Writer [a] | No. of stories [b] [c] | No. of episodes | List of stories | First Story Date (year) | Last Story Date (year) | References |
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Ben Aaronovitch | 2 | 8 | | 1988 | 1989 | [2] [3] |
Douglas Adams | 2 [d] | 10 [d] | | 1978 | 2017 [d] | [4] [5] |
"David Agnew" | 2 | 10 | | 1978 | 1979 | [6] [7] |
Maxine Alderton | 1.16 [e] | 2 | | 2020 | 2021 | [8] [9] |
Sharma Angel-Walfall | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 2025 | [10] |
"Norman Ashby" (Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | 1 | 5 | | 1968 | 1968 | [11] |
Christopher Bailey | 2 | 8 | | 1982 | 1983 | [12] [13] |
Bob Baker | 9 | 36 | | 1971 | 1979 | [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] |
Pip and Jane Baker | 3.5 | 11 | | 1985 | 1987 | [23] [24] [25] [26] |
Mike Bartlett | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2017 | [27] |
Christopher H. Bidmead | 3 | 12 | | 1981 | 1984 | [28] [29] [30] |
Ian Stuart Black | 3 | 12 | | 1966 | 1967 | [31] [32] [33] |
Malorie Blackman | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 2018 | [34] |
"Robin Bland" (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 1 | 4 | | 1976 | 1976 | [35] |
Chris Boucher | 3 | 12 | | 1977 | 1977 | [36] [37] [38] |
Ian Briggs | 2 | 7 | | 1987 | 1989 | [39] [40] |
Johnny Byrne | 3 | 12 | | 1981 | 1984 | [41] [42] [43] |
Chris Chibnall | 20 | 28 | | 2007 | 2022 | [9] [34] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] |
Kevin Clarke | 1 | 3 | | 1988 | 1988 | [69] |
Barbara Clegg | 1 | 4 | | 1983 | 1983 | [70] |
Anthony Coburn | 1 | 4 | | 1963 | 1963 | [71] |
Paul Cornell | 2 | 3 | | 2005 | 2007 | [72] [73] [74] |
Donald Cotton | 2 | 8 | | 1965 | 1966 | [75] [76] |
Frank Cottrell-Boyce | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 2017 | [77] [78] |
Neil Cross | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 2013 | [79] |
Graeme Curry | 1 | 3 | | 1988 | 1988 | [80] |
Richard Curtis | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2010 | [81] |
Russell T Davies | 38 | 47 | | 2005 | 2025 | [10] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] |
Gerry Davis | 3.5 | 14 | | 1966 | 1975 | [127] [128] [129] [130] |
Juno Dawson | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 2025 | [131] |
Terrance Dicks | 5 | 23 | | 1969 | 1983 | [132] [133] [134] [135] [136] |
Sarah Dollard | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 2017 | [137] [138] |
Terence Dudley | 3 | 8 | | 1982 | 1983 | [139] [140] [141] |
Inua Ellams | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 2025 | [142] |
David Ellis | 1 | 6 | | 1967 | 1967 | [143] |
William Emms | 1 | 4 | | 1965 | 1965 | [144] |
Paul Erickson | 1 | 4 | - The Ark (1966, co-written with Lesley Scott)
| 1966 | 1966 | [145] |
David Fisher | 4 | 16 | | 1978 | 1980 | [146] [147] [148] [149] |
John Flanagan | 1 | 4 | - Meglos (1980, co-written with Andrew McCulloch)
| 1980 | 1980 | [150] |
Phil Ford | 2 | 2 | | 2009 | 2014 | [110] [151] |
Neil Gaiman | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 2013 | [152] [153] |
Stephen Gallagher | 2 | 8 | | 1981 | 1983 | [154] [155] |
Mark Gatiss | 9 | 9 | | 2005 | 2017 | [156] [157] [158] [159] [160] [161] [162] [163] [164] |
Matthew Graham | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 2011 | [165] [166] [167] |
Stephen Greenhorn | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 2008 | [168] [169] |
Peter Grimwade | 3 | 12 | | 1982 | 1984 | [170] [171] [172] |
Mervyn Haisman | 2 | 12 | | 1967 | 1968 | [173] [174] |
Peter Harness | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 2017 | [151] [175] [176] |
"Stephen Harris" (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 1 | 4 | | 1975 | 1975 | [177] |
Brian Hayles | 6 | 30 | | 1966 | 1974 | [178] [179] [180] [181] [182] [183] |
Kate Herron | 1 | 1 | - "Rogue" (2024, co-written with Briony Redman)
| 2024 | 2024 | [184] |
Ed Hime | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 2020 | [185] [186] |
Robert Holmes | 15.5 | 64 | | 1968 | 1986 | [25] [187] [188] [189] [190] [191] [192] [193] [194] [195] [196] [197] [198] [199] [200] [201] |
Don Houghton | 2 | 13 | | 1970 | 1971 | [202] [203] |
Malcolm Hulke | 7 | 47 | | 1967 | 1974 | [132] [143] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209] |
Matthew Jacobs | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1996 | [210] |
Charlene James | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 2020 | [58] |
Elwyn Jones | 1 | 4 | | 1966 | 1967 | [128] |
Glyn Jones | 1 | 4 | | 1965 | 1965 | [211] |
Matt Jones | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 2006 | [212] [213] |
Malcolm Kohll | 1 | 3 | | 1987 | 1987 | [214] |
"Guy Leopold" (Barry Letts and Robert Sloman) | 1 | 5 | | 1971 | 1971 | [215] |
Henry Lincoln | 2 | 12 | | 1967 | 1968 | [173] [174] |
Peter Ling | 1 | 4 [g] | | 1968 | 1968 | [216] |
John Lucarotti | 3 | 15 | | 1964 | 1966 | [217] [218] [219] |
Tom MacRae | 2 | 3 | | 2006 | 2011 | [220] [221] [222] |
Louis Marks | 4 | 15 | | 1965 | 1976 | [223] [224] [225] [226] |
Dave Martin | 8 | 32 | | 1971 | 1979 | [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
Philip Martin | 2 | 6 | | 1985 | 1986 | [227] [228] |
Jamie Mathieson | 4 | 4 | | 2014 | 2017 | [151] [229] [230] [231] |
Glen McCoy | 1 | 2 | | 1985 | 1985 | [232] |
Andrew McCulloch | 1 | 4 | - Meglos (1980, co-written with John Flanagan)
| 1980 | 1980 | [150] |
Pete McTighe | 3 | 3 | | 2018 | 2025 | [57] [233] [234] |
Nina Metivier | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 2020 | [235] |
Steven Moffat | 42.5 [h] | 51 | | 2005 | 2024 | [151] [236] [237] |
Paula Moore | 1 | 2 | | 1985 | 1985 | [238] |
James Moran | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2008 | [239] |
Rona Munro | 2 | 4 | | 1989 | 2017 | [240] [241] |
Terry Nation | 10.5 | 56 | | 1963 | 1979 | [242] [243] [244] [245] [246] [247] [248] [249] [250] [251] [252] |
Peter R. Newman | 1 | 6 | | 1964 | 1964 | [253] |
Simon Nye | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2010 | [254] |
Geoffrey Orme | 1 | 4 | | 1967 | 1967 | [255] |
Vinay Patel | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 2020 | [56] [256] |
Kit Pedler | 3 | 12 | | 1966 | 1967 | [127] [129] [257] |
Victor Pemberton | 1 | 6 | | 1968 | 1968 | [258] |
Marc Platt | 1 | 3 | | 1989 | 1989 | [259] |
Eric Pringle | 1 | 2 | | 1984 | 1984 | [260] |
Helen Raynor | 2 | 4 | | 2007 | 2008 | [261] [262] [263] [264] |
Anthony Read | 1 | 4 | | 1979 | 1979 | [265] |
Briony Redman | 1 | 1 | - "Rogue" (2024, co-written with Kate Herron)
| 2024 | 2024 | [184] |
Ella Road | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 2022 | [67] |
Gareth Roberts | 6 | 6 | | 2007 | 2014 | [109] [151] [266] [267] [268] [269] |
Eric Saward | 4 | 12 | | 1982 | 1985 | [270] [271] [272] [273] |
Lesley Scott | 1 | 4 | - The Ark (1966, co-written with Paul Erickson)
| 1966 | 1966 | [145] |
Robert Shearman | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2005 | [274] |
Derrick Sherwin [g] | 1 | 8 | | 1968 | 1968 | [275] |
Robert Sloman | 3 | 18 | | 1972 | 1974 | [276] [277] [278] |
Andrew Smith | 1 | 4 | | 1980 | 1980 | [279] |
Dennis Spooner | 3.5 | 20 | | 1964 | 1966 | [247] [280] [281] [282] |
Anthony Steven | 1 | 4 | | 1984 | 1984 | [283] |
Robert Banks Stewart | 2 | 10 | | 1975 | 1976 | [284] [285] |
Bill Strutton | 1 | 6 | | 1965 | 1965 | [286] |
Keith Temple | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2008 | [287] |
Steve Thompson | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 2014 | [151] [288] [289] |
Donald Tosh | 1 | 1 | | 1966 | 1966 | [219] |
Catherine Tregenna | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2015 | [290] |
David Whitaker [i] | 8 | 40 | | 1964 | 1970 | [291] [292] [293] [294] [295] [296] [297] [298] |
Toby Whithouse | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 2017 | [299] [300] [301] [302] [303] [304] [305] |
Joy Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 2018 | [306] |
Stephen Wyatt | 2 | 8 | | 1987 | 1989 | [307] [308] |