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Viewing ratings had begun to fall and the public perception of the show was beginning to become quite bad so controller of BBC One, Jonathan Powell, suspended production in 1989.

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The series was not formally cancelled, but was put on hiatus due to low viewership numbers and a poor time slot. Outside of the Doctor Who TV film in 1996, it wasn't fully revived until 2005.

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