Born: 24th December 1925 (as George Innes Llewelyn Lloyd)
Died: 23rd August 1991 (aged 65 years)
Episodes Broadcast: 1966-1968

Born in Penmaenmawr, Wales, Innes Lloyd spent three years in the Royal Navy during World War Two, after which he attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. Briefly a repertory theatre actor in the late Forties, Lloyd aspired to work in broadcasting. In 1953, he joined BBC Radio before moving to television as a studio manager. He then became involved in outside broadcast coverage of sports and other events, and was eventually put in charge of OB staff in London. In this capacity, Lloyd oversaw OB work on events such as Winston Churchill's state funeral and the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. In 1965, he began directing programmes such as The Flying Swan, United! and The Newcomers.

It was at this stage that Lloyd was offered the chance to become a drama producer, taking over Doctor Who at short notice following the resignation of John Wiles. Uninterested in science-fiction, Lloyd initially refused the job; he changed his mind after reflecting on the new opportunities and challenges it would present. Working with story editor Gerry Davis, another recent addition to production team, Lloyd quickly jettisoned the more sophisticated approach Wiles had tried to bring to Doctor Who in favour of monster-oriented thrillers with a grounding in science. He abandoned the historical settings which had been part of the show's remit since its beginnings, and instead encouraged stories set on present-day Earth. In March 1966, Lloyd married Susan Fox; they would have a son, Guy, and a daughter, Joanna.

Lloyd was instrumental in the decision to cast Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor

Although Lloyd had a better working relationship with William Hartnell than Wiles had enjoyed, he quickly recognised the declining state of his leading man's health. As such, he convinced Hartnell that it was time to leave Doctor Who, and was instrumental in the decision to cast Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. After a year on the show, Lloyd began to transition the producer's role to Peter Bryant; his last Doctor Who credit came on The Enemy Of The World.

Lloyd next moved to Thirty-Minute Theatre, and the rest of his career would concentrate primarily on plays and anthologies. During the Seventies, this included the chilling Dead Of Night, as well as Nigel Kneale's seminal horror telefilm The Stone Tape. Lloyd increasingly focussed on biographies, especially during the Eighties, with his credits including Amy (about pilot Amy Johnson) and Across The Lake (with Anthony Hopkins as speed pioneer Donald Campbell). Beginning with A Day Out in 1972, Lloyd frequently collaborated with writer Alan Bennett; the fruits of their partnership included An Englishman Abroad, Talking Heads, and others. They were working together on the Screen One entry A Question Of Attribution, a biography of spy Anthony Blunt, when Lloyd succumbed to stomach cancer on August 23rd, 1991.