Season 1 of doctor who ran between 23 november 1963 and 12 september 1964. Dec 18, 2017 advent 2017 day 18 ive wanted to do a missing episodes video for awhile, and here it is. Classically trained actor william hartnell, or billy as he liked to be known, was cast as the first doctor who, and played the time lord. Starring the first doctor, william hartnell, the rare, restored episodes in this collection are from larger story lines that have gone missing from bbcs archives lost tales that have achieved legendary status among legions of doctor who fans. The william hartnell years 1963 starring william hartnell and julian glover on dvd and bluray. Top 10 first doctor stories william hartnell doctor. Featuring the unbroadcast pilot version of the first ever episode an unearthly child and the only surviving episodes from the stories the crusade and the celestial toymaker. William henry hartnell 8 january 1908 23 april 1975 was an english actor. With ian now free, the travellers return to the island only to discover that. Doctor who lost in time collection of rare episodes the william hartnell years and the patrick troughton years. Test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The second season of british science fiction television series doctor who began on 31 october 1964 with the story planet of giants and ended on 24 july 1965 with the time meddler.
This episode guide is made up of the text of the discontinuity guide by paul cornell, martin day and keith topping, and doctor who. With sylvester mccoy, carole ann ford, julian glover, michael gough. After their first encounter on skaro, and the doctor foiling their plans in the dalek invasion of earth, the daleks find the doctor as their. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that i am not mistaken in mine.
The season opened with the smugglers and concluded with the evil of the daleks. Doctor who 50th anniversary the 1st doctor william. Early treatments for doctor who toyed with a sinister background for the doctor, but by the time lambert approached hartnell the scripts called for a more grandfatherly figure as the lead. His character is brash, shorttempered, quick to criticise, but nonetheless a genius. Scripted by the australian writer anthony coburn, it introduces william hartnell as the first doctor and original. He and his tardis were the means of getting the leads into trouble. A good attempt at making everyone look smaller than they really are considering when it was made and on a small budget worked very well william hartnell excelled in his own performance as did all the regulars and supporting actors good story line delightful to be able to see it for the first time all in all good for all fans of the programme. During hartnell s tenure, the doctor visited a mixture of stories set in the future and in historical events that had no extraterrestrial influence, such as fifteenth century mesoamerica. The first doctor, william hartnell the tardis databanks. William hartnell s doctor who was one of my favourites. This was inspired by william hartnells final episode, the tenth planet. The 1st doctor william hartnell from the amazing tv show doctor who, william hartnell was an amazing doctor and the right choice to be the first actor.
Doctor who william hartnell missing episodes list trenton bless. Doctor, doctor who first doctor, second doctor, police box, torchwood, bad wolf. Within the series narrative, the doctor is a centuriesold alien time lord from the planet gallifrey who travels in time and space in his tardis, frequently with. The daleks was an interesting story, episode 4 was my favourite.
While hartnell made numerous stage and television appearances and acted in over 75 british films, he is best remembered today as the first doctor in bbc. William hartnell journey back to the eerie blackandwhite. Many portions of the longrunning british sciencefiction television programme doctor who are. The power of the daleks and the macra terror presented in hd add 10 episodes. William hartnell s doctor is far less mature and confident then the later doctorswhich of course he would be, considering how much less experience hes had.
The adventures in time and space of the doctor, a time lord. The life of the present doctor peter davison is jeopardized when his four previous incarnations played by william hartnell, patrick troughton, jon pertwee, and tom baker are taken out of time by an illegal time scoop. Watch all the doctor who william hartnell episodes here. The director who 50 years ago made the first episodes of doctor who has spoken of the reluctance of william hartnell to play the time lords first incarnation and said the bbc showed little faith. In the interview david bradley also reveals what he thinks about peter capaldi taking over from matt smith as the new doctor in the doctor who 50th anniversary year at the 20 collectormania comic con. Doctor who william hartnell missing episodes list youtube. See more ideas about william hartnell, doctor who and first doctor. How to catchup on the 1st doctor from doctor who in two. Doctor who has been running since time began, at least thats what it seems like, but seeing as the good doctor can travel back through time its not an entirely unbelievable claim either. William hartnell as the first doctor in the tenth planet this regeneration may be a simple white flash that switches the face of hartnell with.
Thank you to frivolous monsters for your tip off to the breaking news that a 1967 television interview with william hartnell has been found and will be released on the tenth planet dvd in november 20. All classic full episodes are available at enjoy, and leave a like. Doctor who guide to individual episodes william hartnell. Previously only episode three had been held in the bbc archives and released on the triple dvd set, lost in time. Bbc doctor who classic episode guide mission to the. The doctors revisited 1 the first doctor william hartnell. William russell, jaqueline hill, carole ann ford william hartnell actor, richard martin christopher. Doctor who 50th anniversary the 1st doctor william hartnell. Vintage doctor who episodes from the william hartnell era 19631969. Classic doctor who, william hartnell, english gentleman, dont blink, classic series. Hes a mystery throughout the whole show, aside from learning that he and his granddaughter are from another planet.
An unearthly child sometimes referred to as 100,000 bc is the first serial in the british science fiction television series doctor who. Doctor who is a british science fiction television programme produced by the bbc since 1963. Doctor who episode guide the first doctor william hartnell. Doctor who found its doctor in william hartnell, an actor thenknown for playing a string of tough cops and soldiers. Ian was the hero and the doctor was an antihero, beginning almost as an antagonist. Download doctor who williamhartnell torrent at torrentfunk.
Oct 16, 20 the director who 50 years ago made the first episodes of doctor who has spoken of the reluctance of william hartnell to play the time lords first incarnation and said the bbc showed little faith. During most of william harntells run as the first doctor, episodes rather than serials had onscreen titles. Jun 25, 2014 doctor who william hartnell first doctor 1st. William hartnell, patrick troughton, frazer hines, nicholas courtney, jacqueline hill, pat gorman, peter bryant, david whitaker, terry nation, dennis spooner, brian hayles, geoffrey orme, kit pedler, malcolm hulke, david ellis, mervyn haisman, henry lincoln, robert.
Doctor who episode guide catalogue william hartnell. Once again i count down my top 10 perosnal favorite first doctor storeis, william hartnell played the first doctor from 19631966 starring in 29 stories from an unearthly child to the tenth. It starred william hartnell as the first doctor, carole ann ford as susan foreman, the doctor s granddaughter, and william russell and jacqueline hill as the companions ian chesterton and barbara wright. Individual episode titles of the william hartnell era 19631966 one major point of confusion in the doctor who universe is the rather loose manner in which people tend to confuse the terms story and episode when refering to the doctor s onscreen adventures. Scripted by the australian writer anthony coburn, it introduces william hartnell as the first doctor and original companions. He was an elderly man with no name, a scientist who spoke of being an exile, who traveled through time and space in a time machine he could barely control, which was stuck in the shape of a police box. Sylvester mccoy presents a look at the era of the first doctor, william. Doctor who lost in time collection of rare episodes.
Dec 26, 2017 william hartnell as the first doctor in the tenth planet this regeneration may be a simple white flash that switches the face of hartnell with that of patrick troughton, but make no mistake. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. During jon pertwees second series as the doctor, in the serial terror of the. He was portrayed by actor william hartnell within the series narrative, the doctor is a centuriesold alien time lord from the planet gallifrey who travels in time and space in his tardis, frequently with companions. May 15, 20 the doctors revisited is a series of documentaries produced and broadcast by bbc america to celebrate the 50th anniversary of doctor who. The recovery of five episodes and release of all six parts of the enemy of the world on itunes recently quickly lead to a reappraisal of this storys worth. We have 33 doctor who williamhartnell television torrents for you. Based on the first doctors clothing and the setting of the snowy area, it appears they are in 1986 at the south pole. Advent 2017 day 18 ive wanted to do a missing episodes video for awhile, and here it is. Season 4 of doctor who ran between 10 september 1966 and 1 july 1967.
Individual episode titles of the william hartnell era 19631966 one major point of confusion in the doctor who universe is the rather loose manner in which people tend to confuse the terms story and episode when refering to the doctors onscreen adventures. One documentary was broadcast every month, each focusing on a different incarnation of the doctor. He played the doctor as slightly sinister sometimes more than slightly. It was first broadcast on bbc tv in four weekly parts from 23 november to 14 december 1963. In the first episode he effectively kidnaps half his companions in order to protect his secret of being a time lord. It starred william hartnell as the first doctor in the first two stories and then patrick troughton as the second doctor and michael craze as ben jackson, anneke wills as polly wright and frazer hines as jamie mccrimmon. Hes such a wonderfully complex character, even before a dozen other actors got a chance to add to him.
An unearthly child was brilliant in the first episode but the other episodes were pretty bad. Doctor who premiered on bbc 1 on november 23, 1963, the day after president kennedy was shot. See more ideas about first doctor, william hartnell and doctor who. The time meddler marks a major turn in the series when the early historical episodes are first combined with science fiction elements. Top 10 first doctor stories william hartnell doctor who. Although he was the original doctor, william hartnell is often overlooked by all but the most determined whovians. Patrick troughtons era as the second doctor is particularly affected. Doctor who began its journey on earth back in 1963 with a much seemingly older doctor portrayed by william hartnell and his granddaughter susan in the episode an unearthly child. This season was originally intended to have 40 episodes with planet of giants originally shot and edited as 4 x 25 minute episodes. Review, synopsis, cast and pictures for every william hartnell doctor who episode.
Some episodes are reconstructions, from loose cannon. While hartnell made numerous stage and television appearances and acted in over 75 british films, he is best remembered today as the first doctor in bbc televisions doctor who, which he played from 1963 to 1966. Doctor who lost in time collection of rare episodes the william hartnell years and. The 1st doctor credit to the bbc for an amazing show. Doctor who director exposes william hartnell as reluctant. Sylvester mccoy presents a look at the era of the first doctor, william hartnell. The following is a list of four william hartnell 1st doctor episodes.
It was hartnell that made the character so compelling. In january 2011 the mankind version was released as a digital download on the album gallifrey and beyond. The doctors revisited is a series of documentaries produced and broadcast by bbc america to celebrate the 50th anniversary of doctor who. The 1st doctor william hartnell from the amazing tv show doctor who. After viewing the episodes, head of series and serials donald wilson found them to be lacking in action and ordered that the final two episodes be edited into 1 episode. Feb 15, 2017 once again i count down my top 10 perosnal favorite first doctor storeis, william hartnell played the first doctor from 19631966 starring in 29 stories from an unearthly child to the tenth. How to catchup on the 1st doctor from doctor who in two hours. The adventures in time and space of the doctor, a time lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs. The episodes are from william hartnell and patrick troughton shows, the latter suffering most from the lost tapes. Doctor who began its journey on earth back in 1963 with a much seemingly older doctor portrayed by william hartnell and his granddaughter susan in the episode an unearthly child doctor who. Doctor who complete 1st doctor william hartnell 1963ec. William hartnells doctor is a strange old man with a time machine. Get the latest updates on new products and upcoming sales.
William hartnells doctor who was one of my favourites. With william hartnell, patrick troughton, jon pertwee, tom baker. Doctor who celebrated its 20th anniversary with the 90minute special the five doctors. Jul 03, 2017 the following is a list of four william hartnell 1st doctor episodes.