

In an interview with Russell Cook in DWM Issue 328 Eric Saward stated; "'Ian only produced a couple of pages, that contained an idea - a very brief outline for the story. At the end of the day, I effectively wrote the whole thing. Yes Ian came up with some ideas, I will give him that credit, but he gives the impression that the whole concept was his and that I (Saward) just wrote it up.' ...'Despite what Ian has said Paula (Woosley) did make a minor contribution, although she gets all the money, which isn't particularly fair. We don't talk any more."