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According to [[Colin Baker]], after appearing as [[Maxil]] in three of [[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity's]] four episodes, he and his wife were invited to the wedding of an assistant floor manager a few weeks later. [[Eric Saward]], [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Gary Downie]] also attended. | According to [[Colin Baker]], after appearing as [[Maxil]] in three of [[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity's]] four episodes, he and his wife were invited to the wedding of an assistant floor manager a few weeks later. [[Eric Saward]], [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Gary Downie]] also attended. | ||
Nathan-Turner would later tell Baker that he'd based his decision to cast him as the [[Sixth Doctor]] on the characteristics he'd shown during that party. Indeed, Nathan-Turner admitted that he would often advise actors playing | Nathan-Turner would later tell Baker that he'd based his decision to cast him as the [[Sixth Doctor]] on the characteristics he'd shown during that party. Indeed, Nathan-Turner admitted that he would often advise actors playing [[the Doctor]] that "the clue to how you play it, is how you are at a party - it's just all your characteristics, one notch up." | ||
Both [[Eric Saward]] and [[Ian Levine]] would later admit that they doubted the wisdom of casting Baker based on how he acted at a party. | Both [[Eric Saward]] and [[Ian Levine]] would later admit that they doubted the wisdom of casting Baker based on how he acted at a party. | ||
=== Costume === | === Costume === | ||
[[Pat Godfrey]] was asked to design a costume that was "totally tasteless", in line with how Nathan-Turner imagined this Doctor. [[Eric Saward]] offered the idea, in his interview, that Nathan-Turner wanted to see his own style of dress reflected in this Doctor - a nod to his penchant for Hawaiian shirts. Godfrey struggled to meet the brief, with many of her designs being rejected by Nathan-Turner. Saward puts this down to her years of experience leading her to instinctively make the costume less tasteless, with more complementary colours. Eventually, according to Baker, Godfrey would create a design so tasteless that she did not expect Nathan-Turner to accept it but, to her surprise, he did. | |||
[[Pat Godfrey]] was asked to design a costume that was "totally tasteless", in line with how Nathan-Turner imagined this Doctor. [[Eric Saward]] offered the idea, in his interview, that Nathan-Turner wanted to see his own style of dress reflected in this Doctor - a nod to his penchant for Hawaiian shirts. Godfrey struggled to meet the brief, with many of her designs being rejected by Nathan-Turner. Saward puts this down to her years of experience leading her to instinctively make the costume less tasteless, with more complementary colours. Eventually, according to Baker, Godfrey would create a design so tasteless that she did not expect Nathan-Turner to | |||
== Additional topics covered == | == Additional topics covered == | ||
