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.
