Lalla Ward (Romana)
Eventually I decided I had to leave the series – I’d done nearly two years and wanted to move on. I know it sounds cliched but I wanted to go while Romana was still popular and while I was still enjoying myself.
I went to see John (Nathan-Turner) and over lunch tell him I was leaving. I was very nervous. Thankfully, we were on the same level as each other. He’d wanted to write me out in a special story halfway through the next series. I was quite happy with the way I went, I think.
I absolutely loated ‘Warrior’s Gate’ because it was my last one. I felt particularly regretful, I’d become so very close to the show. The story itself was a good one – a fine leaving story – with a sufficient air of mystery to it. I hadn’t wanted to be killed off or fall in love or anything tame and silly, so I was pleased that I got a nice open-ended departure. I was also delighted I got K9 as company. It somehow eased the break. An excellent story – good for Romana – but terribly sad for me.
June Hudson (Costume Designer)
A lot was cut from the story, so you never actually saw the Gundans at their most impressive. They mainly appeared in their broken-down state, thousands of years into their future. That was a wonderful, expensive production.
