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'''''The Sun Makers''''' was the fourth serial of [[season 15]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It took on a political note with the [[writer]] [[Robert Holmes]] outing his dislike of the [[Inland Revenue]]'s [[tax]]ation. For this reason, much of its plot involved subtle jokes in reference to this. | '''''The Sun Makers''''' was the fourth serial of [[season 15]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It took on a political note with the [[writer]] [[Robert Holmes]] outing his dislike of the [[Inland Revenue]]'s [[tax]]ation. For this reason, much of its plot involved subtle jokes in reference to this. | ||
It was usually against [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] policy to allow [[script editor]]s to write for their own show, but Holmes had received special permission to script a limited number of serials per year. ''The Sun Makers'' was the fifth story Holmes wrote during his tenure, however this was the last story he wrote while he was script editor as Holmes had decided to step down from the position | It was usually against [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] policy to allow [[script editor]]s to write for their own show, but Holmes had received special permission to script a limited number of serials per year. ''The Sun Makers'' was the fifth story Holmes wrote during his tenure, however this was the last story he wrote while he was script editor as Holmes had decided to step down from the position by this point. He was succeeded by [[Anthony Read]]. | ||
Holmes was inspired by {{w|Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose|Adrian Berry}}'s novel, ''The Iron Sun: Crossing The Universe Through Black Holes'', that proposed the idea of man-made [[sun|stars]]. Holmes also wanted to couple the idea with [[Britain]]'s former colonial ruling. After [[Graham Williams]] decided to keep [[K9 Mark I|K9]] on as a series regular, Holmes, as script editor, was one of the first to know and was easily able to integrate the character into the story. | Holmes was inspired by {{w|Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose|Adrian Berry}}'s novel, ''The Iron Sun: Crossing The Universe Through Black Holes'', that proposed the idea of man-made [[sun|stars]]. Holmes also wanted to couple the idea with [[Britain]]'s former colonial ruling. After [[Graham Williams]] decided to keep [[K9 Mark I|K9]] on as a series regular, Holmes, as script editor, was one of the first to know and was easily able to integrate the character into the story. | ||