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4. The New Production Designer Had A Who Connection

Doctor Who Michael Pickwoad
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There's been a lot of chat about sets on this list, so it's high time the man who was in charge of designing them got a name check.

Michael Pickwoad joined Doctor Who as its production designer following the departure of Edward Thomas, who had been part of the show since its return in 2005. No pressure then.

Luckily, Pickwoad was in a great position to take the reins, as Doctor Who was in his blood.

His father, an actor named William Mervyn, played Sir Charles Summer in the 1966 First Doctor serial The War Machines.

Pickwoad also passed the Doctor Who bug down to his children, as his daughter Katie painted the portraits of Elliot Sardick and Abigail. One of Michael's other daughters, Amy Pickwoad, has also worked as an art director on Doctor Who.

Isn't that just the cutest thing?

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Jacob Simmons has a great many passions, including rock music, giving acclaimed films three-and-a-half stars, watching random clips from The Simpsons on YouTube at 3am, and writing about himself in the third person.