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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of a KidAppealCharacter - the robot dog [[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]] - as a companion to the Doctor. During William' three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.
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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of a KidAppealCharacter - the robot dog [[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]] - as a companion to the Doctor. During William' Williams' three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. Creator/TomBaker was incumbent as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]] for the entirety of his tenure as producer. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling enforced by the higher-ups]] at Creator/TheBBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. Creator/TomBaker was incumbent as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]] for the entirety of his tenure as producer. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling enforced by the higher-ups]] at Creator/TheBBC after complaints by MoralGuardians that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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After three seasons, Williams moved on. His successor was the former production unit manager Creator/JohnNathanTurner, who would reverse the trend of the Williams era and take the show in a far less comedic direction.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. Creator/TomBaker was incumbent as the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourthDoctor Fourth Doctor Doctor]] for the entirety of his tenure as producer. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling enforced by the higher-ups]] at Creator/TheBBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. Creator/TomBaker was incumbent as the Fourth Doctor for the entirety of his tenure as producer. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling enforced by the higher-ups]] at Creator/TheBBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of a KidAppealCharacter - the robot dog [[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]] - as a companion to the Doctor. During William' three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.
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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of a KidAppealCharacter - the robot dog [[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]] - as a companion to the Doctor. During William' three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.season.
Having left the television industry to run a hotel, Graham Williams died in a shooting accident in 1990, aged just 45.
Having left the television industry to run a hotel, Graham Williams died in a shooting accident in 1990, aged just 45.
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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of a KidAppealCharacter - the robot dog [[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]] - as a companion to the Doctor. Under his During William' three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling mandated enforced by the higher-ups]] at Creator/TheBBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling mandated by the higher-ups]] at the Creator/BBC Creator/TheBBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of a KidAppealCharacter - the robot dog Characters/DoctorWhoK9 [[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]] - as a companion to the Doctor. Under his three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer, producer and script editor, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling mandated by the higher-ups]] at the Creator/BBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
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Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of the robot dog Characters/DoctorWhoK9 as a companion to the Doctor, and KidAppealCharacter. Under his three seasons, the show also became steadily more comedic, culminating in Creator/DouglasAdams becoming script editor for his final season.
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Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was a British television producer, best known for producing ''Series/DoctorWho'' for three seasons from 1977 to 1980. His era saw the show go in a LighterAndSofter direction than the GothicHorror of the preceding Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe era. This had been [[ExecutiveMeddling mandated by the higher-ups]] at the Creator/BBC after complaints that the programme had been too scary for children, which had led directly to Hinchcliffe being dismissed.
Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of the robot dog Characters/DoctorWhoK9 as a companion to the Doctor, and KidAppealCharacter.
Perhaps the most striking example of the tonal shift was the introduction of the robot dog Characters/DoctorWhoK9 as a companion to the Doctor, and KidAppealCharacter.
