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1980's State of Decay featured the first use of overtly vampiric themes in Doctor Who televised history, while at the same time providing many details about Time Lord history. It was also the subject of an infamous behind-the-scenes battle over whether writer Terrance Dicks or script editor Christopher H. Bidmead would exert the greater control over the script. Dicks largely won that battle, thanks to the insistence of director Peter Moffatt — but "Uncle Terrance" would nevertheless go on to write two other, distinct versions of the story. Read more...