History Creator / EricSaward

* ContinuityLockout: Many ''Series/DoctorWho'' stories during his tenure required detailed knowledge of stories broadcast 10-20 years earlier to be comprehensible.

* CreatorsPest: Bizarrely enough, the Doctor himself. Saward's disapproval of Creator/ColinBaker's casting as the Sixth Doctor led him to minimize the role of the Doctor as much as possible in his ''Series/DoctorWho'' scripts, most notably "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Revelation of the Daleks]]".

* AlanSmithee: The Season 23 ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E1AttackOfTheCybermen Attack of the Cybermen]]" was credited under the pseudonym "Paula Moore". It is generally accepted that the script was largely written by Saward, based on ideas from the show's unofficial continuity advisor Ian Levine. Saward himself could not be credited due to Creator/{{BBC}} rules against script editors writing for their own shows.

* CreatorsPest: Bizarrely enough, the Doctor himself. Saward's disapproval of Creator/ColinBakers's casting as the Sixth Doctor led him to minimize the role of the Doctor as much as possible in his ''Series/DoctorWho'' scripts, most notably "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Revelation of the Daleks]]".

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British television and radio script writer. He is best known for serving as script editor of ''Series/DoctorWho'' in the mid-1980s. His time on the show spanned the majority of the tenures of Creator/PeterDavison as the Fifth Doctor and Creator/ColinBaker as the Sixth Doctor.

* DarkerAndEdgier: His time as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor was this in comparison to most of the show's previous history. Notable, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock Earthshock]]", written by Saward himself, featured the firs tdeath of an established companion in the show's history.

* HostilityOnTheSet: His relationship with ''Series/DoctorWho'' producer Creator/JohnNathanTurner became increasingly strained over the course of their five years working together, as a result of numerous creative disagreements. This culminated in Saward {{Rage Quit}}ting his post as script editor during the production of the Season 23 ("Trial Of a Time Lord") finale "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]", and withdrawing permission to use his script for the final episode.

* BloodierAndGorier: Saward's tenure as ''Series/DoctorWho'' script editor saw the highest levels of violence in the show's history.

Shortly thereafter he was appointed as script editor. During his tenure, ''Doctor Who'' saw a big increase in the levels of violence and ContinuityPorn. An acrimonious relationship with Creator/JohnNathanTurner eventually led him to RageQuit the show.

During his tenure, ''Doctor Who'' saw a big increase in the levels of violence and ContinuityPorn. An acrimonious relationship with Creator/JohnNathanTurner eventually led him to RageQuit the show.

Shortly thereafter he was appointed as script editor.

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British television and radio script writer. He is best known for serving as script editor of ''Series/DoctorWho'' in the mid-1980s. His time on the show spanned the majority of the tenures of Creator/PeterDavison as the Fifth Doctor and Creator/ColinBaker as the Sixth Doctor. During his tenure, ''Doctor Who'' saw a big increase in the levels of violence and ContinuityPorn. An acrimonious relationship with Creator/JohnNathanTurner eventually led him to RageQuit the show.

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British television and radio script writer. He is best known for serving as script editor of ''Series/DoctorWho'' from Season 19 (1982) to Season 23 (1986). His time on the show spanned the majority of the tenures of Creator/PeterDavison as the Fifth Doctor and Creator/ColinBaker as the Sixth Doctor.

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British television and radio script writer. He is best known for serving as script editor of ''Series/DoctorWho'' from Season 19 (1982) to Season 23 (1986).

* SelfPlagiarism: In his first ''Series/DoctorWho'' script "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation The Visitation]]", he re-used the character of Richard Mace from his radio plays.

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Having started out as a writer with radio drama scripts for Creator/{{BBC}} Radio, Saward's involvement with ''Doctor Who'' began when he was invited by script editor Creator/ChristopherHBidmead to submit a script for the show, which became "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation The Visitation]]".

He started out as writer with radio drama scripts for Creator/{{BBC}} Radio. His involvement with ''Doctor Who'' began when he was invited by script editor Creator/ChristopherHBidmead to submit a script for the show, which became "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation The Visitation]]".

He started out as writer with radio drama scripts for Creator/{{BBC}} Radio.

He started out as writer with radio drama scripts for Creator/BBC Radio.

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British television and radio script writer. He is best known for serving as script editor of ''Series/DoctorWho'' from Season 19 (1982) to Season 23 (1986).