FEATURE BY CHRIS BENTLEY
Early in May 1965, as the opening episodes of The Chase were being recorded, the Doctor Who production office was preparing for a major change in personnel. Original producer Verity Lambert would be leaving the series in August to oversee the launch of a new twice-weekly soap opera, The Newcomers, and story editor Dennis Spooner had accepted a position as head writer on The Baron, a colour film series due to start shooting at Elstree Studios in July.