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| Director: | Terry McDonough | 
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| Writer: | Mark Gatiss | 
| Staring: | 
| Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 21, 2013 | 
|---|---|
| Director: | Terry McDonough | 
| Writer: | Mark Gatiss | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | time travel, biography, docudrama | 
| Production Companies | BBC | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| David Bradley | William Hartnell | 
| Jessica Raine | Verity Lambert | 
| Sacha Dhawan | Waris Hussein | 
| Brian Cox | Sydney Newman | 
| Lesley Manville | Heather Hartnell | 
| Jeff Rawle | Mervyn Pinfield | 
| Claudia Grant | Carole Ann Ford | 
| Jemma Powell | Jacqueline Hill | 
| Jamie Glover | William Russell | 
| Reece Shearsmith | Patrick Troughton | 
| Nicholas Briggs | Peter Hawkins | 
| Carole Ann Ford | Joyce | 
| Edmund C. Short | Peter Purves | 
| Joseph Railton | Brian Hodgson | 
| Andrew Woodall | Rex Tucker | 
| Ian Hallard | Richard Martin | 
| David Annen | Peter Brachacki | 
| Sam Hoare | Douglas Camfield | 
| Sarah Winter | Delia Derbyshire | 
| Reece Pockney | Alan | 
| Mark Eden | Donald Baverstock | 
| William Russell | Harry | 
| Toby Hadoke | Cyril | 
| Cara Jenkins | Judith Carney | 
| Anna-Lisa Drew | Maureen O'Brien (uncredited) | 
| Sophie Holt | Jackie Lane (uncredited) | 
| Robin Varley | Michael Craze (uncredited) | 
| Ellie Spicer | Anneke Wills (uncredited) | 
| Kit Connor | Charlie (uncredited) | 
| Matt Smith | Self / The Doctor (11) (uncredited) | 
| William Hartnell | The Doctor (1) (archive footage) | 
| Ncuti Gatwa | Self / The Doctor (15) (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Mark Gatiss | Writer | 
| Terry McDonough | Director | 
| Dave Arrowsmith | Production Design | 
| Philip Kloss | Editor | 
| John Pardue | Director of Photography | 
| Suzanne Cave | Costume Designer | 
| Chris Panton | Visual Effects | 
| Edmund Butt | Original Music Composer | 
| Vickie Lang | Makeup Designer | 
| Andy Pryor | Casting Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Mark Gatiss | Executive Producer | 
| Caroline Skinner | Executive Producer | 
| Matt Strevens | Producer | 
| Steven Moffat | Executive Producer | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
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| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
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