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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]]''. | 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 ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)|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 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. | The last of Marter's ''Doctor Who'' novelisations was ''[[The Rescue (novelisation)|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 (novel)|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 (novel)|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. | ||
In addition to his ''Doctor Who'' novelisations, he adapted several 1980s [[United States|American]] films, such as {{wi|Splash (film)|Splash}} and {{wi|Down and Out in Beverly Hills}} for [[Target Books|Target]] and their [[Star Books]] imprint. Some of these books were published under the pen name 'Ian Don'. | In addition to his ''Doctor Who'' novelisations, he adapted several 1980s [[United States|American]] films, such as {{wi|Splash (film)|Splash}} and {{wi|Down and Out in Beverly Hills}} for [[Target Books|Target]] and their [[Star Books]] imprint. Some of these books were published under the pen name 'Ian Don'. | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]'' | * ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]'' | ||
* ''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]'' | * ''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Dominators (novelisation)|The Dominators]]'' | * ''[[The Dominators (novelisation)|The Dominators]]'' | ||
