10 Doctor Who Scenes Actors Hated Shooting

Appropriately enough for a story with nightmare in the title, Nightmare of Eden wasn’t exactly an easy ride.

Early Doctor Who was filmed in story order, and rehearsed as such. But by the time of Nightmare of Eden, material was instead being shot out of sequence, with scenes grouped by set and location instead.

So you can imagine how well it went down when Nightmare of Eden director Alan Bromly – who had previously helmed The Time Warrior – suggested that the serial be filmed in sequence.

On that point, he was persuaded to change his mind. But in every other regard he remained set in his ways, ignoring advice given to him by his crew, and exerting excessive control over the cast.

This led to backlash from multiple individuals – including none other than the Doctor himself, Tom Baker.

As tensions increased, Bromly switched to a more hands-off approach, conducting rehearsals from the confines of the studio gallery rather than from the studio floor. This prompted Baker – a force to be reckoned with at the best of times – to remark, “Is that a director up in the gallery or just a commentator?”

Bromly eventually quit the production, and when shooting was done, the crew was presented with custom-made t-shirts reading, “I’m Relieved The Nightmare Is Over!”

Bromly, presumably, did not receive one.