Vanessa Scammell

Even if certain people at the ABC had an issue with the show during this time, Craig personally had a wonderful relationship with the national broadcaster.

He loved appearing and indeed was a favourite on the ABC breakfast show.

His pink uke became a fixture whenever he appeared, the hosts declaring him a national treasure live on air in late 2017.

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From play school's 50th birthday celebrations to composing and performing the closing credit song for the ABC's Dream Factory documentary.

And yet another song for the departing general manager of the time, Craig would be there, uke in hand.

So there you have it.

The axing of the ABC's most successful drama series with the upshot being a telemovie to be shot in 2017 as a final hurrah.

Following the axing in early 2017, representatives from another broadcasting organisation, The Seven Network, met with Craig at a cafe in Potts Point to discuss future projects.

And, after a few coffees and croissants, Dr Blake came up in conversation.

Thus, the idea of getting Blake back on screens with a new network had begun.

With the final instalment of the ABC telemovie completed, a two-year deal to continue the hit series on Network 7 was publicly announced on October 26, 2017.

all parties agreeing to produce eight telemovies over the course of that two-year period, with filming to commence in the new year of 2018.

The show had been saved.

And, while all this was going on, Craig had been busy preparing to play the other Doctor in his life, Dr Frankenfurter.

In December of 2017, Craig had been rehearsing in Melbourne for his third consecutive tour of the Rocky Horror Show, reprising the starring role of Frank.

The world was looking rosy, but that was to be short-lived, for a series of events were set in motion that were a harbinger for what was to come.

In October of 2017, Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein became the face of a cultural and social movement called Me Too.

Hashtag Me Too, whereby people, primarily women, chose to publicise their experience of sexual abuse, harassment and rape.

Concurrent with the outing of alleged MeToo predators in the United States, Australia had started the hunt.