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British TV director Rodney Bennett, who helmed three classic serials starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, has died aged 81.

Bennett directed two of Baker’s key early stories – The Ark in Space and The Sontaran Experiment – as well as Sladen’s penultimate adventure, The Masque of Mandragora. He was also responsible for the BBC’s Hamlet starring Lalla Ward and Patrick Stewart. His other genre work included The Legend of King Arthur. A full obituary can be found at tobyhadoke.com