Derrick Sherwin

Derrick George Sherwin 16 April 1936 17 October 2018 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 blackandwhite to colour by producing Patrick Troughtons final story and Jon Pertwees first He also coproduced Paul Temple for the BBC