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In [[1971]] he auditioned for the regular role of Captain [[Mike Yates]] in the eighth season of ''Doctor Who''. Although he did not win the part, he sufficiently impressed the production team to be kept in mind and cast in a supporting role in the [[1973]] story'' [[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', broadcast as part of the tenth season of the programme. | In [[1971]] he auditioned for the regular role of Captain [[Mike Yates]] in the eighth season of ''Doctor Who''. Although he did not win the part, he sufficiently impressed the production team to be kept in mind and cast in a supporting role in the [[1973]] story'' [[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', broadcast as part of the tenth season of the programme. | ||
In [[1974]], he was cast as Harry Sullivan, a character developed by the production team when they thought the [[Fourth Doctor]] would be portrayed by an older actor and would be unable to handle the more physical action scenes. However, after [[Tom Baker]], who was forty, was cast, this was no longer an issue and Harry was written out after just one season, despite being a popular character and gelling with Baker and other lead [[Elisabeth Sladen]]. Marter was the third ''Doctor Who'' regular to be cast following a guest appearance (the first was [[Peter Purves]] ([[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]) and the second [[Nicholas Courtney]] ([[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story) | In [[1974]], he was cast as Harry Sullivan, a character developed by the production team when they thought the [[Fourth Doctor]] would be portrayed by an older actor and would be unable to handle the more physical action scenes. However, after [[Tom Baker]], who was forty, was cast, this was no longer an issue and Harry was written out after just one season, despite being a popular character and gelling with Baker and other lead [[Elisabeth Sladen]]. Marter was the third ''Doctor Who'' regular to be cast following a guest appearance (the first was [[Peter Purves]] ([[Steven Taylor]], previously [[Morton Dill]] ([[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]) and the second [[Nicholas Courtney]] ([[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], previously [[Bret Vyon]] in [[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]). | ||
Marter remained involved with ''Doctor Who'' after his departure from the cast. He co-wrote the script for a potential [[List of Doctor Who feature films|feature film]] version, provisionally titled ''[[Doctor Who Meets Scratchman]]'' in collaboration with Baker and film director [[James Hill]], although this never came to pass. The intention was to have Baker's Doctor come face to face with [[Scratchman]], an ancient British word for the devil. The finale of the film would have taken place on a giant pinball table, the holes in the table portals to other dimensions. The project fizzled out due to lack of funding and the dire state of the British film industry. | Marter remained involved with ''Doctor Who'' after his departure from the cast. He co-wrote the script for a potential [[List of Doctor Who feature films|feature film]] version, provisionally titled ''[[Doctor Who Meets Scratchman]]'' in collaboration with Baker and film director [[James Hill]], although this never came to pass. The intention was to have Baker's Doctor come face to face with [[Scratchman]], an ancient British word for the devil. The finale of the film would have taken place on a giant pinball table, the holes in the table portals to other dimensions. The project fizzled out due to lack of funding and the dire state of the British film industry. | ||
