Graeme Harper(I)

He is closely associated with the Doctor Who franchise as the only person to have directed episodes of Docteur Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005). He also directed episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007). His work as a director on The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984) and Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985) was widely acclaimed. Peter Davison has stated on several occasions that he was the best director he worked with on the series. He was also asked to direct Battlefield: Part One (1989) but was unavailable. There was much excitement when he was announced as the director of the 30th anniversary special "The Dark Dimension", but this project was abandoned.

[on The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984)] I think Robert Holmes was one of our great action thriller writers. I can't name all of his stories, but I worked on several projects of his which were not Docteur Who (1963) where he was the writer. He was a very visual writer. That's the reason the story is so good. Yes, I had my little tuppence worth, saying, 'Why don't we do this?', but I cannot say I contributed to the story itself, other than my interpretation of his story. To my knowledge, he enjoyed my interpretation. He could see the enthusiasm and pace I injected into it, so that there wouldn't be one dull moment. Robert Holmes and I got on very well, but I don't know anybody who didn't get on with him. He was just a great storyteller, and lapped up ideas. If you had an idea he thought was stunningly clever, he would use it. You'd be proud it had been taken on board.