5/9/2023 0 Comments Aaronovitch![]() ![]() ![]() It featured a return of fan-favorite the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) and a scene-stealing performance by Emmy winner Jean Marsh ( The Changeling, Willow) as Morgaine, the priestess of Arthurian legend. Battlefield (1989) offered an ambitious and complex drama centered on King Arthur mythology. Related: Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch's Best Moments in the BBC SeriesĪaronovitch responded with two of the most well-regarded serials of the 1963-89 era. New script editor Andrew Cartmel brought in fresh blood, commissioning scripts from a number of up-and-coming writers, of whom Aaronovitch was one. One strange observance while he’s guarding a crime scene, and he’s recruited by the (almost defunct) division of magic law enforcement (limited to just his governor). Peter Grant, the protagonist, is a police constable at the start of his career. Aaronovitch was a key figure in the adventures of the Doctor, not during the more recent David Tennant or Matt Smith eras, but in the 1980s, during the tenure of Seventh Doctor - and soon-to-be star of the remake of The Munsters - Sylvester McCoy.Īfter multiple misfires during the run of Sixth Doctor Colin Baker, as well as an eighteen-month hiatus at the behest of the Doctor Who-hating BBC executive Michael Grade, by the time McCoy took over the reins in 1987, audience figures had slumped. Aaronovitch created an excellent urban fantasy world around London. If you're a Doctor Who fan, there's a good chance that the name of Rivers of London's creator, Ben Aaronovitch, rings a bell. ![]()
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