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'''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born in Hoylake, Merseyside<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/bio/michael-imison.html Shannon Sullivan]</ref> on [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3415 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[Director (crew)|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. ''The Ark'' was [[Dodo Chaplet]]'s first full story as a [[companion]], so Imison was therefore partially responsible for casting [[Jackie Lane]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Riverside Story (documentary)|Riverside Story]]'') | '''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born in Hoylake, Merseyside<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/bio/michael-imison.html Shannon Sullivan]</ref> on [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3415 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[Director (crew)|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. ''The Ark'' was [[Dodo Chaplet]]'s first full story as a [[companion]], so Imison was therefore partially responsible for casting [[Jackie Lane]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Riverside Story (documentary)|Riverside Story]]'') | ||
Imison was heavily responsible for the visual style of the [[Monoid]]s. In fact, it was his idea to call them Monoids, as the script merely referred to them as "the reptiles". He later said he had hoped that the [[ | Imison was heavily responsible for the visual style of the [[Monoid]]s. In fact, it was his idea to call them Monoids, as the script merely referred to them as "the reptiles". He later said he had hoped that the [[BBC]] would be able to market the Monoids as they had done the [[Dalek]]s. ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark'') | ||
Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't even told of this decision face-to-face; he was simply handed a note before entering the studio gallery at the start of recording. ([[DOC]]: ''Riverside Story'') | Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't even told of this decision face-to-face; he was simply handed a note before entering the studio gallery at the start of recording. ([[DOC]]: ''Riverside Story'') | ||
