An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

83 mins | Drama | Nov. 21, 2013

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.

An Adventure in Space and Time

83 mins | Drama | Nov. 21, 2013

An Adventure in Space and Time
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers BBC, BBC Wales, BBC America
Original title An Adventure in Space and Time
Directors Terry McDonough
Writers Mark Gatiss

Cast

David Bradley

as William Hartnell

Jessica Raine

as Verity Lambert

Sacha Dhawan

as Waris Hussein

Brian Cox

as Sydney Newman

Lesley Manville

as Heather Hartnell

Jeff Rawle

as Mervyn Pinfield

Claudia Grant

as Carole Ann Ford

Jemma Powell

as Jacqueline Hill

Jamie Glover

as William Russell

Anna-Lisa Drew

as Maureen O'Brien (uncredited)

Reece Shearsmith

as Patrick Troughton

Nicholas Briggs

as Peter Hawkins

Carole Ann Ford

as Joyce

Edmund C. Short

as Peter Purves

Sophie Holt

as Jackie Lane (uncredited)

Robin Varley

as Michael Craze (uncredited)

Ellie Spicer

as Anneke Wills (uncredited)

Joseph Railton

as Brian Hodgson

Andrew Woodall

as Rex Tucker

Ian Hallard

as Richard Martin

David Annen

as Peter Brachacki

Sam Hoare

as Douglas Camfield

Sarah Winter

as Delia Derbyshire

Reece Pockney

as Alan

Mark Eden

as Donald Baverstock

William Russell

as Harry

Toby Hadoke

as Cyril

Matt Smith

as The Doctor / Himself (uncredited)

Ncuti Gatwa

as The Doctor / Himself (uncredited, 2023 edition)

Cara Jenkins

as Judith Carney

William Hartnell

as The Doctor (archive footage)

Kit Connor

as Charlie (uncredited)