Fiona Cumming (9 October 1937-1 January 2015[1]) was one of the directors of Doctor Who. She was involved in several aspects of production extending over three decades of the show. She was an occasional assistant floor manager and production assistant during the 1960s and early 1970s, before becoming a director during Peter Davison's three seasons in the 1980s.
John Nathan-Turner wanted her to direct the Sixth Doctor television story The Ultimate Evil, but the episode was later abandoned due to the 18-month hiatus. (INFO: The Mysterious Planet)
She made an uncredited cameo appearance as a tourist at Windsor Castle in Silver Nemesis. (DWM 244)
She shared her memories on her Doctor Who career on the 23rd edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round, as well as several audio commentaries and documentaries released on DVD and Blu-ray. She also featured on the documentary Breaking Point, where she shared her memories of fellow Doctor Who director Mary Ridge.
She was married to floor manager Ian Fraser. (DWMSE 48)
Credits
Assistant floor manager
- The Massacre (with Richard Valentine)
Production assistant
- The Highlanders
- The Seeds of Death[2]
- The Mutants (uncredited[3], with Chris D'Oyly-John)
Director
Miscellaneous
Documentary
- Time Trap: The Making of Castrovalva (archive recordings)
- Directing Castrovalva
- Snake Charmer
- Breaking Point
- Winner Tales All
- Casting Off!
- Come in Number Five
- The Flames of Sarn
- Return to the Planet of Fire
- Remembering Anthony Ainley
- Calling the Shots
Audio commentary
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Doctor Who TV
- ↑ BBC Official Site
- ↑ INFO: The Mutants