Doctor Who's Dalek Designer Dies At 84

SchrodingerZ writes "Raymond Cusick, a production designer for the BBC show Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966, has died from illness. 'Terry Nation, who died in 1997, wrote the 1963 story The Daleks, in which the "satanic pepperpots" first appeared, but it was Cusick who came up with the machines' distinctive look, including the bobble-like sensors, eyestalk, sucker and exterminator weapons.' His horrid creation has remained a prime enemy in Doctor Who for over 50 years, and have remained relatively unchanged. His tireless work however was never fully awarded, as his only pay for the project was about £100. Cusick also worked on such shows as Z Cars, Dr Finlay's Casebook and The Forsyte Saga to The Duchess of Duke Street, When the Boat Comes In and Rentaghost. He officially retired in 1987. Claire Heawood, Cusick's daughter, has said that her father was 'suffering from an illness and died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday.'"

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Re:Doctor Who? More like Doctor Poop

[Nyder]

Doctor Who, or Doctor Poop as I like to call it, is the worst piece of shit show that has ever hit the fucking airwaves. Figures as the British have never been very bright at anything to do with television. Fuck, even the worst trash that is aired in America is 1000s of times better than the piece of shit Doctor Poop, and that is the show they are known for. So big fucking deal that the creator of the oversized, mobile salt shaker characters is dead so I say good fucking riddance. Hopefully the piece of shit Doctor Poop will be eliminated along with that piece of shit network BBC America.

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