[Afamilyatwar-list] Ends and Means

[Scott Filderman]

Surely someone has asked this before but here goes....
As Jean Ashton’s death neatly coincides with the end of the Second Series, I wonder if the actress (really wonderful) wanted off the series or had signed on for only so long or what the deal was. Major characters leaving a Series always have a backstory. Patrick Troughton had enough of Doctor Who after 3 years, so he morphed into Jon Pertwee....
And what about David Dixon? A very interesting young actor who apparently had a very attenuated career. Was he “written off” because he wasn’t interested or why was his character killed? (Beyond fulfilling the story requirement of “young men die in war”)
I’m always interested in why people leave a job. Did they want to move on, or were they fired?

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