An Adventure in Space and Time
An Adventure in Space and Time

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In 1963 Sydney Newman, progressive head of BBC TV's drama department, wants to fill a Saturday tea-time slot with a show with youth appeal and hits on the idea of an august figure, like a doctor, leading a group of companions on time travel adventures. He engages inexperienced young producer Verity Lambert to expand the idea. Fighting sexist and racial bigotry Verity and young Indian director Waris Hussein persuade crusty character actor William Hartnell to play the doctor fi... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in An Adventure in Space and Time:

David Bradley
Jessica Raine
Sacha Dhawan
Brian Cox
Lesley Manville
Jeff Rawle

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In 1963 Sydney Newman, progressive head of BBC TV's drama department, wants to fill a Saturday tea-time slot with a show with youth appeal and hits on the idea of an august figure, like a doctor, leading a group of companions on time travel adventures. He engages inexperienced young producer Verity Lambert to expand the idea. Fighting sexist and racial bigotry Verity and young Indian director Waris Hussein persuade crusty character actor William Hartnell to play the doctor figure and, despite technical hiccups and competition with coverage of the Kennedy assassination, the first episode of 'Doctor Who' is born. As the show becomes a success Hartnell displays an obsession with his character but, after three years, ill health catches up with him and he starts to forget lines. Newman tells him that Doctor Who will 'regenerate' and he will be replaced by younger actor Patrick Troughton. Though attached to the part and reluctant to give it up Hartnell wishes every success to Troughton, the first of several actors to play a part which will endure for fifty years.

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Daily Telegraph (UK) - 10/10 by Michael HoganWonderfully written and beautifully realised, this period piece crackled with the affection of a true fan.
Groucho Reviews - 9/10 by Peter CanaveseThrilling—you are there at the inception of Doctor Who!—and deeply poignant, sometimes at the same time...with actors like Bradley and Cox in place, it's difficult to imagine a better treatment.
Flick Filosopher - 8/10 by MaryAnn JohansonMark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who's creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings.
Philadelphia Daily News - 8/10 by Ellen GrayYou don't have to be a Whovian - or even know what a Whovian is - to enjoy it.
Guardian - 8/10 by Sam WollastonMark Gatiss's drama, An Adventure in Space and Time, is a lovely way to kick off the (50th Anniversary) celebrations.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Robert LloydAs a story about how the past became the present (which makes us, in relation to its characters, people of the future), it is very much in line with its subject, and has been made with much the same mix of enchantment and suspense.
Washington Post - 8/10 by Hank StueverIt captures the chaos and experimental vibe that dominated early TV production.
AV Club - 7/10 by Alasdair WilkinsWhile the docudrama is designed to be accessible to those who aren't hardcore fans, Gatiss still finds room in both the dialogue and the casting for homages and subtle references to all eras of Doctor Who.
User Review - 10/10 by John HA love letter to Doctor Who's 50 + years of history, both in front of, and behind the cameras. The writing is gorgeous, and David Bradley was perfectly cast as the legendary William Hartnell. One of the tv movie greats!
User Review - 10/10 by Callum BI realy in joyed this because of how they not just showed us what the 60s was like but how they did doctor Who in thoes days.Excellent.

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