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When Newman left as Head of Drama in [[1967]], Sutton succeeded him. At first, though, Newman was ''both'' Head of Serials ''and'' Acting Head of Drama, meaning that he maintained a close supervisory role on ''Doctor Who'' until [[1969]], when he fully transitioned to the position of Head of Drama. Thus, he also had a significant role in picking [[Jon Pertwee]] for the role of the [[Third Doctor]]. | When Newman left as Head of Drama in [[1967]], Sutton succeeded him. At first, though, Newman was ''both'' Head of Serials ''and'' Acting Head of Drama, meaning that he maintained a close supervisory role on ''Doctor Who'' until [[1969]], when he fully transitioned to the position of Head of Drama. Thus, he also had a significant role in picking [[Jon Pertwee]] for the role of the [[Third Doctor]]. | ||
Despite his increased distance from the day-to-day operations of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', his value to the programme was frequently noted by [[1970s]] producer, [[Barry Letts]]. (''[[Who and Me]]'') Among other things, he suggested [[Tom Baker]] when Letts was casting the [[Fourth Doctor]]. Famously, Sutton took Letts to a local movie thetre near the BBC to watch ''The Golden Voyage of Sinbad'' as a sort of "screen test" for Baker. (''[[Who on Earth | Despite his increased distance from the day-to-day operations of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', his value to the programme was frequently noted by [[1970s]] producer, [[Barry Letts]]. (''[[Who and Me]]'') Among other things, he suggested [[Tom Baker]] when Letts was casting the [[Fourth Doctor]]. Famously, Sutton took Letts to a local movie thetre near the BBC to watch ''The Golden Voyage of Sinbad'' as a sort of "screen test" for Baker. (''[[Who on Earth is Tom Baker?]]'') | ||
After his retirement, Sutton opined in [[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond|a 1995 documentary]] that Pertwee was his favorite incarnation of [[the Doctor]]. | After his retirement, Sutton opined in [[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond|a 1995 documentary]] that Pertwee was his favorite incarnation of [[the Doctor]]. | ||