It featured a return of fan-favorite the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) and a scene-stealing performance by Emmy winner Jean Marsh ( The Changeling, Willow) as Morgaine, the priestess of Arthurian legend. Beginning with Midnight Riot (titled Rivers of London in England) in 2011, the Rivers of London series follows Probationary Constable Peter Grant in his journey to detective-hoodwith a. Battlefield (1989) offered an ambitious and complex drama centered on King Arthur mythology. Related: Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch's Best Moments in the BBC SeriesĪaronovitch responded with two of the most well-regarded serials of the 1963-89 era. New script editor Andrew Cartmel brought in fresh blood, commissioning scripts from a number of up-and-coming writers, of whom Aaronovitch was one. This bestselling urban fantasy series comes from author and screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch. Aaronovitch was a key figure in the adventures of the Doctor, not during the more recent David Tennant or Matt Smith eras, but in the 1980s, during the tenure of Seventh Doctor - and soon-to-be star of the remake of The Munsters - Sylvester McCoy.Īfter multiple misfires during the run of Sixth Doctor Colin Baker, as well as an eighteen-month hiatus at the behest of the Doctor Who-hating BBC executive Michael Grade, by the time McCoy took over the reins in 1987, audience figures had slumped. If you're a Doctor Who fan, there's a good chance that the name of Rivers of London's creator, Ben Aaronovitch, rings a bell.
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