"Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures The First Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British television programme ""Doctor Who"". It sees the return of David Bradley as the First Doctor, a role originated by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966, as well as by Bradley on television in the episodes ""The Doctor Falls"" and ""Twice Upon a Time"". David Bradley also portrayed William Hartnell in the BBC bio-drama, ""An Adventure in Space and Time"". Also appearing are Claudia Grant as Susan Foreman, Jemma Powell as Barbara Wright and Jamie Glover as Ian Chesterton."
"First Doctor The First Doctor is the initial incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He was portrayed by the actor William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966. Hartnell reprised the role once, in the tenth anniversary story ""The Three Doctors"" (1973), although due to his failing health the story was written so he would not have to appear very extensively. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of"
"to his first incarnation's initial lack of altruism prior to meeting the Daleks in ""Into the Dalek"". A portrait of the First Doctor is hanging in a UNIT safe house in ""The Zygon Invasion"". First Doctor The First Doctor is the initial incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He was portrayed by the actor William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966. Hartnell reprised the role once, in the tenth anniversary story ""The Three Doctors"" (1973), although due to his failing health the story was written so he would not have to appear"
"writing the First Doctor out – as he was an alien being, they decided that he would have the power to change his body when it became worn out or seriously injured, a process that was called ""renewal"" but would later become known within the mythology of the series as ""regeneration"". Lloyd and Davis cast actor Patrick Troughton, who first appeared in November 1966 after the changeover from Hartnell had been seen at the end of the story ""The Tenth Planet"". That serial also introduced the popular Cybermen, villains who would return to face the Doctor on several subsequent occasions."
"First Doctor. The Doctor's previous faces are portrayed by production unit manager George Gallaccio, script editor Robert Holmes, production assistant Graeme Harper, director Douglas Camfield, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, production assistant Christopher Baker, writer Robert Banks Stewart, and director Christopher Barry. Hinchcliffe stated, ""We tried to get famous actors for the faces of the Doctor. But because no one would volunteer, we had to use backroom boys. And it is true to say that I attempted to imply that William Hartnell was not the first Doctor"". After a complaint, the BBC paid a sum of money to the actors union Equity"
"Roger Delgado Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (1 March 1918 – 18 June 1973) was a British actor, best known as the first actor to play the Master in ""Doctor Who"". Delgado was born in Whitechapel, in the East End of London; he often remarked to ""Doctor Who"" co-star and close friend Jon Pertwee that this made him a true Cockney, as he was born within the sound of the Bow bells, even though his mother was Belgian and his father was Spanish. He did not live in the East End but was brought up in"
"the Doctor, overhearing, replied that there would be warning if they were to part. O'Brien had just come out of drama school when she was cast as Vicki; it was her first television acting job. Director Christopher Barry originally wanted Bernard Archard for the role of Bennett/Koquillion, but was not able to get him. Barry would later cast Archard in ""The Power of the Daleks"" (1966). The role went to Australian actor Ray Barrett, whom Barry had seen on TV and marked in his book of actors he wanted to remember, and so he ""dug him out of the book"""
"The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"". Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, ""the Doctor"" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of ""regeneration"", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance"
"51 Church Street, Isleworth, next door to Hugh Blaker, the Hartnells lived on Thames Ditton Island. Then in the 1960s they moved to a cottage in Mayfield, Sussex. He lived in later life at Sheephurst Lane in Marden, Kent. Hartnell acted in numerous British films, as well as having many stage and television appearances, though he is best known for his role in ""Doctor Who"". William Hartnell William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. Hartnell played the first incarnation of the Doctor in ""Doctor Who"", from 1963 to 1966. He was also well"
"led to him being cast as the First Doctor himself in the 2017 ""Doctor Who"" episodes ""The Doctor Falls"" and ""Twice Upon a Time"" and in a series of audio adventures for Big Finish Productions. In 1966, William Hartnell (David Bradley) is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as the First Doctor and stands in front of the TARDIS console. Three years earlier, BBC executive Sydney Newman (Brian Cox) is"
"The Three Doctors (Doctor Who) The Three Doctors is the first serial of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 30 December 1972 to 20 January 1973. In the serial, the solar engineer Omega (Stephen Thorne), the creator of the experiments that allowed the Time Lords to travel in time, seeks revenge on the Time Lords after he was left for dead in a universe made of antimatter. The Time Lords recruit the time travellers the First Doctor (William Hartnell), the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), and"
"First Doctor comic stories The First Doctor comic stories is a range of offscreen adventures featuring the first incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the hit sc-fi BBC One series, Doctor Who. These ranges are notable for beginning a big history of Doctor Who in comics. As with the television series, the William Hartnell version of the Doctor was the original comic strip Doctor. However, the actor's portrayal of the character was often lost in TV Comic, the dominant publication to feature First Doctor stories. At a superficial level, the character wasn't called ""the Doctor"", but ""Dr. Who"". Yet"
"Doctor (film series) The Doctor films were developed from the series of comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon covering the antics of a group of young doctors. The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin. Later films starred Leslie Phillips. The films were directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The films inspired several spin-off television series. The first film, ""Doctor in the House"", was initiated by Betty Box, who picked up a copy of the book at Crewe during a long rail journey. She saw its possibility"
"Doctor began during the fourth serial, ""Marco Polo"". The Doctor's role was minimal during episode two, ""The Singing Sands"", and from the later episodes his portrayal of the character mellowed considerably. The programme became a great success, frequently drawing audiences of 12 million or more, and the Daleks came back for several return appearances. Whitaker left the show early in the second season (though continued writing for it until 1970), being briefly replaced by Dennis Spooner, who in turn was replaced by Donald Tosh at the end of the season. Pinfield also left halfway through the season due to poor"
"audition was held at Moffat's home. Capaldi prepared for the audition by downloading old ""Doctor Who"" scripts from the Internet and practising in front of a mirror. He discovered he had been given the part during filming for Adrian Hodges' ""The Musketeers"" in Prague; after missing a call from his agent, Capaldi rang back to be greeted with ""Hello, Doctor!"" At 55 years old when originally cast, Capaldi was only a few months younger than William Hartnell (the First Doctor) was, when he was cast in the role, and is the oldest actor since Hartnell to star as the Doctor"
"The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager) The Doctor, an Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I (or EMH for short), is a fictional character from the television series """", played by actor Robert Picardo. The character also appeared in """", as well as the now-closed amusement exhibition at the Las Vegas Hilton. He is the ""Chief Medical Officer"". The Doctor began his service on the USS ""Voyager"" as the standard Emergency Medical Hologram built into almost every newer Starfleet ship's sickbay. The EMH is for use should the ship's doctor be incapacitated. In the series' first episode, ""Voyager""s chief medical officer, along with"
"can take over, and that's Patrick Troughton"". Lloyd chose Troughton because of his extensive and versatile experience as a character actor. After he was cast, Troughton considered various ways to approach the role, to differentiate his portrayal from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy patriarch. Troughton's early thoughts about how he might play the Doctor included a ""tough sea captain"", and a piratical figure in blackface and turban. ""Doctor Who"" creator Sydney Newman suggested that the Doctor could be a ""cosmic hobo"" in the mould of Charlie Chaplin, and this was the interpretation eventually chosen. Troughton was the first Doctor to have his face"
"popularity led ""The Daily Telegraph"" to dub him ""Britain's favourite alien"". UGO Networks listed the Doctor as one of their best heroes of all time. The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"". Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, ""the Doctor"" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the"
"Once a Doctor Once a Doctor is a 1937 American drama film directed by William Clemens and written by Robertson White and Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver, Joe King, Henry Kolker and Gordon Hart. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 23, 1937. Steven Brace and his irresponsible, alcoholic foster brother, Jerry, are both physicians, as is Dr. Frank Brace, their father. The brothers work at a hospital led by brain surgeon Dr. Bruce Nordland and both are in love with Nordland's daughter, Paula. Jerry's drunkenness results in a car accident"
"order to mould her into an ideal companion. Davies eventually wrote ""Boom Town"" to replace it when Abbott, after months of development, realised he was too busy to work on the script. The first series was Christopher Eccleston's only series in the role of the Doctor. Eccleston's contract was for a single year because at the time it was uncertain whether the show would continue beyond a single revival series. Eccleston's intent to leave was revealed on 30 March 2005, shortly after the broadcast of the first episode. The BBC released a statement, attributed to Eccleston, saying that he had"
"totalling 157 thirty-minute episodes: Doctor (novel series) The Doctor novels are a series of 18 comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon, covering the antics of a group of young doctors. They were published between 1952 and 1986. The seven ""Doctor"" films were developed from the books, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin. Later films starred Leslie Phillips. The first film came in 1954 and the last in 1970. The films inspired in turn to seven different ""Doctor"" television series"
"were even earlier incarnations of the Doctor. However, the narrative does not explicitly confirm that the faces do represent incarnations of the Doctor, even though, as the faces are shown, Morbius cries ""How far Doctor? How long have you lived?"", indicating that they are not incarnations of Morbius, but rather that it is the Doctor's past being shown. In other episodes, it was firmly established that the William Hartnell incarnation of the Doctor was the very first. In ""The Three Doctors"", the Time Lord President describes the Hartnell incarnation as ""the earliest Doctor"". This is cemented in ""The Five Doctors"""
"designed by graphics designer Bernard Lodge and realised by electronic effects specialist Norman Taylor. After actors Hugh David (later a director on the series) and Geoffrey Bayldon had both turned down approaches to star in the series, Verity Lambert and the first serial's director Waris Hussein managed to persuade 55-year-old character actor William Hartnell to take the part of the Doctor. Hartnell was known mostly for playing army sergeants and other tough characters in a variety of films, but Lambert had been impressed with his sensitive performance as a rugby league talent scout in the film version of ""This Sporting"
"Leader, Heather Tobias, Marilyn Galsworthy, Katherine Fahey, Deborah Fairfax, Irene Gorst, Kay Korda, Lois Hantz, Belinda Low, Gail Harrison, Michelle Newell, Philippa Vazey, Sue Jones-Davies, Lydia Lisel, Janet Edis, Susan Wooldridge and Carol Drinkwater were all seen for the part. The latter five actresses were shortlisted with Louise Jameson and all recalled. Auditions took place in batches of eight actresses, with Jameson amongst the first batch. As Tom Baker was not available for her audition, director Pennant Roberts played the part of the Doctor. Jameson was given the role on 26 August 1976. Despite not being on the final shortlist,"
"Hurndall. At the beginning of the programme a film insert of Hartnell's Doctor taken from ""The Dalek Invasion of Earth"" was used. In ""The Name of the Doctor"", which combined stock footage of Hartnell with Carole Ann Ford in CGI and newly shot footage, the First Doctor is depicted stealing the TARDIS in its original form. In ""The Day of the Doctor"", Hartnell is shown along with the other twelve doctors as they move Gallifrey to a single moment in time. He was voiced by John Guilor, over archival footage of Hartnell. A child version of the character appears in"
"2017, the First Doctor (this time portrayed by David Bradley) returned alongside Peter Capaldi in ""The Doctor Falls"" and ""Twice Upon a Time"" (both 2017). In ""The Name of the Doctor"" (2013), the Eleventh Doctor meets a previously unseen incarnation of himself, subsequently revealed to be the War Doctor. Additionally, multiple incarnations of the Doctor have met in various audio dramas and novels based on the television show. Throughout the programme's long history, there have been revelations about the Doctor that have raised additional questions. In ""The Brain of Morbius"" (1976), it was hinted that the First Doctor might not"
"Hartnell, the actor who originated the role, had died in 1975. Hurndall eventually won the role of the First Doctor, playing him as acerbic and temperamental but in some ways wiser than his successors. His casting in the role was approved by Hartnell's widow, Heather. When Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor, declined to appear in the programme, Hurndall's role was expanded slightly to have the First Doctor take a greater part in the action. His films included ""Joanna"" (1968), ""Hostile Witness"" (1968), ""Some Girls Do"" (1969), ""Zeppelin"" (1971), ""I, Monster"" (1971), ""Lady Caroline Lamb"" (1972), ""Royal Flash"" (1975),"
"been discussion of casting an older actor as the Doctor, and so Harry was created as a younger character to handle the action scenes. Nicholas Courtney and John Levene reprised their roles as the Brigadier and Sergeant Benton respectively in the first serial, ""Robot"". Courtney had begun his role in the Second Doctor story ""The Web of Fear"" (1968), where the character was a colonel. Levene had begun in Second Doctor story ""The Invasion"" (1968), replacing another actor. Both were members of the military organization United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT). They, along with Sladen, would be the transition cast to"
"Connolly, Trevor Eve, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, and Jonathan Pryce. All were uninterested in the project, or unavailable for the intended filming dates. Casting sessions took place in March 1994; actors who actually auditioned for the role include Liam Cunningham, Mark McGann, Robert Lindsay, Tim McInnerny, Nathaniel Parker, Peter Woodward, John Sessions, Anthony Head, and Tony Slattery. Paul McGann was first considered around the time of these auditions, but did not formally audition for the part until later. Among the actors who were invited to audition for the role of the Doctor but declined the opportunity were Christopher Eccleston and"
"usually for narrative, rather than casting, reasons. The current incarnation of the Doctor is played by Jodie Whittaker, following the regeneration of the Twelfth Doctor (portrayed by Peter Capaldi) during the 2017 Christmas special ""Twice Upon a Time"". The concept of regeneration was created in 1966 by the writers of ""Doctor Who"" as a method of replacing the leading actor. The role of the Doctor had been played by William Hartnell since the programme began in 1963 but, by 1966, it was increasingly apparent that Hartnell's health was deteriorating and he was becoming more difficult to work with. Producer John"
"in the final episode of the tenth series of ""Doctor Who"", ""The Doctor Falls"", Bradley returned to portray the First Doctor, having previously been portrayed by Hartnell, who originally played the character. He reprised this role in the 2017 Christmas special, ""Twice Upon a Time"". This makes him the third actor to play the role in the television programme, after William Hartnell and Richard Hurndall since the premiere of ""Doctor Who"" in 1963, and at the age of 75, he is the also the oldest actor to play the role of the Doctor. Bradley serves as the President of Second"
"Doctor (novel series) The Doctor novels are a series of 18 comic novels by British physician Richard Gordon, covering the antics of a group of young doctors. They were published between 1952 and 1986. The seven ""Doctor"" films were developed from the books, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The early films featured Dirk Bogarde in the lead as Doctor Sparrow and Donald Sinden as Benskin. Later films starred Leslie Phillips. The first film came in 1954 and the last in 1970. The films inspired in turn to seven different ""Doctor"" television series between 1969 and 1991,"
"him. Once a Doctor Once a Doctor is a 1937 American drama film directed by William Clemens and written by Robertson White and Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver, Joe King, Henry Kolker and Gordon Hart. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 23, 1937. Steven Brace and his irresponsible, alcoholic foster brother, Jerry, are both physicians, as is Dr. Frank Brace, their father. The brothers work at a hospital led by brain surgeon Dr. Bruce Nordland and both are in love with Nordland's daughter, Paula. Jerry's drunkenness results in a car"