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'''Shaun Sutton''' was | '''Shaun Sutton''' ([[14th October]] [[1919]] — [[14th May]] [[2004]]) was a major creative force in the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] from the [[1950s]] to the early [[1990s]]. By the early [[1960s]], he had established himself as a [[producer]], and [[Sydney Newman]] offered him the opportunity to be ''[[Doctor Who]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first producer. When he declined, the job fell instead to [[Verity Lambert]]. In [[1966]], he became the BBC's Head of Serials — a position that effectively made him the intermediate boss between Newman and then-producer of ''Doctor Who'', [[Innes Lloyd]]. He was thus the de-facto, if uncredited, [[executive producer]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', occupying a somewhat similar position to that of [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Piers Wenger]] in the [[BBC Wales]] version of the programme. | ||
He was particularly well known for his role in the transition from [[William Hartnell]] to [[Patrick Troughton]]. A fierce advocate of Troughton, he had to negotiate with Newman — who strongly disagreed with the choice — to win Troughton the role, and to find a tone for the characterization of the [[Second Doctor]] that Newman found acceptable. | He was particularly well known for his role in the transition from [[William Hartnell]] to [[Patrick Troughton]]. A fierce advocate of Troughton, he had to negotiate with Newman — who strongly disagreed with the choice — to win Troughton the role, and to find a tone for the characterization of the [[Second Doctor]] that Newman found acceptable. | ||
