Eric Saward

Career Overview

Eric Saward has 51 screen credits in a career dating back to 1963. Signature works include Doctor Who: Snakedance, Doctor Who: The Two Doctors, A Fix with Sontarans. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 51
Birth Date: 1944-12-09

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Janet Fielding (4 collaborations)
Colin Baker (4 collaborations)
Peter Davison (3 collaborations)
Sarah Sutton (3 collaborations)
Nicola Bryant (3 collaborations)
Brian Miller (2 collaborations)
Patrick Troughton (2 collaborations)
Frazer Hines (2 collaborations)
Tim Raynham (2 collaborations)
Clinton Greyn (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (18 credits)
- Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Earthshocked
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Driven to Distractation
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Come in Number Five
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude...
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Chain Reaction
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Trials and Tribulations
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Davros Connections
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Built for War: The Sontaran Story
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Dalek Tapes
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- 30 Years in the TARDIS
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
writing (33 credits)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Doctor Who: Mindwarp
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Doctor Who: Timelash
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1985
- A Fix with Sontarans
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1985
- Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: Frontios
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: The Awakening
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: The King's Demons
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: Enlightenment
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: Terminus
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: Snakedance
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Doctor Who: Time-Flight
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1982
- Doctor Who: Earthshock
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1982
- Doctor Who: Black Orchid
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1982
- Doctor Who: The Visitation
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1982
- Doctor Who: Kinda
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1982
- Doctor Who: Castrovalva
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1982
- K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
  script editor
  
  writing
  
  1981
- Doctor Who
  
  - The Trial of a Time Lord: Part 14 (1986) ... script editor writing
  
  - The Trial of a Time Lord: Part 13 (1986) ... script editor writing
  
  - The Trial of a Time Lord: Part 12 (1986) ... script editor writing
  
  - The Trial of a Time Lord: Part 11 (1986) ... script editor writing
  
  - The Trial of a Time Lord: Part 10 (1986) ... script editor writing
  
  1963