INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN COOK
Adrienne Corri, who played Mena in The Leisure Hive, was impressed by the story’s scientific aspects.
Nobody took Doctor Who into the future like Christopher H Bidmead, the script editor of the 1980-81 series. At his job interview, he remembers saying, “Look, I like the idea of this, but I’ve been watching some Doctor Whos since you invited me in and, frankly, I think they’re silly.”