![]() To this end, he and some of his writers (mainly Creator/BenAaronovitch and Creator/MarcPlatt) threw around ideas for the Doctor's backstory which would have revealed that much of what had previously been established about the Doctor was wrong, and he was in fact a much more powerful and mysterious figure than had hitherto been revealed. He also sought to restore the element of mystery to the character of the Doctor from the show's early years, which Cartmel felt had been lost over the course of the show's run. ![]() He discarded the graphic violence and toned down the ContinuityPorn that had characterised the previous era, and sought to recruit new, young writers to the show rather than re-using those who had previously written for it. Cartmel sought to reinvigorate the series and take it in a new creative direction. ![]() Given the circumstances, getting the show up at all was a major achievement. Cartmel therefore started his first script-editing job with ], by writers he didn't get on with, for ]. He took up his post as script editor at a time the show was facing unprecedented crisis, following the firing of previous Doctor Creator/ColinBaker and the acrimonious mid-story departure of his predecessor Creator/EricSaward, who had fallen out with producer Creator/JohnNathanTurner. ![]()
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