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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Terry McDonough
Director
Mark Gatiss
Writer, Executive Producer
Philip Kloss
Editor
John Pardue
Director of Photography
Steven Moffat
Executive Producer
Caroline Skinner
Executive Producer
Matt Strevens
Producer
Dave Arrowsmith
Production Design
Andy Pryor
Casting Director
Suzanne Cave
Costume Designer
Vickie Lang
Makeup Designer
Chris Panton
Visual Effects
Edmund Butt
Original Music Composer
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