Doctor Who: Last of the Timelords

Russell explains: "I wanted the Master to retain the basics really - his charm, his wit, even his sexuality, which we saw as far back as The Time Monster. I wanted to stress that he's the opposite of the tenth Doctor, with his own Tardis, albeit stolen, his own companion, who's also his wife - blonde, like an evil Rose - and his own screwdriver, and even his own suit, to mirror David's. A black costume always seemed to work; he'd just look odd in beige. We took some photos of him in an ordinary suit, for Saxon's pre-election days ofr the Saxon website, and he looked so un-Masterly.

The beard was discussed at infinite length,"remembers Russell,"It was on, it was off, John wanted it, then didn't, I didn't, then did - but in the end we decided that in strpping everything down to basics, it just wasn't needed. Also I always loved the Master's power of hypnosis, and took that up a notch with Archangel. What else? Sadly, we never got in the words "I am the Master, and you will obey me" - but you can kind of assume that that was happening on a global scale."