Christopher H. Bidmead, who wrote three Doctor Who television serials and their novelisations, died on 6 August 2025. Bidmead was also script editor for Doctor Who Season 18.

Christopher Hamilton Bidmead was born on 18 January 1941 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Raised in Chiswick, London, he developed twin passions for acting and science during his schooldays. After graduating, he briefly worked for a technology company before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1960. He played several roles on stage, television and radio with a prominent role in Emergency-Ward 10.

By the early 1970s, Bidmead was scriptwriting for Thames Television. He was also a journalist and contributed some articles to New Scientist until 1979.

In 1979, Robert Banks Stewart recommended Bidmead for the post of script editor on Doctor Who, a role he took on for one season.

Bidmead wrote the screenplays and novelisations for the ambitious and brilliant Doctor Who stories Logopolis, Castrovalva and Frontios.

In 1987, Bidmead married Rosalind Earlle, with whom he has two daughters.

Bidmead developed a Fifth Doctor audio adventure titled Renaissance Of The Daleks for Big Finish Productions but asked to be credited for the story, not the script due to extensive changes. An adaption of Bidmead’s In The Hollows Of Time was released as part of Big Finish’s Lost Stories range as The Hollows Of Time in 2010.

He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Christopher H. Bidmead’s legacy as a visionary scriptwriter and editor for Doctor Who will continue to inspire fans and creators alike, leaving an indelible mark on the universe he helped shape.