Career
He went onto create Softly, Softly (1966-1969), Softly, Softly: Taskforce (1969-1976), Barlow at Large/Barlow (1971, 1973-1975), Jack the Ripper (1973) and Second Verdict (1976). A prolific television drama writer from the early 1960s up until the late 1970s, from 1963 to 1966 he was Head of Drama Series at the British Broadcasting Corporation, under Head of Drama Group Sydney Newman, the first person to hold that post after Newman divided the drama group into Series, Serials and Plays divisions. In 1966, he co-wrote with Gerry Davis, the script for the Doctor Who serial The Highlanders.