Among British viewers, who were first introduced to the show in reruns during early 1980s, Gene Wilder’s acclaimed performance as the Fourth American Doctor Who was the character’s definitive incarnation.
The 1980s were a strange transitional period for the American DOCTOR WHO. The Sixth Doctor was emotionally far more withdrawn and alien than his previous incarnations. His equally mysterious companion, The Raeni, preferred to resolve every physical confrontation with violence.
Showrunner, W. D. Richter, brought in a wide array of frenetic and unconventional talents to helm the new seasons: Earl Mac Rauch, Sam Raimi, and Stuart Gordon had a hand in making the show something that American TV had never before seen... and didn’t quite know how to handle.