# William Emms

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**William Emms** (29 January 1930 – 18 February 1993) was an Australian schoolteacher and occasional screenwriter for British [television](/source/Television).[1]

## Writing

In 1965 he wrote the *[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)* serial *[Galaxy 4](/source/Galaxy_4)* and later adapted the script for a [Target](/source/Target_Books) novelisation. Later scripts for the programme during the 1960s and 1980s were not commissioned. He did however write a *Doctor Who* [gamebook](/source/Gamebook) entitled *Mission to Venus* as part of the *[Make your own adventure with Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who_merchandise#Roleplaying_games)* range.[2]

In a writing career lasting from 1963 to 1980 he contributed to popular shows such as *[Callan](/source/Callan_(TV_series))*, *[Ace of Wands](/source/Ace_of_Wands_(TV_series))*, *[Crown Court](/source/Crown_Court_(TV_series))*, *[Play of the Month](/source/Play_of_the_Month)*, *[The Revenue Men](/source/The_Revenue_Men)*, *[The Expert](/source/The_Expert_(TV_series))*, *[Champion House](/source/Champion_House)*, *[Redcap](/source/Redcap_(TV_series))*, *[R3](/source/R3_(TV_series))*, *[Public Eye](/source/Public_Eye_(TV_series))*, *[Z-Cars](/source/Z-Cars)*, *[Homicide](/source/Homicide_(Australian_TV_series))* and *[Crossroads](/source/Crossroads_(British_TV_series))*.

## References

1. Dexter, Ray (2015-06-24). [*Doctor Who Episode by Episode: Volume 1 William Hartnell*](https://books.google.com/books?id=E1c5CgAAQBAJ&dq=William+Emms+writer&pg=PT109). Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326315818.

1. Muir, John Kenneth (2015-09-15). [*A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qMKSCgAAQBAJ&dq=William+Emms+writer&pg=PA115). McFarland. ISBN 9781476604541.

## External links

- [William Emms](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256582/) at IMDb

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