Terry Nation in 1964, with a Dalek novel and annual inspired by his creations. He wrote episodes of The Dalek Invasion of Earth at weekends, between more lucrative assignments for The Saint.
On Thursday 12 March 1964, Television Today carried the following intriguing tidbit in its close-packed columns: ‘There is obviously a danger in becoming too closely identified with a character in a television serial, particularly when that character is a child.
Miss [Carole Ann] Ford recognises this, and much as she enjoys the variety which the serial offers, she will leave the cast in October, when her year’s contract expires.’