Robert Perry (born in

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) is a Welsh novelist and television

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. He was script-editor on the

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'', as well as writing for the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has also worked as a storyliner on ''

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''. He is also known for a writing partnership with

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on a variety of

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relating to the television series ''

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'', specifically for the character of the

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Prose Writing

Perry's first writing work was the short story '' Question Mark Pyjamas'' in the second volume of the

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anthology series: this was the first story that Perry wrote with his long-term writing partner Mike Tucker. This was followed by several stories for the

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anthology, again all co-written with Tucker. In October 1997, the first book in Tucker and Perry's self-styled Season 27 run was publish as part of

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series. The book, '' Illegal Alien'', was rumoured to be based on a script which was in consideration for production had a '' twenty-seventh season'' of ''

'' gone ahead. Tucker and Perry continued to write their Season 27 stories, with the novels ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2003). In 2003, Tucker and Perry also wrote the

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'' for Telos Publishing Ltd.'s range of

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, introducing a new companion, Catherine Broome.

External links

Outpost Gallifrey's Robert Perry page

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