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Boucher was asked to write ''Robots'' after another serial fell through. He was chosen as his work on the preceding story, ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'', had been widely appreciated. It was [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] who pushed the idea of a "robot story", despite [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]]' opinion that they were dull. Holmes was confident that he could produce a good script for an enclosed space, as the crew were aware the serial would be a studio bound one. Hinchcliffe suggested a setting akin to the machines featured in the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] sci-fi novel {{wi|Dune (novel)|Dune}}, and so the [[sandminer]]s were created. | Boucher was asked to write ''Robots'' after another serial fell through. He was chosen as his work on the preceding story, ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'', had been widely appreciated. It was [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] who pushed the idea of a "robot story", despite [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]]' opinion that they were dull. Holmes was confident that he could produce a good script for an enclosed space, as the crew were aware the serial would be a studio bound one. Hinchcliffe suggested a setting akin to the machines featured in the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] sci-fi novel {{wi|Dune (novel)|Dune}}, and so the [[sandminer]]s were created. | ||
[[Tom Baker]] was reportedly highly critical of the script. He complained to Boucher during the initial read through and later voiced his derogatory opinions of the story to director [[Michael E. Briant]]. According to Briant, this was because Baker wanted the Doctor to display certain characteristics of his imagining. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The Sandmine Murders]]'') | [[Tom Baker]] was reportedly highly critical of the script. He complained to Boucher during the initial read through and later voiced his derogatory opinions of the story to director [[Michael E. Briant]]. According to Briant, this was because Baker wanted the Doctor to display certain characteristics of his imagining. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The Sandmine Murders (documentary)|The Sandmine Murders]]'') | ||
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