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[[File:MichaelImison.jpg|thumb|Imison as he appeared on [[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'']] | [[File:MichaelImison.jpg|thumb|Imison as he appeared on [[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'']] | ||
'''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) was born on [[9 February]] [[1935]]. He [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Ark]]''. Because of this, he was involved in casting [[Jackie Lane]] in the part of [[Dodo Chaplet]]. He also claimed to have been responsible for the general visual style of the [[Monoid]]s. In an interview conducted around [[2010]], he said he had hoped that the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] would be able to market the Monoids as they had done the [[Dalek]]s, suggesting he had a financial interest in their success. | '''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) was born on [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935]]. He [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Ark]]''. Because of this, he was involved in casting [[Jackie Lane]] in the part of [[Dodo Chaplet]]. He also claimed to have been responsible for the general visual style of the [[Monoid]]s. In an interview conducted around [[2010]], he said he had hoped that the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] would be able to market the Monoids as they had done the [[Dalek]]s, suggesting he had a financial interest in their success. | ||
Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'') | Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'') |