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* [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Eric Saward]] had different ideas as to what the Sixth Doctor's debut story should be. Nathan-Turner wanted a straightforward adventure pitting the Doctor against a strong villain, while Saward felt that the new Doctor's personality would be better showcased in a more unusual storyline. This would only serve to be the beginning of mounting tensions between the two of them (Saward having never been keen on [[Colin Baker]]'s casting in the first place) that would ultimately lead to Saward resigning as script editor by the end of Season 23. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Eric Saward]] had different ideas as to what the Sixth Doctor's debut story should be. Nathan-Turner wanted a straightforward adventure pitting the Doctor against a strong villain, while Saward felt that the new Doctor's personality would be better showcased in a more unusual storyline. This would only serve to be the beginning of mounting tensions between the two of them (Saward having never been keen on [[Colin Baker]]'s casting in the first place) that would ultimately lead to Saward resigning as script editor by the end of Season 23. | ||
* [[Anthony Steven]]'s progress on the scripts was very slow, and he began offering the production team fantastical excuses such as his electric typewriter exploding. He eventually fell ill, leaving [[Eric Saward]] to heavily restructure the scripts, which [[Peter Moffatt]] felt had serious logistical and storytelling problems. | * [[Anthony Steven]]'s progress on the scripts was very slow, and he began offering the production team fantastical excuses such as his electric typewriter exploding. He eventually fell ill, leaving [[Eric Saward]] to heavily restructure the scripts, which [[Peter Moffatt]] felt had serious logistical and storytelling problems. | ||
* [[Ian Levine]] suggested that Azmael be the Doctor's old hermit mentor, referred to in [[The Time Monster (TV story)| | * [[Ian Levine]] suggested that Azmael be the Doctor's old hermit mentor, referred to in ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'' and ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''. Unfortunately, [[Anthony Steven]] misunderstood the nature of the Doctor's relationship with the character, and made him a tutor at the Prydonian Academy instead. | ||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] was encouraged to cast two more experienced female actors as Romulus and Remus, but chose male actors because he believed it was crucial the characters be boys for the script to work. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] was encouraged to cast two more experienced female actors as Romulus and Remus, but chose male actors because he believed it was crucial the characters be boys for the script to work. | ||
* [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] had a frosty start to their relationship. Bryant had been nervous about suddenly becoming the senior member of the regular cast, and Baker had mistaken this for standoffishness on her part. Then on one occasion, Baker bit Bryant on the backside as a joke, which she tolerated. [[Kevin McNally]] did the same, prompting her to punch him in the face. Baker took Bryant out to dinner as a way of apology and they eventually became friends. | * [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] had a frosty start to their relationship. Bryant had been nervous about suddenly becoming the senior member of the regular cast, and Baker had mistaken this for standoffishness on her part. Then on one occasion, Baker bit Bryant on the backside as a joke, which she tolerated. [[Kevin McNally]] did the same, prompting her to punch him in the face. Baker took Bryant out to dinner as a way of apology and they eventually became friends. | ||