David Maloney

David Maloney was a popular director of television drama who became closely associated with the BBC's science-fiction output, directing many episodes of Doctor Who (1963) as well as producing Blake's 7 (1978) and The Day of the Triffids (1981).An evacuee during the Second World War, he was educated at Blue Coat school and King Edward VI grammar school. On leaving school he became a journalist on the Birmingham Evening Despatch. After National Service in the Royal Air Force, he decided to become an actor and trained at the Birmingham Theatre School. He joined the West of England Theatre Company and further repertory followed in Oldham, Sheffield and Chesterfield.By the 1960s, television was replacing theatre as popular entertainment and Maloney was one of many who made the transition. Leaving acting behind him, he joined the BBC as a production assistant, gaining experience supporting directors such as Douglas Camfield, Christopher Barry, Michael Leeston-Smith and Michael Imison on t... [Details Intro]