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In 1974, he was cast as companion Harry Sullivan, a character developed by the production team when they thought the [[Fourth Doctor]] might be portrayed by an older actor who 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. 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 two were [[Peter Purves]] and [[Nicholas Courtney]]. | In 1974, he was cast as companion Harry Sullivan, a character developed by the production team when they thought the [[Fourth Doctor]] might be portrayed by an older actor who 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. 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 two were [[Peter Purves]] and [[Nicholas Courtney]]. | ||
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 {{w|James Hill (British 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 {{w|James Hill (British 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. However, much of the material written by Marter and Baker for that project would be adapted, by Baker himself with [[James Goss]], for the 2019 novel ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]''. | ||
He also became involved with the writing of novelisations of ''Doctor Who'' stories for [[Target Books]], penning nine adaptations in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Marter's novelisations were controversial, most notably for his use of the word 'bastard' in his novelisation of ''[[The Enemy of the World]]''. | He also became involved with the writing of novelisations of ''Doctor Who'' stories for [[Target Books]], penning nine adaptations in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Marter's novelisations were controversial, most notably for his use of the word 'bastard' in his novelisation of ''[[The Enemy of the World]]''. | ||
The last of Marter's ''Doctor Who'' novelisations was ''[[The Rescue]]'', which was completed by range editor [[Nigel Robinson]] after Marter's unexpected death. Marter is, to date, one of only | The last of Marter's ''Doctor Who'' novelisations was ''[[The Rescue]]'', which was completed by range editor [[Nigel Robinson]] after Marter's unexpected death. Marter is, to date, one of only six ''Doctor Who'' actors (the others being [[Colin Baker]], [[David Banks]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Tom Baker]]; original series writer [[Victor Pemberton]] also appeared as an actor) to write licensed fiction based upon the series. | ||
Marter also wrote an original spin-off novel for Target, ''[[Harry Sullivan's War]]'', starring the character he had played on screen, published in 1986, only weeks before his death; this was the second original ''Doctor Who''-related novel ever published, after ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]''. Marter planned a sequel and an adaptation of the unused ''Doctor Who Meets Scratchman'' script at the time of his death. | Marter also wrote an original spin-off novel for Target, ''[[Harry Sullivan's War]]'', starring the character he had played on screen, published in 1986, only weeks before his death; this was the second original ''Doctor Who''-related novel ever published, after ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]''. Marter planned a sequel and an adaptation of the unused ''Doctor Who Meets Scratchman'' script at the time of his death. | ||
