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| + | | image = Johnny Byrne.jpg |
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| + | | birth date = [[27 November (people)|27 November]] [[1935 (people)|1935]] |
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| + | | death date = [[2 April (people)|2 April]] [[2008 (people)|2008]] |
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| + | | job title = [[Writer]] |
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| + | '''Johnny Byrne''' ([[27 November (people)|27 November]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]-[[2 April (people)|2 April]] [[2008 (people)|2008]]<ref>[[TCH 36]]</ref>) wrote the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' and ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' and the unmade ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy]]'' which was produced on audio by [[Big Finish]] as one of [[The Lost Stories]]. He wrote two scripts for ''Doctor Who'' movies: ''The Time Lord'' in 1988, a re-write of a screenplay by [[Mark Ezra]], and ''Last of the Time Lords'' in 1991. Neither movie was produced. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Nth Doctor]]'') Before his involvement with ''Doctor Who'', he was well known for his work as a writer for ''[[Space: 1999]]''. |
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| + | As [[Nyssa]] was only ever intended to appear in ''The Keeper of Traken'', Byrne enjoyed the rights to that character and thus received royalties whenever she was used. |
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| − | '''Johnny Byrne''' ([[1935]]-[[3rd April]] [[2008]]) wrote ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', and ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''. Before his involvement with ''Doctor Who'' he was well known for his work as a writer for ''Space: 1999''. |
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| − | ==Contributions to the Mythos== |
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| − | Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Johnny Byrne script: |
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| − | *[[Nyssa]] |
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| − | *[[The Ergon]] |
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| − | *[[Myrka]] |
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| − | *The return of [[the Master]] |
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| − | Byrne also wrote the only TV script to feature both the [[Silurian]]s and the [[Sea Devil]]s (''Warriors of the Deep''). |
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Revision as of 04:02, 6 September 2019
Johnny Byrne (27 November 1935-2 April 2008[1]) wrote the Doctor Who television stories The Keeper of Traken, Arc of Infinity and Warriors of the Deep and the unmade The Guardians of Prophecy which was produced on audio by Big Finish as one of The Lost Stories. He wrote two scripts for Doctor Who movies: The Time Lord in 1988, a re-write of a screenplay by Mark Ezra, and Last of the Time Lords in 1991. Neither movie was produced. (REF: The Nth Doctor) Before his involvement with Doctor Who, he was well known for his work as a writer for Space: 1999.
As Nyssa was only ever intended to appear in The Keeper of Traken, Byrne enjoyed the rights to that character and thus received royalties whenever she was used.
