Sydney Cecil Jew-man (aka. Slippin' Sydney, Colonel Sanders) is a fictional character created by Mark Gatiss. Appeared in An Adventure in Space and Time.
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| - Sydney Cecil Jew-man (aka. Slippin' Sydney, Colonel Sanders) is a fictional character created by Mark Gatiss. Appeared in An Adventure in Space and Time.
- Canadian born British producer who lived from 1917 to 1997. Created:
* The Avengers
* Doctor Who
* Strictly speaking, he did not create Doctor Who. It got created by a committee, but Newman offered heavy input into its creation, coming up with the idea of a mysterious character traveling in a time machine that was Bigger on the Inside. Very early in the series' run, Newman argued against introducing the Daleks, but threw up his hands and allowed their debut anyway because there was nothing to put in the serial's place; in later years, when the Daleks had cemented the show's reputation, he cited his opposition as one of his greatest mistakes.
* The Forsyte Saga
- Moving to Britain in 1958, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC) before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular fantasy series, The Avengers (for ABC) and Doctor Who (for BBC), as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play.
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| - Moving to Britain in 1958, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC) before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular fantasy series, The Avengers (for ABC) and Doctor Who (for BBC), as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. It was during a 1958 broadcast of Armchair Theatre that Newman was involved in an infamous incident when actor Gareth Jones, a lead actor in a play that week, died backstage between scenes of the live telecast. The play continued through improvisation, with Newman reportedly advising the director to treat the production like a football match. The website of the Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as "the most significant agent in the development of British television drama." Shortly after his death, his obituary in The Guardian newspaper declared that "For ten brief but glorious years, Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art."
- Sydney Cecil Jew-man (aka. Slippin' Sydney, Colonel Sanders) is a fictional character created by Mark Gatiss. Appeared in An Adventure in Space and Time.
- Canadian born British producer who lived from 1917 to 1997. Created:
* The Avengers
* Doctor Who
* Strictly speaking, he did not create Doctor Who. It got created by a committee, but Newman offered heavy input into its creation, coming up with the idea of a mysterious character traveling in a time machine that was Bigger on the Inside. Very early in the series' run, Newman argued against introducing the Daleks, but threw up his hands and allowed their debut anyway because there was nothing to put in the serial's place; in later years, when the Daleks had cemented the show's reputation, he cited his opposition as one of his greatest mistakes.
* The Forsyte Saga
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