Marc Platt (born 1953) wrote several stories for Doctor Who, most notably Thin Ice which saw the departure of Ace.
Biography []
Prior to Doctor Who[]
Platt was in “love” with Doctor Who from 23 November 1963 and had a “total” obsession with the show. He loved William Hartnell's portrayal of the First Doctor, but thought of Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor as “his” Doctor.
Platt continued to watch the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of the show by bringing a portable TV into work.
It was during the Tom Baker era that Platt began trying to submit scripts to the production office, his first script was rejected but he was encouraged to try again and once again tried during the Colin Baker era.
Work on Doctor Who[]
In 1988 Platt finnaly got his chance to write for the show and penned the Season 26 story Ghost Light, he then returned to write the Season 27 story Thin Ice which saw the departure of Ace and Lungbarrow in Season 28. Platt went on to write several more stories for the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,Eleventh, Twelfth & Thirteenth Doctors.
After Doctor Who[]
Platt wrote the second episode in the first series of Dan Dare in 2018.