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Summer 1965 saw the departure of William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and, most sadly for Hartnell, Verity Lambert. "That was a bit of a turning point," says Bradley. "I don't think he ever felt the same kind of support and passion for the project and I think he missed her terribly."
 
Summer 1965 saw the departure of William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and, most sadly for Hartnell, Verity Lambert. "That was a bit of a turning point," says Bradley. "I don't think he ever felt the same kind of support and passion for the project and I think he missed her terribly."
  
Hartnell took an intense dislike to replacement producer John Wiles and became Doctor Who's first ever continuity pedant, arguing with directors who didn't understand how the TARDIS worked. He even asked to supply his own dialogue because, he said, he knew the Doctor better than the writers did. One guest actor, [[broadwcast:The Crusades|Julian Glover]], remembered him as "this grumpy bloke sat in the corner, scowling in disapproval at all I did".
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Hartnell took an intense dislike to replacement producer John Wiles and became Doctor Who's first ever continuity pedant, arguing with directors who didn't understand how the TARDIS worked. He even asked to supply his own dialogue because, he said, he knew the Doctor better than the writers did. One guest actor, [[broadwcast:The Crusade|Julian Glover]], remembered him as "this grumpy bloke sat in the corner, scowling in disapproval at all I did".
  
 
"New people came on board who didn't care enough and that's why he became so proprietorial," says Gatiss. "He was the last man standing."
 
"New people came on board who didn't care enough and that's why he became so proprietorial," says Gatiss. "He was the last man standing."

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  • Publication: Empire
  • Date: 2013-12-01
  • Author: Dorian Lynskey, Kim Newman
  • Page: 97
  • Language: English