Details on An Adventure in Space and Time

Information on the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time

• Written by Mark Gatiss
• Executive produced by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, & Caroline Skinner
• Tells the story of the genesis of Doctor Who
• First read-through took place on January 29th
• Will air on BBC2 on Nov. 21st at 9pm, on the 24th at 8:45pm on ABC1 (Australia), and on the 22nd at 9pm on BBC America
• 90 minutes 
• DVD information here
• Filming began in early February
• Started at the BBC Television Center, then moved to Wimbledon Studios
• Iconic scene from The Dalek Invasion of Earth recreated on Westminster Bridge
• Filming concluded on March 1st
• Promotional images here 
• Filming pictures here, more pictures here
• Starring
• David Bradley as William Hartnell
• Brian Cox as Sydney Newman
• Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert
• Sacha Dhawan as Waris Hussein
• Claudia Grant as Carol Ann Ford
• Jamie Glover as William Russell
• Jemma Powell as Jacqueline Hill
• Sarah Winter as Delia Derbyshire
• Lesley Manville as Heather Hartnell
• Reece Shearsmith as Patrick Troughton
• Sophie Holt as Jackie Lane
• Jeff Rawle as Mervyn Pinfield
• Andrew Woodall as Rex Tucker
• Ian Hallard as Richard Martin
• William Russell as Harry
• Reece Pockney as Alan
• Sophie Holt as Jackie Lane

Synopsis:

This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how the beloved Doctor Who was first brought to the screen.

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. 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, time travel and monsters!

Allied with a team of brilliant people, they went on to create the longest-running science fiction series ever, now celebrating its 50th anniversary.

This post will be updated as more information becomes available.