C. E. Webber
Cecil Edwin Webber (known as C. E. Webber and nicknamed Bunny by his colleagues) was a British television writer and playwright. He is best remembered for his contribution to the creation of the famous science-fiction series Doctor Who while working as a staff writer for the BBC in the early 1960s. Although none of his scripts was eventually used in the programme - Head of Serials Donald Wilson felt he was not capable of 'writing down' to the level required - he participated in many crucial early development meetings. His draft script for the first ever episode, An Unearthly Child, formed the basis of the broadcast version eventually re-written by Anthony Coburn. Webber received a co-writer's credit on internal BBC documentation for the episode, although not on screen.
His published stage plays included 'Be Good, Sweet Maid' (1957), 'Out of the frying pan' (1960) and 'The mortal bard' (1964).
Other television shows he wrote or created for BBC television included the 1961 action adventure serial, Hurricane [1], the 1962 William children's TV comedy starring Dennis Waterman based on the books by Richmal Crompton [2], and 1964 episodes of the Thorndyke detective series [3].
External links
- The Origin of Dr Who
- List of C. E. Webber stage plays (1956 onwards)
- C. E. Webber at the Internet Movie Database