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After graduating from [[Oxford University]] in 1969, Marter worked at the {{w|Bristol Old Vic}} theatre, where he was a stage manager and acted in various minor roles. To supplement his low actor's wages, he worked for a time as a milkman and a schoolteacher. | After graduating from [[Oxford University]] in 1969, Marter worked at the {{w|Bristol Old Vic}} theatre, where he was a stage manager and acted in various minor roles. To supplement his low actor's wages, he worked for a time as a milkman and a schoolteacher. | ||
In 1971 he auditioned for the regular role of Captain [[Mike Yates]] in the eighth season of ''Doctor Who'' | In 1971 he auditioned for the regular role of Captain [[Mike Yates]] in the eighth season of ''Doctor Who ''but although he was offered the part, he was unable to accept due to other commitments. He sufficiently impressed the production team to be kept in mind and was cast in a supporting role in the [[1973 (releases)|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]] ([[Steven Taylor]], previously [[Morton Dill]] (both appearing in[[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]]). | 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]] (both appearing in[[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]]). | ||
