Christopher H. Bidmead
British writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 84
Christopher Hamilton Bidmead was an English screenwriter, journalist, and actor, best known for his work as the script editor on the eighteenth season of Doctor Who from 1980 to 1981.
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Close ties
Janet Fielding Christopher wrote Logopolis and Castrovalva
John Nathan-Turner Produced Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
Sarah Sutton Christopher wrote Logopolis and Castrovalva
Peter Davison Also in Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
Anthony Ainley Also in Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
Matthew Waterhouse Also in Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)- Barry Letts Produced Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
Media & music
![Producer John Nathan-Turner, alongside whom Bidmead joined Doctor Who[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Jnt86b.jpg/500px-Jnt86b.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
![Conflicts with Nathan-Turner and Doctor Who star Tom Baker (pictured) contributed to Bidmead's decision to leave the series.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Tom_Baker%2C_Whovent_1986_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Tom_Baker%2C_Whovent_1986_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
About this person
His brief tenure on the series saw the departure of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and a return to a focus on education and hard science fiction.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 84
