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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|aka = | |aka = [[Doctor Who (Deadline)|Doctor Who]] | ||
|image = | |image = UN5 Dr Who.jpg | ||
|species =Human | |species = Human | ||
|affiliation = | |affiliation = Sydney Newman (Deadline) | ||
|origin = | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|first = | |spouse = Martin Bannister's wife{{!}}Martin Bannister's first wife | ||
|spouse2 = Amy Bannister | |||
|child = Philip Bannister | |||
|grandchild = Tom Bannister | |||
|only = Deadline (audio story) | |only = Deadline (audio story) | ||
|voice actor = Derek Jacobi | |voice actor = Derek Jacobi | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Martin Bannister''' was an English writer living on Earth. He wrote plays and television scripts. | ||
In a [[parallel universe (Deadline)|parallel universe]], he was contacted by [[Sydney Newman (Deadline)|Sydney Newman]] to write the first script for the pilot of ''[[Doctor Who (Deadline)|Doctor Who]]''. The show never got past the pilot and Newman was fired. Martin then started writing for the police drama ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', and since then he concentrated his career on writing for television shows. He had a wife and a son, [[Philip Bannister]], but he didn't care for them and cheated on his wife because he believed himself to be a great writer. | |||
Decades later, in a nursery home, he started having dreams with his characters and settings from ''Doctor Who''. He was contacted by Sydney Newman again to write a new script for the series, which would be brought back by the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] 40 years after the failed pilot. He started receiving visits from his son and his grandson, whom he tried to get in touch with, without success. Martin started to have daydreams of himself as his character, [[Doctor Who (Deadline)|Doctor Who]], and believed his wardrobe to be [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. His stories got increasingly darker, with [[Barbara (Deadline)|Barbara]] and [[Ian Chesterton (Deadline)|Ian]] getting ultimately killed by radiation sickness, with only him and his granddaughter [[Susan Who]] being left alive. Ultimately, he decided to lock himself in the wardrobe and go off in travels with Susan, instead of confronting reality. In reality, Martin died of suffocation inside the wardrobe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
[[Ian McKellen]] was considered for the role of Martin Bannister.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/2021-11-07-jenny-jacobi The Big Finish Podcast 2021-11-07 Jenny Jacobi]</ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 9 August 2023
Martin Bannister was an English writer living on Earth. He wrote plays and television scripts.
In a parallel universe, he was contacted by Sydney Newman to write the first script for the pilot of Doctor Who. The show never got past the pilot and Newman was fired. Martin then started writing for the police drama Juliet Bravo, and since then he concentrated his career on writing for television shows. He had a wife and a son, Philip Bannister, but he didn't care for them and cheated on his wife because he believed himself to be a great writer.
Decades later, in a nursery home, he started having dreams with his characters and settings from Doctor Who. He was contacted by Sydney Newman again to write a new script for the series, which would be brought back by the BBC 40 years after the failed pilot. He started receiving visits from his son and his grandson, whom he tried to get in touch with, without success. Martin started to have daydreams of himself as his character, Doctor Who, and believed his wardrobe to be his TARDIS. His stories got increasingly darker, with Barbara and Ian getting ultimately killed by radiation sickness, with only him and his granddaughter Susan Who being left alive. Ultimately, he decided to lock himself in the wardrobe and go off in travels with Susan, instead of confronting reality. In reality, Martin died of suffocation inside the wardrobe. (AUDIO: Deadline)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ian McKellen was considered for the role of Martin Bannister.[1].
