Quote: Badge @ April 23 2008, 5:21 PM BST
The 60s series was quite fun but lost a lot when the original Darrin left (probably for teaching Darwinism, or something).
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No the original Darrin played by the wonderful Dick York had to leave after season 5 due to a debilitating back and spine injury suffered years earlier when he was filming a film (name escapes me).
He was in chronic pain, So much so that he took some considerable time off from episodes in season 5 which were explained by him being away on business meetings etc.
Anyway he made the decision to leave the series thus why Dick Sargent took over the role from season 6 onwards.
Ironically Dick Sargent was originally the original choice to play Darrin but couldn't commit due to being under contract somewhere else.
Anyway Dick York died in 1992 aged 62.