Barbara Clegg
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Barbara Clegg is a British
actress and scriptwriter for television and radio. She was born in Manchester
and spent her early years in Gatley
.
Clegg started out acting in the theatre before moving into film and television with roles in Emergency Ward 10
and The Dream Maker. She then started writing scripts and in 1961 contributed seven scripts for the television soap opera Coronation Street
.
After writing for several radio and television serials, including for Crossroads and a radio dramatisation of The Chrysalids
, Clegg was asked to submit ideas for the science fiction television series Doctor Who
in 1981. Her storyline, titled The Enlighteners, involved a space-bound race using anachronistic sailing ships. Doctor Who script editor
Eric Saward
decided to use Clegg's story as the last part of a trilogy of three stories, known informally as the Black Guardian
Trilogy, as it involved the return of the Black Guardian
To integrate The Enlighteners into the trilogy, portions of the story were rewritten at the request of the production team and the Black and White Guardian
s replaced the originally planned "Enlighteners". Since the title could no longer refer to those entities, the story was renamed Enlightenment
.
The serial was Barbara Clegg's only commission for Doctor Who, other story line ideas being rejected by Saward, and later Andrew Cartmel
. However one of those ideas, "Point of Entry
", was later written up as a full script by Marc Platt
and released as part of Big Finish
's series of Doctor Who Lost Stories.
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actress and scriptwriter for television and radio. She was born in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and spent her early years in Gatley
Gatley
Gatley is a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England.-Toponymy:In 1290, Gatley was known as Gateclyve, which in Old English means "a place where goats are kept".-Early history:...
.
Clegg started out acting in the theatre before moving into film and television with roles in Emergency Ward 10
Emergency Ward 10
Emergency – Ward 10 is a British television series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency – Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas.-Overview:The series was made by the ITV...
and The Dream Maker. She then started writing scripts and in 1961 contributed seven scripts for the television soap opera Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
.
After writing for several radio and television serials, including for Crossroads and a radio dramatisation of The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids (radio)
The Chrysalids was an adaption of the John Wyndham book of the same name, produced as a Radio Play by the BBC in March 1981. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the 25 April 1981 with an audience of 150,000 listeners...
, Clegg was asked to submit ideas for the science fiction television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
in 1981. Her storyline, titled The Enlighteners, involved a space-bound race using anachronistic sailing ships. Doctor Who script editor
Script editor
A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. The script editor has many responsibilities including finding new script writers, developing storyline and series ideas with writers, ensuring that scripts are suitable for production...
Eric Saward
Eric Saward
Eric Saward was born on 9 December 1944 and became a scriptwriter and script editor for the BBC, resigning from the latter post on the TV programme Doctor Who in 1986....
decided to use Clegg's story as the last part of a trilogy of three stories, known informally as the Black Guardian
Black Guardian
The Black Guardian is a character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was played by Valentine Dyall....
Trilogy, as it involved the return of the Black Guardian
To integrate The Enlighteners into the trilogy, portions of the story were rewritten at the request of the production team and the Black and White Guardian
White Guardian
The White Guardian is a character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was played by Cyril Luckham, with the exception of a vocal message in The Stones of Blood which was performed by Gerald Cross....
s replaced the originally planned "Enlighteners". Since the title could no longer refer to those entities, the story was renamed Enlightenment
Enlightenment (Doctor Who)
Enlightenment is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from March 1 to March 9, 1983...
.
The serial was Barbara Clegg's only commission for Doctor Who, other story line ideas being rejected by Saward, and later Andrew Cartmel
Andrew Cartmel
Andrew Cartmel is a British science fiction writer and journalist, and former script editor of Doctor Who. He has also worked as a script editor on other television series, as a magazine editor, a film studies lecturer and as a novelist.-Biography:...
. However one of those ideas, "Point of Entry
Point of Entry
-Judas Priest:*Rob Halford: Lead Vocals*Glenn Tipton: Lead Guitars*K.K. Downing: Lead Guitars*Ian Hill: Bass Guitar*Dave Holland: Drums...
", was later written up as a full script by Marc Platt
Marc Platt
Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC...
and released as part of Big Finish
Big Finish
Big Finish may refer to:* Big Finish Productions, a British company that produces books and audio plays based on science fiction properties* Big Finish Games, the production company behind the Three Cards to Midnight adventure game...
's series of Doctor Who Lost Stories.