Star Cops Creator Chris Boucher passed away. Let’s see How did British television screenwriter Chris Boucher die and Chris Boucher cause of death in detail.
How did Chris Boucher die?
Chris Boucher, the last surviving writer of 1970s Doctor Who, passed away on December 11,2022.
Chris Boucher cause of death
Chris Boucher cause of death was not disclosed yet. There are no information available about Chris Boucher cause of death.
Sad to hear that Chris Boucher, the last surviving writer of 1970s Doctor Who, has died. He had a gift for sharp, witty dialogue and sardonic characters, as evidenced further by his work on Blake's 7. He also did good work on Juliet Bravo, Shoestring & Bergerac. TV legend – RIP.
— Toby Hadoke (@TobyHadoke) December 11, 2022
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Who was Chris Boucher?
Chris Boucher was a British television screenwriter, script editor and novelist.
Career
The Face of Evil, The Robots of Death, and Image of the Fendahl were three of Boucher’s first science fiction serials for television, which he wrote for the program Doctor Who (all broadcast in 1977).
Leela, the savage companion that appeared in the 1977–1978 season of Doctor Who, was one of his contributions to the show. She was created by Louise Jameson. Leila Khaled, a Palestinian terrorist, served as the model for the persona.
Robert Holmes, a script editor, recommended hiring Boucher in that capacity for the science fiction series Blake’s 7, and Boucher was subsequently hired for the program (1978–81).
The final episode, which he also created, was played by him throughout the show’s four-series length. He also played this part during the entire time.
As Script editor
The 1980 drama series Shoestring, which followed the investigations of private eye and radio broadcaster Eddie Shoestring, had Boucher as its script editor (Trevor Eve).
After Blake’s 7 ended, Boucher authored and edited the scripts for Juliet Bravo’s third season (1982), a police drama. Bergerac was the next detective show he moved on to script-edit, working there from 1983 to 1987.
CHRIS BOUCHER: At its worst, Blake’s 7 was awful; at its best it was as good as almost anything around. And from worst to best I loved every bloody minute of it. #Blakes7 pic.twitter.com/EF8kBLtwxv
— Making Blake’s 7 (@MakingBlakes7) December 11, 2022
BBC Production
The BBC produced each of the above shows in-house, and they were all shown on the BBC1 network. He served as the script editor for Thames Television’s police drama series The Bill for the ITV network in 1987.
In the same year, he went back to the BBC to develop his crime and science fiction program called Star Cops.
The BBC2 series only lasted nine episodes due to numerous production issues and poor ratings, yet it has managed to maintain a cult following among science fiction lovers.
Later works included several Doctor Who novels for BBC Books, all of which featured the character of Leela, and the Kaldor City series of straight-to-CD full-cast audio dramas, which combined aspects from his Blake’s 7 work with his Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death.
Tributes to Chris Boucher
Many people expressed their profound sympathies to his family and expressed how much they loved him. The news of this occurrence has upset his supporters and fans.
"Bayban the Butcher . . . you're Bayban the Butcher! Oh, no."
"That's better."
"You're top of the Federation's Most Wanted list – after Blake."
"What do you mean, "after Blake"? I was working my way up that list before he crept out of his creche."
Thank you, Chris Boucher. RIP. pic.twitter.com/YaqOnOFfw2— Mark Wright (no, not that one) (@mwrightwriter) December 11, 2022
Oh farewell lovely Chris Boucher, the man who, for me, never wrote a bad Dr Who story on the tellybox and is responsible for so much amazing Blakes 7 and Star Cops. RIP
— Gary Russell 🏴 👍🏻🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏾 (@twilightstreets) December 11, 2022
David Brown tweeted,
“RIP, Chris Boucher, creator of Star Cops. A series I wish could have run and run, and properly realize its potential.”
Trevor tweeted,
“Nobody lives forever but I’m properly shocked and saddened that he’s gone.”
John Stanley tweeted,
“I’m a big fan of his work. Very sad to hear about his passing”
One of the worst things anyone can go through in life is losing a loved one. Any journey must have a destination at the end. The person’s time on earth has regrettably come to an end now that they have died.
We wish him eternal peace and send our thoughts and prayers to his loved ones, family, friends. May he rest in peace.
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