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Marc Platt


Born
The United Kingdom
Genre
Science Fiction, Mystery


Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC. He wrote the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light based on two proposals, one of which later became the novel Lungbarrow. That novel was greatly anticipated by fans as it was the culmination of the so-called "Cartmel Masterplan", revealing details of the Doctor's background and family.

After the original series' cancellation Platt wrote the script for the audio Doctor Who drama Spare Parts. The script was the inspiration for the 2006 Doctor Who television story "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel", ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 9,738 ratings · 1,109 reviews · 101 distinct works • Similar authors
Doctor Who: Spare Parts
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4.30 avg rating — 858 ratings — published 2002
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Doctor Who: Cat's Cradle: T...
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3.23 avg rating — 715 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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Lungbarrow
4.02 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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Doctor Who: Loups Garoux
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3.34 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 2001
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Doctor Who: The Silver Turk
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4.07 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Doctor Who: Relative Dimens...
3.88 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 2010
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Doctor Who: Battlefield
3.99 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions
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Doctor Who: An Earthly Child
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3.82 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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Doctor Who: Ghost Light
3.80 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions
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Doctor Who: The Beginning
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3.67 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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