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'''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3415 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. | '''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3415 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. He was also heavily responsible for the visual visual style of the [[Monoid]]s. In fact, it was his idea to call them Monoids, as the script merely referred to them as "the reptiles". He later said he had hoped that the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] would be able to market the Monoids as they had done the [[Dalek]]s. ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark'') | ||
Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'') | Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'') | ||
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Michael Imison (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born 9 February 1935[1]) directed the Doctor Who television story The Ark. He was also heavily responsible for the visual visual style of the Monoids. In fact, it was his idea to call them Monoids, as the script merely referred to them as "the reptiles". He later said he had hoped that the BBC would be able to market the Monoids as they had done the Daleks. (INFO: The Ark)
Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "The Bomb", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of The Ark. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. (DOC: Riverside Story)
"The Bomb" was the last episode of television he ever directed. Immediately after its recording, he became a script editor in the BBC's Plays Department. However, the executive who had refused to extend his directing contract, Gerald Savory, followed him there, virtually ensuring that his career advancement prospects would be limited. He left the BBC and became an agent, first for actors and then literary, for the bulk of his thereon remaining career. (DCOM, INFO: "The Bomb")
