Doctor Who: 10 Behind The Scenes Bust-Ups BBC Doesn't Want You To Know

An often overlooked dispute that resulted in the departure of a great companion, Maureen O'Brien's Vicki was written out of Doctor Who in the 1965 serial The Myth Makers, all because the actress was vocal about the way her character was being portrayed.

When these criticisms - such as O'Brien complaining about Vicki's dialogue - reached the ears of producer John Wiles, he wasn't pleased in the slightest. In fact, rather than working with O'Brien to talk through some of the issues she had with Vicki, he thought "to hell with it" and decided to have her written out instead, forcing writer Donald Cotton to make amendments to the script.

O'Brien was reportedly shocked when she was told that The Myth Makers would be her final Doctor Who story, and while she clearly wasn't too enthusiastic about playing Vicki, it was rather underhanded of Wiles to just get rid of her with a snap of his fingers.