Dave Martin

Badwolf one has learned the sad news of the death of Dave Martin, long-time Doctor Who writer and co-creator of K9.Martin had a long and distinguished writing career, working mainly with his long term writing partner Bob Baker.Together they wrote several stage plays before moving into television in the early sixties working on popular series such as Z Cars. In 1971 they were asked to write their first story for Doctor Who. The Claws of Axos was the first of eight stories over nine seasons creating some of the series most iconic characters and most loved stories.Their best known character was created in 1977 for the Tom Baker story The Invisible Enemy. K9 was originally intended for this story only, but the production team made a late decision to have him join The Doctor in the TARDIS where he stayed for the next four years.K9 later returned in the 1981 story K9 and Company and made a memorable appearance in the 2006 story School Reunion.Dave Martin was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. He is survived by his wife and three children. He was 72