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Douglas Camfield had served as an officer in the British Army. He was married to the actress [[Sheila Dunn]], whom he cast in ''Inferno'' as Dr [[Petra Williams]]. According to [[Ian Fairbairn]] in the DVD documentary ''[[Podshock]]'', some time after directing ''The Seeds of Doom'', Dunn demanded that Camfield stop directing ''Doctor Who'', as she felt it placed him under too much strain. The couple were near {{w|Ely Cathedral}} at the time of the conversation, and so Camfield went into the cathedral and swore on the high altar that he would not do another ''Doctor Who'' story — an oath which he kept. | Douglas Camfield had served as an officer in the British Army. He was married to the actress [[Sheila Dunn]], whom he cast in ''Inferno'' as Dr [[Petra Williams]]. According to [[Ian Fairbairn]] in the DVD documentary ''[[Podshock]]'', some time after directing ''The Seeds of Doom'', Dunn demanded that Camfield stop directing ''Doctor Who'', as she felt it placed him under too much strain. The couple were near {{w|Ely Cathedral}} at the time of the conversation, and so Camfield went into the cathedral and swore on the high altar that he would not do another ''Doctor Who'' story — an oath which he kept. | ||
Camfield suffered from a heart ailment, and died of heart failure in his sleep | Camfield suffered from a heart ailment, and died of heart failure in his sleep in 1984 aged 52.{{Fact}} | ||
He was one of only three directors (along with [[Christopher Barry]] and [[Lennie Mayne]]) to direct ''Doctor Who'' serials featuring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]]. | He was one of only three directors (along with [[Christopher Barry]] and [[Lennie Mayne]]) to direct ''Doctor Who'' serials featuring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]]. | ||
