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'''''The Celestial Toymaker''''' was the seventh serial of [[season 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced [[the Toymaker]], a recurring villain in the franchise. Most notably, the serial almost wrote William Hartnell out of the series: [[producer]] [[John Wiles]]'s original idea for dispensing with Hartnell's services was to have the Doctor disappear as Hartnell during the [[Trilogic game]], then reappear as another actor. | '''''The Celestial Toymaker''''' was the seventh serial of [[season 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced [[the Toymaker]], a recurring villain in the franchise. Most notably, the serial almost wrote William Hartnell out of the series: [[producer]] [[John Wiles]]'s original idea for dispensing with Hartnell's services was to have the Doctor disappear as Hartnell during the [[Trilogic game]], then reappear as another actor. | ||
The larger truth, however, was that it was a [[serial]] that had, unlike most others, been shaped by two different production teams. Along the way, it had generated unusual criticism from rights-holders of other properties — including Wiles's own boss — who were concerned that their characters were being unhelpfully, if not ''illegally'', used within the production. In fact, "The Final Test" was the only ''Doctor Who'' episode forced to have a [[continuity announcement]] to protect the [[ | The larger truth, however, was that it was a [[serial]] that had, unlike most others, been shaped by two different production teams. Along the way, it had generated unusual criticism from rights-holders of other properties — including Wiles's own boss — who were concerned that their characters were being unhelpfully, if not ''illegally'', used within the production. In fact, "The Final Test" was the only ''Doctor Who'' episode forced to have a [[continuity announcement]] to protect the [[BBC]] from legal action on behalf of a copyright holder.{{fact}} | ||
''The Celestial Toymaker'' saw [[Innes Lloyd]] officially take over as the producer, which led to far less formal clothing for his female cast. For the first time, the female [[companion]] wears a miniskirt. The serial also suffered due to a hangover from ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' that posted over budget, resulting in minimalist set design and reuse of costumes from ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''.{{fact}} | ''The Celestial Toymaker'' saw [[Innes Lloyd]] officially take over as the producer, which led to far less formal clothing for his female cast. For the first time, the female [[companion]] wears a miniskirt. The serial also suffered due to a hangover from ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'' that posted over budget, resulting in minimalist set design and reuse of costumes from ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''.{{fact}} |