The character was originally devised by the production team as a means of handling any action scenes required in episodes when they had envisioned that the new Doctor would be played by an older actor , as had previously been the case ( Sarah Jane even jokingly compares Harry to James Bond at one point ) .
The character was originally devised by the production team to do any action scenes required in episodes when they had envisioned that the new Doctor would be played by an older actor ( Sarah-Jane even jokingly compares Harry to James Bond at one point ) .