Ian Briggs (born 31 October 1958[1][2]) is a British television writer, author and manager, whose work includes scripts for the BBC drama series Doctor Who and Casualty.
Briggs wrote two serials for Doctor Who, Dragonfire[3] and The Curse of Fenric, for the programme's 24th and 26th seasons respectively.
Both stories featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, while Dragonfire introduced Sophie Aldred as Ace.
As part of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary in 2023, The Curse of Fenric was re-released with additional material by Pete McTighe in the Tales of the TARDIS series.
Briggs has worked in theatre management and arts marketing in recent years.