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"With the ground-breaking changeover from [[William Hartnell]] to [[Patrick Troughton]], ''Doctor Who'' demonstrated that it could survive even the departure of the leading actor. Troughton's introduction energised the show, giving it a new lease of life. The writers also introduced or developed some of the show's most enduring characters: the resourceful [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and the orphaned [[Victoria Waterfield]], [[companion]]s who shared our screens with the Doctor's greatest enemies — the emotionless [[Cybermen]], the militaristic [[Ice Warrior]]s, the [[robot Yeti|robotic Yeti]] and, of course, the [[Dalek]]s. | "With the ground-breaking changeover from [[William Hartnell]] to [[Patrick Troughton]], ''Doctor Who'' demonstrated that it could survive even the departure of the leading actor. Troughton's introduction energised the show, giving it a new lease of life. The writers also introduced or developed some of the show's most enduring characters: the resourceful [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and the orphaned [[Victoria Waterfield]], [[companion]]s who shared our screens with the Doctor's greatest enemies — the emotionless [[Cybermen]], the militaristic [[Ice Warrior]]s, the [[robot Yeti|robotic Yeti]] and, of course, the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
"This book is an in in-depth study of Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the making of ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' — a classic adventure set in the deadly [[Land of Fiction]] — and much more. The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as ''[[ | "This book is an in in-depth study of Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the making of ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' — a classic adventure set in the deadly [[Land of Fiction]] — and much more. The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as ''[[The Sixties]]'' and ''[[The Seventies]]'', and their acclaimed work on other books in the Handbook range." | ||
-- From the back cover of the first edition | -- From the back cover of the first edition | ||
== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Mind Robber]]''. | This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
