Message #8150

[Peri-Peri]

Well they decided that Dodo wasnt really working for the show and fans werent really taking to her so during the filming of The War Machines, they decided to terminate her contract and keep Ben and Polly as companions. Instead of telling her that her contract was coming to an end and wouldnt be carrying on after the serial, they sent her a telegram between filming for episode two and three saying that her services were no longer needed and not to turn up for filming the next day. They rewrote the script for episode three slightly to make Ben and Polly a bit more prominent and Dodo was never seen again. She just dissapeared off screen with a rubbish explanation about how she had gone to visit her aunt. I think for her it was a bit of a kick in the teeth. There is a copy of the telegram online somewhere and its very formal and cold. If I find it I will post it