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.
Acting
David Bradley transforms into Hartnell — uncanny and heartbreaking.
Production
Recreates 1963 BBC with obsessive, loving detail.
Writing
Mark Gatturns corporate memo into genuine poetry.
Director
Terry McDonough
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
Andrew Woodall
Rex Tucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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