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

To say that the relationship between John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward was "prickly" would be a gross understatement.

When the two worked on Doctor Who together during the 1980s - with Saward as a script editor and writer, and Nathan-Turner as head producer - they didn't get along in the slightest, and in fact, Saward actually left the show simply because he "despised" the way that Nathan-Turner was running it.

This isn't just baseless rumour, either: Saward has not been coy in sharing his scathing opinions about Nathan-Turner, and in the years since his Doctor Who exit, he's gone into more detail about how Nathan-Turner pushed him towards leaving:

"I was getting very fed up with the way Doctor Who was being run, largely by John Nathan-Turner - his attitude and his lack of insight into what makes a television series like Doctor Who work."

Saward also called Nathan-Turner "unpleasant", criticising the poor working environment he created, as well as taking shots at his "pappy pantomime" episode endings.

Many fans will agree that Doctor Who hit a low point during the mid-1980s, and the fact that there was a lot of behind-the-scenes discontent during this time undoubtedly contributed to the low quality of the serials.