Education
He attended Balliol College, Oxford and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy.
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He attended Balliol College, Oxford and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy.
He made the surprising choice to become a writer He began by contributing to The Adventures of Robin Hood in 1959 and continued to write and work in television into the new century, an exceptional record in modern television His early work was as a writer
His scripts included The Manitoba Who Finally Died (1967) for the British Broadcasting Corporation and Special Branch for Thames Television (1970).
He also wrote for Danger Manitoba with Patrick McGoohan, and for the Doomwatch science fiction series and for Doctor Who on four occasions. The first of these, "Planet of Giants", opened the second season of the programme in 1964.
His second script was "Day of the Daleks" in 1972 and as originally written, the serial revolved around the Ogrons instead of the Daleks. During the Tom Baker years he wrote the "Jekyll and Hyde" script for "Planet of Evil".
And then "The Masque of Mandragora", which was perhaps his most unusual script for Doctor Who and drew on his academic background and studies in Renaissance Italy.
He also served as a script editor on programmes such as Bedtime Stories (1974). The Stone Tape (1972). And Number Exit (1972). Marks" producer credits include The Lost Boys (1978), Fearless Frank (1979), the British Broadcasting Corporation"s adaptation of the Three Theban plays (between 1984 and 1986), and the British Broadcasting Corporation"s adaptation of George Eliot"s Middlemarch (1994).
He worked with Jack Clayton on an adaption of Muriel Spark"s Memento Mori in 1991, Harold Pinter on The Hothouse 1987 and with Mike Leigh on Grown-Ups 1982.
His most recent critical success was his production of Daniel Deronda by George Eliot for the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2002. He has worked with distinguished actors including Anthony Hopkins, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Gambon, Judi Dench and Ben Kingsley on the adaptation of another George Eliot work Silas Marner in 1986.
Marks died on 17 September 2010.