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((Short description|English television producer (1936–2018)))
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| birth_name = Derrick George Sherwin
| birth_date = ((birth date|1936|4|16|df=yes))
| birth_place = [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| death_date = ((death date and age|2018|10|17|1936|4|16|df=yes))
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| occupation = Television producer, writer, story editor, actor
| spouse = ((marriage|[[Jane Sherwin|Jane Parsons]]|1957|1982|end=divorced))
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'''Derrick George Sherwin''' (16 April 1936 – 17 October 2018)<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/06/derrick-sherwin-obituary |title=Derrick Sherwin obituary |first=Toby |last=Hadoke |date=November 6, 2018 |website=theguardian.com |access-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181106131325/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/06/derrick-sherwin-obituary |archive-date=6 November 2018 |url-status=live ))</ref> was an English television producer, writer, story editor and actor. After beginning his career in the theatre, Sherwin became an actor in television before moving into writing. He became the story editor on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and, as the producer of the series in 1969, he oversaw the transition from black-and-white to colour by producing [[Patrick Troughton]]'s final story and [[Jon Pertwee]]'s first. He also co-produced ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'' for the BBC.

==Early life==
Sherwin began his career in the theatre and worked as a junior set designer, scenic artist, scene shifter, stage manager and lighting designer. He also spent two years of [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] in the [[Royal Air Force]]. Following this, Sherwin established himself as an actor in theatre, films and television. For example, in 1960 he appeared in the ''[[Danger Man]]'' series in the episode entitled "Position of Trust" as Aly. While still working as an actor, Sherwin also began work as a freelance writer, contributing scripts to series such as ''[[Crossroads (UK TV series)|Crossroads]]'' and ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>''Doctor Who. The Seventies''. Howe-Stammers-Walker, 1994, Doctor Who Books, ASIN: B0013CRH64</ref>

==''Doctor Who''==
In 1967, during the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]], Sherwin was offered a story-editing role on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' by BBC Head of Serials [[Shaun Sutton]]. He was [[story editor]]/[[script editor]] on the stories from ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' to ''[[The Mind Robber]]'', on the latter tale writing the first episode.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bestbritishtv.com/?p=79|title=Derrick Sherwin Interview|website=Bestbritishtv.com|access-date=26 March 2015))</ref> He also wrote the script for ''[[The Invasion (Doctor Who)|The Invasion]]'', which introduced the [[UNIT|United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT)]],<ref name="Jeffrey">((cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a869487/derrick-sherwin-doctor-who-producer-dies/|title=Derrick Sherwin - Doctor Who producer and creator of UNIT - dies, aged 82|last=Jeffrey|first=Morgan|date=29 October 2018|work=Digital Spy|access-date=19 May 2020))</ref> having adapted the original storyline supplied by [[Kit Pedler]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-invasion/|title=The Invasion ★★★★★|website=Radio Times))</ref>

In 1968–1969, Sherwin began to take a greater role in the producing side of ''Doctor Who'', and after the serial ''The Mind Robber'', he became the unofficial assistant producer for the next three serials, with [[Terrance Dicks]] succeeding him as script editor. On ''[[The Space Pirates]]'', Sherwin briefly resumed his old role as script editor,<ref name="bbc.co.uk">((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season6.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Season 6|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=29 October 2018))</ref> while Dicks was busy writing Troughton's last story, the epic 10-part season finale ''[[The War Games]]'' with [[Malcolm Hulke]]. Dicks credited Sherwin with the creation of the [[Time Lord]]s, who were introduced in ''The War Games''.<ref>Voice-over commentary on the BBC DVD "[[The War Games]]" (1969, 2009)</ref>

Sherwin was involved in the casting of [[Jon Pertwee]] in the lead role on the programme,<ref name="Jeffrey"/> and succeeded [[Peter Bryant]] as producer in 1969 for ''The War Games'' and Pertwee's debut, ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', making a small on-screen appearance as a car park attendant in the latter serial as he was still a member of the [[Equity (British trade union)|British Actors' Equity Association]] at the time.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/20397/top-10-doctor-who-producers-part-one|title=Top 10 Doctor Who producers: Part One|website=Denofgeek.com|date=30 March 2010|access-date=29 October 2018))</ref> He had dismissed the actor originally cast in the part for not being able to perform the role adequately.<ref name="wordpress.com">((cite web|url=https://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/derrick-sherwin/|title=Derrick Sherwin - Doctor Who Interview Archive|website=Dr Who Interviews|publisher=wordpress.com|access-date=26 March 2015))</ref>

Sherwin was responsible for the idea of exiling the Doctor to Earth the end of ''The War Games'', a decision he took in an attempt to improve falling viewing figures, reinvent the programme and bring more reality to ''Doctor Who'' by basing it more on [[Nigel Kneale]]'s ''[[Bernard Quatermass|Quatermass]]'' serials from the 1950s.<ref name="wordpress.com"/> For this purpose, Sherwin created the [[UNIT|United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT)]] in ''[[The Invasion (Doctor Who)|The Invasion]]'' as an organisation that the Doctor could become allied to on Earth during his exile.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> UNIT became a prominent feature of ''Doctor Who'' throughout the [[Third Doctor]]'s era, when ''Doctor Who'' was produced by Sherwin's successor, [[Barry Letts]]. Sherwin left ''Doctor Who'' after Jon Pertwee's debut serial, ''Spearhead from Space''.

After leaving ''Doctor Who'', Sherwin maintained connections with the series. When [[Michael Grade]] attempted to cancel it in 1985, Sherwin offered to "take it off [his] hands" and "produce it independently", and also claimed to have done this a second time with [[Peter Cregeen]], the man responsible for ''Doctor Who''(('))s actual cancellation in 1989.<ref name="wordpress.com"/> He later contributed to several documentaries for the ''Doctor Who'' DVD range, as well as providing commentaries for the two stories he produced and surviving episodes of ''The Web of Fear'' and ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' for the ''[[Lost in Time (Doctor Who)|Lost in Time]]'' collection.<ref>((cite news |title=Derrick Sherwin, producer who rescued 'Doctor Who' from the artistic doldrums – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/10/31/derrick-sherwin-producer-rescued-doctor-artistic-doldrums/ |access-date=10 December 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 October 2018))</ref>

==Other work==
Sherwin left ''Doctor Who'' to once again work alongside [[Peter Bryant]], who successfully persuaded Sherwin to join him on the production of ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'' (1969-1971).
Earlier he had played Bryn Morriston in the BBC Football series, ''United!'' Sherwin later produced the television series ''The Man Outside'' (1972), ''[[Skiboy]]'' (1973), and ''The Perils of Pendragon'' (1974).<ref>((cite web|url=https://wearecult.rocks/derrick-sherwin-a-retrospective|title=Derrick Sherwin: A Retrospective » We Are Cult|first=Michael|last=Seely|date=31 October 2018|website=We Are Cult))</ref>

==Death==
Sherwin died on 17 October 2018 following a long illness.<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/10/derrick-sherwin-1936-2018.html|title=Derrick Sherwin 1936-2018|publisher=Doctor Who News. 29 October 2018 | access-date=30 October 2018))</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Clue of the Silver Key]]'' (1961)
* [[Number Six (film)|''Number Six'']] (1962)
* ''[[The Vengeance of She]]'' (1968)

==Publications==
*''Who's Next?'' (2014) (autobiography). Fantom Films Ltd. ((ISBN|9781781961117))
*''The Perfect Assassin or Wroten's Law'' (2014). (novel). United p.c. ((ISBN|9783710303319))

==References==
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==External links==
*((IMDb name|0792774))
*((Best British TV name|id=79|name=Derrick Sherwin Interview))

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