Dennis Spooner (1 December 1932, Tottenham London – 20 September 1986) was an English television screenwriter and story editor, known primarily for his programmes about fictional spies and his work children's television in the 1960s. He had long-lasting professional relationships with a number of other British screenwriters and producers—most notably Brian Clemens, Terry Nation, Monty Berman, and Richard Harris—with whom he shaped several program...
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Dennis Spooner (1 December 1932, Tottenham London – 20 September 1986) was an English television screenwriter and story editor, known primarily for his programmes about fictional spies and his work children's television in the 1960s. He had long-lasting professional relationships with a number of other British screenwriters and producers—most notably Brian Clemens, Terry Nation, Monty Berman, and Richard Harris—with whom he shaped several programmes. Though a contributor to BBC programmes, his work also made him one of the most prolific writers of televised output from ITC Entertainment.
Following a brief spell as a professional footballer with Leyton Orient, he served his national service in the Royal Air Force, where he met and formed an amateur writing partnership with Tony Williamson, Spooner returned to a few years of office work during the 1950s. There, he met and married his wife Pauline.
Knowing he did not desire a career in business, he initially tried to break into the...
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