sentences:  Harper was contracted as the director of the special in June 1993 and intended Rik Mayall to play the part of the villain, Hawkspur.What was hoped to be the final shooting script was completed on 21 June 1993 and with the production now aimed for broadcast than a direct-to-video release, Alan Yentob gave the special the green light with the plan to have the completed project delivered by 27 November 1993 but by the start of July 1993, budget issues continued to plague the production and on 9 July 1993 the project was officially cancelled.With the project sunk, the thirtieth anniversary was instead celebrated with the light-hearted Children in Need charity special "Dimensions in Time" and the documentary "30 Years in the TARDIS".