Mervyn Haisman (1928-2010)

Mervyn Haisman, who died of heart failure on 29 October 2010 aged 82, was the co-creator of two enduring monsters for the Doctor Who TV show, the Yeti and the Krang. The actor-turned-writer had been invited to pen the first Yeti series after Who actor Patrick Troughton complained about the lack of Earth-based adventures. The 6-part story 'The Abominable Snowmen', co-written with Henry Lincoln (