Bob Baker (scriptwriter)
Bob Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert John Baker 26 July 1939 Bristol, England |
| Died | 3 November 2021 (aged 82) |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, television writer |
| Spouse | Marie Baker |
| Children | 8 |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 1971–2010 |
| Genres | Comedy, drama, science fiction |
Robert John Baker (26 July 1939 – 3 November 2021) was a British television and film writer. He was best known for working on the original run of Doctor Who, and for being a co-writer of the Wallace & Gromit films The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and A Matter of Loaf and Death (in which the character Baker Bob is named after him).