Caroline John 1940-2012

[parrot_knight]

A mystery: a woman with long hair, leaning against the third Doctor on Bessie. The letter of the answer: the brisk, efficient, perceptive scientist in Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion, the self-possessed woman who knew the measure of human frailty in Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters. Finally, the spirit and the substance of the answer: that amused

Comments

[daniel_saunders]

Sad news. I thought Caroline John was under-rated and under-used by the season seven production team. She was an important part of my second favourite season (mere millimetres away from being my absolute favourite), and perhaps the most stylistically consistent and consistently good season of Doctor Who ever, not excluding the post-2005 seasons.

Thanks for this post - personal and moving. Would you consider sending it to DWM as a letter? I think it would have a good chance of ending up as letter of the month.

[parrot_knight]

Thank you - I'll think about redrafting it as a letter. Caroline John was definitely underused, but always judged her performance correctly, and enjoyed a good chemistry with Nicholas Courtney, or so it seemed to me.

[widsidh]

What a great experience (I'm jealous now!), and what a lovely tribute. I agree with daniel_saunders - send it to DWM and see if they like it!

Goodbye Liz.

[parrot_knight]

I'll have to think about redrafting the piece as a letter - thanks for the endorsement!

[widsidh]

I don't think it will needs any redrafting, just an opening (not even an end I think, what you have is perfect _ just follow up with (yours sincerely etc.)

[parrot_knight]

I redrafted it anyway, because I didn't think there was enough of Ms John. Now e-mailed to the people at Panini Towers.