Talk:The Nightmare Fair

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[edit] Cancelled? Since when?

I've added a "citation needed" tag to the statement that Doctor Who was cancelled in 1985. I remember when the hiatus was announced and it was never indicated as anything but an 18-month "resting" of the program. If no one can provide a source that the show was actually physically cancelled, I recommend the statement be reworded. I've never come across a reference to this. 23skidoo 17:14, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

The situation is muddled somewhat, IIRC, because the news of cancellation was published in the tabloids (notably the Sun) before any official BBC announcement, so the outrage the Sun stirred up led to the BBC saying it was only a hiatus. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 22:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

The BBC seems to change its tone a lot. I seem to recall it backpedalling regarding Eccleston's departure, too. 23skidoo 22:47, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, as a network beholden to the actual public rather than advertisers, it's definitely more conscious of its public image. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 23:03, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

That's true, although advertisers at least have the option of opting out. My understanding is if you want to have a legal TV in Britain you have to pay for BBC. Or at least that was the case back when Nightmare Fair was to have been produced, anyway. 23skidoo 00:58, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Most of what I've read over the years implies that the very first announcements were of postponement not cancellation. This is supported by John Nathan-Turner who always claimed he was told throughout it was a deferral by one financial year, not a cancellation, and backed this up with the fact that both Eric Saward and himself were kept working in the production office on plans for the next series rather than being reassigned to other shows or given "garden leave".

Also it's strange to state the decision was Grade and Grade alone. The BBC structure is convoluted and the suggestion that top TV executives take decisions on cancellation on a personal whim seems bizarre. I forget if it was Nathan-Turner or Saward but at least one has recalled that Jonathan Powell seemed to express rather more hostility than Grade. Timrollpickering 20:40, 12 September 2006 (UTC)