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The man in the uniform in the BBC car park who welcomes Sidney Newman is William Russell who played the original companion Ian Chesterton. The woman who calls for her kid to come in from the street is Carol Ann Ford who played the Doctor's granddaughter Susan.
And the man at 23:19 who advises Sydney Newman to "Kill Doctor Who" is Mark Eden, who played the titular character in the fabled lost serial Marco Polo.
Not in the same way, you are correct, but as a piece of satire that includes quite a good handful of the classic cast, I’d say it’s still a worthy inclusion. The Lord of the rings ‘crossover’ alone is worth the watch!
Beyond the “craft” of Hartnell knowing what fake buttons did what functions - what is magic to me about the scene where he kicks the stage hand out from under the console and grabs the wires himself is that HE IS acting as the Doctor in the TARDIS. It stops being a set and flickers into the grey area of magic. In that moment he is #1 petting the dash as only he knows how and bringing her to life ready for flight. It’s just beautifully done.
Hear hear for the David Bradley praise. This has to be his best role. He's generally typecast as grumpy or creepy old men in supporting roles which he's very good at it but here he gets to be the lead and delivers a fantastic fully rounded performance of a dissilusioned actor who finds joy and succes in a surprising place only to lose it all because of his failing health.
"He's generally typecast as grumpy or creepy old men in supporting roles which he's very good at it but here he gets to be the lead and delivers a fantastic fully rounded performance" What you said here means that, in fact, David Bradley is in many ways just like Hartnell.
To clarify one of the patreon comments. The Matt Smith moment was recently re-edited (on the BBC iplayer version at least) to have Ncuti there instead so perhaps the Patreon user was watching along with the updated version. 🤷🏻♂️
It was well done, because it was the visualisation of a quote from William Hartnell. Reportedly he said to Newman (when they told him about regeneration) "With the right concept, this show could still be running in 50 years" So to put Matt there was so brilliant. Also one detail, once you saw it, you can never unsee it. The BBC had been so lazy about Matts cameo. He wasnt even on set, they greenscreened him in and they put him right INTO the console. SOOO cheap. When they reedited with Nucti, they fixed it and he stands next to the console
@@thomasnieswandt8805 that wasn’t exactly what Hartnell said. He was quoted as saying that “the show could run for five years,” and it was just unfortunate for him that he didn’t get to do those 5 years. He did get close, leaving as he did after the first two stories of season 4.
i hate it personally. since this is trying to be a documentry throwing in a vision of the future "current" doctor is sweet and symbolic but not realistic so it added this fantasy element to something that is supposed to be real..... also very disingenuous knowing that Disney re-released this and as such didnt have rights to classic who clips so had to edit some of that out but they replace Matt with Ncuti..... which fine but we didnt do that for the other doctors coming in between. could have thrown in peter and jodi and ncuti and just made it a whole group thing. but nah forget the female doctor its disney its all about that dark chocolate. since we now know they have a no white hiring policy now.
The thing with William Hartnell, even when he was ill and struggling, there’s some fantastic performances: Galaxy 4, War Machines, Tenth Planet… he’s still so good. A huge majority of fans will have started watching this show in 2005 - myself included, I think a lot of people only slowly wade their way into classic but it’ll hook you as Who fans!
I like that the Doctor Who wiki's list of historical inaccuracies in this drama feels the need to clarify that, as far as we know, William Hartnell did not have a vision of an actor who wouldn't be born for another 20 years.
So glad you enjoyed this. It was written by Mark Gatiss, who has written a number of NuWho stories and has also appeared in a couple of stories with David Tennant and Peter Capaldi. Yes, from 1963 - 1969 Doctor Who ran roughly 40 episodes a season which is obviously 40 weeks, which is why the first two Doctors, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton would occasionally be written out of an episode in one story to allow them to have a break. It would also be done for the actors and actress who played the companions, as it was a gruelling schedule for all. That was why, when Jon Pertwee took over the role of the third Doctor in 1970, the season was reduced to 26 episodes a year, which allowed the main actors time off to do other roles before they came back to the show. Pertwee did other stuff in between his Doctor Who seasons, including making films. The first season of Doctor Who had 8 separate stories, with each story ranging from either 2 episodes or 4 episodes or 6 episodes, and the sci-fi and historical stories would alternate, so the first story took the TARDIS team back to the age of the caveman, and the second story was set on a radiation filled dead planet that introduced the Daleks to Doctor Who for the first time. So the format was usually one sci-fi story, then a historical story, then a sci-fi story, etc. etc. The end of one particular story would sometimes end on a cliffhanger to lead you into the next story, but that didn’t happen all the time. Usually most stories were self contained and didn’t follow on. As to William Hartnell’s illness: yes, it did effect how he could remember his lines, but he didn’t mess up in every episode in every story until his condition got much worse, by which time it was near to when he left. Don’t forget, these performances were taped live, so any fluffed line or something going wrong with props etc, meant that they couldn’t re stage the scene. What was performed was what the viewers got. Waris Hussain, the director only directed two Doctor Who stories. The first was the very first story, officially called “The Tribe of Gum,” (4 episodes) and then he directed the fourth story, officially called “Marco Polo,” (7 episodes). Interestingly, up to the end of the third season, each episode of each story had an individual episode title. So the very first episode was called “An Unearthly Child,” (as a lot of the episode focussed on the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan). The first Dalek story, officially called “The Daleks,” had the first episode title of “The Dead Planet.” I know Syntell said that he might be thinking of watching classic Who privately, but as you both have a professional background in film and TV, it would be fun for you both to watch the stories live with us, so we can listen to your comments on how you’d view the difference in how they filmed the show during the three decades the show was originally on. Stuff like the different styles of direction and how it was shot, the change in improvements to the special and visual effects, etc. etc. Plus there are some superb stories from each of the first 7 Doctors to see, so maybe not watch every available story but let the fans pick out what they think you’d enjoy. Just an idea. Much appreciation from the UK 🇬🇧
It's great to see you watch the origin of our beloved Dr Who. It is truly inspiring how the creators came together to make television magic especially the legendary figures; Verity Lambert: the BBC drama department's first female producer who led production Waris Hussein: the director of the show Anthony Coburn: the writer of the first four televised episodes Terry Nation: the writer of the second adventure and the science fiction master who created 3 of the best things ever on television, the Daleks & Davros, Survivors, and the pioneering, forever missed Blakes 7. The BBC Radiophonic Workshop & Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer for the magical music. I loved watching this so much 💙🌌
Cool that you did this one. It's so often glossed over, and I think it's a sweet movie. The bit at the end where Matt Smith appears got me. And it's neat that they can swap him out over time, but I'm glad he's the one on my blu-ray copy, since he's my favorite Doctor.
My mate had the good fortune to meet David Bradley recently. He wasn't grumpy in the slightest. He did speeches in character from Harry Potter and Doctor Who for his kids and even let him take a video which my mate sent to me (knowing how big a Who fan I am). Really top bloke.
Ya'll gotta do An UnEarthly Child. And I don't get that remark that the first episode is "notoriously bad." It's certainly rough, given it was so tightly budgeted, constricted by the format of the time, etc, but it's still entirely watchable, and it is the epitome of "humble beginnings." I honestly find it an interesting watch. To see how far we've come, but also to remember that we used to be so far less cynical as a society. That simply little show ignited the imagination of a generation of young people, and that legacy has endured for decades upon decades.
Yeah, as an almost fifty year old person from the UK, I have never heard it said that An Unearthly Child was bad. I have repeated heard people say that they walked in not long after it had started and found themselves utterly captivated by it. If that had been the case Doctor Who wouldn’t have got past the first series (season)…let alone still be a flagship BBC programme 61 years after it first aired.
I agree, I would definitely say it would be great to watch the very first episode "An Unearthly Child" and then to watch the second story/adventure "The Daleks". As it gives you a real introduction to the beginnings of the show and the doctors first and most well known enemy. And it's the story that obviously is the one who secured its place in the BBC schedule.
I think the comment was in reference to the unaired pilot. I have the DVD and it has both versions of episode one. The unaired pilot is definitely a little rougher. Susan’s performance is colder, there are some dialogue changes and the Tardis doors do open unexpectedly. I’m sure there’s more that I’ve forgotten.
@@marklayton6771 they do cut the "we come from the 41st century" line, there's also a lovely weird scene where Susan blots a fountain pen and it looks like the time vortex / title sequence
The guard at the bbc was none other than William Russell... he played Ian Chesterton, part of the first tardis crew!... there are loads of easter eggs in this, loads of old companions are in it...
Incidentally, Sidney Newman also created the iconic British spy series, “The Avengers,” which starred Patrick Macnee as British professional spy John Steed, with Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and then Linda Thorson as his female “companions.” The first two, of course, became Bond Girls almost immediately after leaving the show.
Your reaction just made me smile from start to finish. I was born in 1966 and have been watching Dr Who since 1969 and really appreciate the respect you had whilst watching this. Whilst I was growing up, most of the adults I knew - and some people of my own age thought the programme was always “cheap-looking rubbish” and I couldn’t articulate how I perceived it. What makes the programme so special for me was the integrity of the performers and the production team and effects people found amazing solutions to technical problems because they had such limited resources and you’ll see what I mean if you ever decide to start watching the Classic series. If you take that journey, I am so with you, Thank you again for being respectful - and above all, perceptive. You’ve taken that first step through the TARDIS doors and I can’t wait for your journey!
Well, Patrick Troughton was a character actor and had previously been seen on television as the very first television Robin Hood. He had also appeared as Quilp in Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop. After Doctor Who, he played the Duke Of Norfolk in The Six Wives Of Henry VIII with Keith Michell in the lead and then the villainous Priest Nasca in the children's serial The Feathered Serpent. Patrick continued acting, and also representing Doctor Who, literally right up to his death at a convention in Georgia in 1987 at the age of 67.
His death is so tragic to me. His doctor had informed him that he was suffering from a heart condition and shouldn't travel - but he did anyway, for the fans.
@@Bread_LM Thing is, Pat had already had two earlier attacks, in 1979 and again in 1984. Sadly, he was a heavy smoker, a habit that in many is caused by nerves. Pat was a friend of my art tutor at college, James Broom Lynn, who was an author and illustrator. When I heard that he had died, I couldn't help but break down in tears. I think his warm personality just came through on the screen. It was such a shock to the system when he died.
26:18 The Dalek’s first appeared in episode 5. Originally Doctor Who stories or serials aired over multiple episodes with the first one being An Unearthly Child which aired over the course of 4 episodes. These episodes were also shorter in length than what we get now as most episodes were 25 minutes long.
Watching with you is so insightful and delightful! Hartnell was a complex person. A hero. A jerk. Everything in between. David Bradley is EXCELLENT in this and they don't pull their punches in showing Hartnell, warts and all.
So glad you reacted to this. (Also pleased you reacted to the original version with Matt Smith popping up. I think the version on i-player has Ncuti and, no disrespect to him, but it ain't the same - the sheer love, respect and gratitude Matt shows to William Hartnell (as opposed to a cheeky wink) is the icing on the cake for me.)
Oh man, I wasn't expecting this to come into rotation. It's a great DocuDrama, and it was cool hearing you guys relate to the old-guard way of doing things. And yeah, Bradley is a class act. Will we have the pleasure of the Fivish Doctors Reboot? XD BTW, I can't remember if it's explicitly stated, but the Cyber-men were introduced in Hartnell's regeneration story, so they were the last enemy he fought. Much of that episiode was lost, but thankfully the regeneration scene was saved on an episode of Blue Peter. (Which was an old children's variety entertainment/news/education show.)
When Matt suddenly appeared, I was in tears, because I could feel the WEIGHT of all the years this show has endured all at once. All the love that got it to where it is now. Brilliant, beautiful adventure. The pains and joys of life and humanity, packaged into a little blue box that travels space and time via our wildest imaginations. The worst and the best of us. The emotions and the decades hit me like a truck. It's in a rough place now with the fandom it seems, but I hope it endures still. It gets harder every year to find and remember the magic still left to us in our lives these days, I don't want to lose the hope Doctor Who has always given me.
I am so glad you both watched this Docu-Drama. It was absolutely fantastic and David Bradley showed why he is such an underrated actor. Unfortunately, it is extremely hard to near impossible to see the entirety of the first couple of seasons of Doctor Who. There are so many episodes that are missing because BBC was incredibly stupid in how they kept the film of episodes or destroyed them.
William Hartnell, although a film actor as well, was quite used to the gruelling schedules of TV Series. Prior to Dr Who he had played a Company Sergeant Major in the Army Game, an ITV Sitcom which ran from 1957 until 1961, no wonder he got tired
So glad you are reacting to this. I suggested it way back when you started Who because you had so many questions about the classic era and how the show started. Notice Sydney and Verity. These are the names "John Smith" AKA The Doctor gave as his parents in the Human Nature/Family of Blood two parter, a detail I always loved.
This is one of the best scripts written by Mark Gatiss. I have been watching it many times as much as SHERLOCK’s “The Great Game”. In AAiSaT, Mark actually made some cameo appearances as a director who was told by Bill ‘You might call me by my surname’ 40:43 and hands operating the TARDIS console in the ending 50:58
i really hope you also watch the "5-ish doctors reboot" since it was also part of the 50th celebration (written by the 5th doctors and with all the doctors who werent in the 50th anniversary episode)
As for making a part 2 of this docu-drama, I and many fans think a sequel about how classic who got cancelled would be great, t could start in 1981 and tell the tumultuous story of who in the 80s leading to its cancellation in 1989
The Avengers; as in the British spy series starring - at first - Ian Hendry and Patrick MacNee and then Patrick and Honor Blackman - followed by Diana Rigg, then Linda Thorson and finally with The New Avengers with Pat, Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt.
A truly fantastic reaction from you both - I so appreciate YOUR appreciation and reverence for Who. I really do hope you take on Classic Who. I know it's a lot, but you could definitely start it with no anticipation of finishing it - maybe just one classic Who episode a week. Reason being, your analysis and respect is great education for newer/younger viewers - you are both so keyed into storytelling and character development. As a Brit (born 1975) there were numerous occasions to hide behind the sofa when the Daleks appeared - literally, crouching behind the sofa! The Doctors that resonated with me most were Tom Baker and Peter Davidson. But I REALLY loved Colin Baker because he felt so unique in his mannerisms. And Sylvester McCoy I was already a fan of from seeing him on Eureka which was an educational/history-based sketch comedy show - bit like horrible histories, I guess. Point being, I really DO hope you embrace the classic eps as slow as you like, purely for pleasure. All of us supporters would absolutely love watching your reactions and thoughts about them! Who is a marathon, not a sprint. Something rare to be savoured
This is a truly excellent documentary. It hits hard in places, but is done with such love and attention to this wonderful history. I am so glad you both loved it.
I'm not certain you understood what Waris Hussein was saying. You seemed to assume that he was Indian just because when he was leaving he said he had got "Passage to India" ? What he was saying was that he had been hired to Direct "A Passage To India" which is a play written from EM Forsters Novel by that name. The Play was part of the BBC's Play Of The Month series which was a VERY prestigious TV program at the time. It was because of Dr Who that he was asked to direct the play and was a major break for his career in 1965. It was a landmark TV drama and is so revered that it was repeated in January last year on BBC 4 (in fact it is still available to watch until the end of this month). I believe someone even made a film from the book in 1985. - (though in fact he is actually British-Indian, just not for the reason you said)
When Troughton started he played it as a bit of a clown. Probably a defence mechanism. By The Macra Terror he was told STOP THAT. He went on to become my favourite Doctor. It's difficult to distinguish who's better of the 1st 4 Doctors as they are all great in different ways.
LOVED this. If you're not totally sure about watching/ reacting to the originals (they are *really* slow)- they have started making colourised cut-downs of the black & white era. Only 2 stories so far- the first Dalek story and Patrick Troughton's last story, The War Games. They're perhaps even a bit *too* fast, trying to squeeze the whole story into less screen time. But might be a way in...
My Uncle was a kid when these first episodes of Doctor Who aired, and apparently he came home from school one day with a black eye and a note pinned to his shirt saying "Don't worry, he hasn't been in a fight, he turned a corner and bumped into a boy pretending to be a Dalek"
Season 1 - 8 stories with episodes varying from 2 to 7 - total episodes for season 1 - 42. Waris Hussein is here representing a lot of other directors - he directed all of the first story The Unearthly - and all but 1 episode of the 4th story Marco Polo - the actor playing William Russell is wearing the shirt from that story.
Kids absolutely do notice the switches! When I was a kid watching Tom Baker I did notice that he never used the same switch for the door... but then in the 80s with Davison et al they did have a big red door lever they used more consistently.
and yet never did this for the woman. but disney is all about black representation now so much so they refuse to hire white people. but yea aparently as the re-air was a disney idea i guess? they didnt have rights to classic who clips so its not a simple scene swap of ncuti and matt but the run time would be off as they had to remove other footage as well which is why they were told to watch this version
Reportedly, the intent is to rerelease this each decade with the then-current Doctor shown. That was, apparently, deliberate - Matt Smith's appearance was filmed separately and composited in, specifically so they could continue to updating it.
William Hartnell was 55 years old when he started playing "The Doctor" in reality it was new coming producer Innes Lloyd who informed William Hartnell that he was leaving not Sydney Newman. I can't speak for America but in England repeats were very rare and they were only made to be watched once usually episodes get disposed of of taped over because you got to remember home video was not a thing yet they considered black and white to be old hat and no future value.
49:14 this moment gets me every time. No need to hold the tears back Syntell. 50:39 beautiful moment Glad to see you react to the movie. Well done by your Patrons recommending it. Enjoyed your reaction to it.
Classic Who is so slept on, the viewing style is a lot different for the modern audience to really click with like it did back in the day, its an acquired taste like blade runner is the best way to describe it. If you enjoy it you you'll love it more, but there are definitely places where it has to grow on you.
49:15 This moment is very similar experience that Patrick Troughton went through due to very different conditions- although he always informed the public that he was relieved to stop playing the doctor his son later revealed in life that it was the biggest regret not carrying on the role- he greatly loved this time whilst on DW x Sidenote - Patrick Cotton is my favourite doctor although it is very very hard to choose from as there are so many great actors who have taken on the role. I just think he brought William Hartnell wishes to life x
The BBC has a channel on TH-cam called Doctor Who Classic which has been steadily uploading full classic stories if you want to investigate. I’d recommend The Happiness Patrol, Vengeance on Varos and Genesis of the Daleks to start.
The Klingon language started with James Doohan - he created the lines for the Klingons at the beginning of Star Trek:The Motion Picture. They brought in the linguist to expand on what Jimmy did for future movies.
We have the old saying in Flemish 'met uw gat in de boter gevallen' and that was a surprise to hear it means the same across the pond. We use that saying every time you got very lucky. Btw 'And Adventure in Space and Time' was written by another fanboy of Who: Mark Gatiss. You know him by now from Sherlock.
Sydney and Verity were name dropped as the Doctor's "parents" WAY BACK in the Human Nature two parter. They were included as an Easter egg in the Doctor's fake backstory created by the TARDIS! And the actress playing Verity was also the psychic lady in Hide ;)
to explain some terminology: Old school doctor who had a FAR smaller timeslot in the 25 minute range, so a single episode was NEVER an entire story. Episodes would be bundled in groups from 2-3 (roughly the equivalent of a standard episode now, but nowhere near as common) 4-6 (roughly like a modern 2 parter, fairly standard for classic who) and even upwards of 8 plus when a particularly extensive story called for it. These groups of episodes were called "Serials". A good way to think of it is that a serial is the equivalent of either an entire episode or an entire 2 parter, and were composed of smaller episodes. Episodes were also often produced while the immediate previous serial was still airing, making for a tight production schedule. A lot more "show" probably happened in the timespan of this movie than you would expect from modern release schedules.
Reruns of series were common in the US in the 1960s. Episodes (a random selection) would rerun during the summer gap. A show like Star Trek would have 26 episodes in a season, and then NBC would rerun half of them during the summer. "Summer reruns" was common parlance at the time (along with "summer replacement" series).
OG Doctor Who stories could drag on a bit (5 or 6 episodes per story). As a kid I loved them but watching now it feels like you could lose 1 (maybe 2) episodes and the story wouldn't suffer? It is depressing to be the last person in a successful endeavour (of any kind) with none of the newbies caring how it got to where it is today.
The original Who didn't go out live,but it was shot as if it was live. Unless things went really wrong, it was too expensive and time-consuming to edit.
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It’s 8 stories per season in total, with multiple directors, Waris did the 4 episodes that made up the season opener, the pilot version of part 1, and 6 out of the seven episodes for Marco Polo, which is nothing to scoff at given the long and demanding production schedule of such a show at the time, he went to direct a number of feature films, serials, dramas, and tv movies in the decades following his departure, in 1987 he directed a tv miniseries where a straight married couple deal with AIDS with the husband ultimately dying from it, a story close to his heart for Waris since he lost his partner of 12 years to AIDs in the 80’s, he went by Waris Hussein when he began work in television, his actual last name is Habibullah, his explanation was that it was easier to fit on a credit, his only regret was not just using his mother’s maiden name since people associated Hussein with the King of Jordan, then later with Saddam.
Episode 2 of the Dalek story - the episodes were serialized (like book chapters ending on a cliff hanger*) - you could have 4 to 8 or so episodes to make up a complete story. The first story was The Unearthly Child and had run on TV before Kennedy was shot. It was the first part of The Daleks that was "preempted" by the assassination - so of course Veity wanted in run again before part 2 aired. * Like the serialized movies back before my time - kids would go to the theater, pay a small price and see a part of a movie and do the same the next week until they saw the entire movie - Superman, Batman, the hero known at the time** as Captain Marvel (Shazam), Blackhawk, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Hop Along Cassidy all had serialized movies in the era before technicolor - if you see one today it will be assembled into the complete movie. ** Yeah, it's a reference to "the artist formerly known as Prince". Superman's flying sequences were animated - Captain Marvel did it better..
One thing i wanted to add about classic if you ever do get in to it the classic era was designed in a way you could pick snd choose what stories to watch you dont need to see the stories back to back.
Syntell mentioned that in modern Who it kinda seems like the Doctors are hitting random stuff, and a lot of times that's true, but there is usually one specific lever or control that is explicitly for takeoff. You'll remember in the Doctor's Wife when he asks the TARDIS "Alright then, the Eye or Orion, or wherever it is we need to be" and the big lever pulls itself. That's 11's takeoff lever.
There is also good 40 Min documentary yt video by Josh Snares on the long lost ambitious story called Daleks Master Plan. He gives you information what the production was like with William Hartnell. With executive producers leaving, changes to scripts and some drama behind the scenes. it is spoiler free.
ive been in charge of their planned watches for content outside of the episodes such as minisodes, spoiler free censored videos, etc. ive been including josh snares stuff when appropriate for them to watch. they've already seen one of his documentaries and their 50 year experience is still being experienced. they got a few more side content to watch before diving into the day of the doctor!
@@uhfrank I think you folks should push them into watching the 10th and 20th anniversaries of Classic Who. Those two stories they would like. "City of Death" also has a NuWho flavor if they could sit through the old four-episode format.
The very first episode was NOT terrible, it just had the misfortune to be aired when JFK had been offed. Naturally, T.V. was full of that and not much else. However, they got a SECOND debut the next Saturday.
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The man in the uniform in the BBC car park who welcomes Sidney Newman is William Russell who played the original companion Ian Chesterton. The woman who calls for her kid to come in from the street is Carol Ann Ford who played the Doctor's granddaughter Susan.
Two other companions, Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) and Jean Marsh (Sara Kingdom) were in the Verity Lambert's going away party scene.
@@OldManFerdiad Oh I did not know that! How brilliant
And the man at 23:19 who advises Sydney Newman to "Kill Doctor Who" is Mark Eden, who played the titular character in the fabled lost serial Marco Polo.
@@GusMcGuire oh I didn't spot that! Thanks
Oh man I am SO happy you reacted to this as part of the 50th, it's a great little docu-drama
I wonder if they will also have ‘The Five-ish Doctors’ by Peter Davidson on their 50th anniversary viewing list…a great little mocu-drama :)
@@stephenlow1841 That'd be great if they did, but I could understand if they didn't as it's not as "important" as this
Not in the same way, you are correct, but as a piece of satire that includes quite a good handful of the classic cast, I’d say it’s still a worthy inclusion. The Lord of the rings ‘crossover’ alone is worth the watch!
The BBC doorman arguing with Brian Cox is William Russell, who played the First Doctor's companion, Ian.
Beyond the “craft” of Hartnell knowing what fake buttons did what functions - what is magic to me about the scene where he kicks the stage hand out from under the console and grabs the wires himself is that HE IS acting as the Doctor in the TARDIS. It stops being a set and flickers into the grey area of magic. In that moment he is #1 petting the dash as only he knows how and bringing her to life ready for flight.
It’s just beautifully done.
Hear hear for the David Bradley praise. This has to be his best role. He's generally typecast as grumpy or creepy old men in supporting roles which he's very good at it but here he gets to be the lead and delivers a fantastic fully rounded performance of a dissilusioned actor who finds joy and succes in a surprising place only to lose it all because of his failing health.
"He's generally typecast as grumpy or creepy old men in supporting roles which he's very good at it but here he gets to be the lead and delivers a fantastic fully rounded performance" What you said here means that, in fact, David Bradley is in many ways just like Hartnell.
The woman producer, she was in the episode Hide. She played the psychic with the man searching for ghosts.
The bit where Matt Smith appeared in the tardis was simply beautiful ❤️
To clarify one of the patreon comments.
The Matt Smith moment was recently re-edited (on the BBC iplayer version at least) to have Ncuti there instead so perhaps the Patreon user was watching along with the updated version. 🤷🏻♂️
It was well done, because it was the visualisation of a quote from William Hartnell. Reportedly he said to Newman (when they told him about regeneration) "With the right concept, this show could still be running in 50 years" So to put Matt there was so brilliant.
Also one detail, once you saw it, you can never unsee it. The BBC had been so lazy about Matts cameo. He wasnt even on set, they greenscreened him in and they put him right INTO the console. SOOO cheap. When they reedited with Nucti, they fixed it and he stands next to the console
@@thomasnieswandt8805 that wasn’t exactly what Hartnell said. He was quoted as saying that “the show could run for five years,” and it was just unfortunate for him that he didn’t get to do those 5 years. He did get close, leaving as he did after the first two stories of season 4.
i hate it personally. since this is trying to be a documentry throwing in a vision of the future "current" doctor is sweet and symbolic but not realistic so it added this fantasy element to something that is supposed to be real..... also very disingenuous knowing that Disney re-released this and as such didnt have rights to classic who clips so had to edit some of that out but they replace Matt with Ncuti..... which fine but we didnt do that for the other doctors coming in between. could have thrown in peter and jodi and ncuti and just made it a whole group thing. but nah forget the female doctor its disney its all about that dark chocolate. since we now know they have a no white hiring policy now.
One of the best made-for-tv movie bios ever, at least, imo. Very enjoyable.
In the Family Of Blood 2 pt., the Nurse asks John Smith about his parents names: Sydney and Verity is his answer.
The thing with William Hartnell, even when he was ill and struggling, there’s some fantastic performances: Galaxy 4, War Machines, Tenth Planet… he’s still so good.
A huge majority of fans will have started watching this show in 2005 - myself included, I think a lot of people only slowly wade their way into classic but it’ll hook you as Who fans!
I like that the Doctor Who wiki's list of historical inaccuracies in this drama feels the need to clarify that, as far as we know, William Hartnell did not have a vision of an actor who wouldn't be born for another 20 years.
I adore how pedantic the wiki is. The past tense thing is so funny too. Plus they can't prove he did t have a premonition of the future...
@@David-cg1lh Too true. Do they criticise the show itself because time travel hasn't been invented?
The smoking cybermen im pretty sure is a reference to an actual picture of a 1975 cyberman "caught" smoking on set. The image later became a meme
So glad you enjoyed this. It was written by Mark Gatiss, who has written a number of NuWho stories and has also appeared in a couple of stories with David Tennant and Peter Capaldi.
Yes, from 1963 - 1969 Doctor Who ran roughly 40 episodes a season which is obviously 40 weeks, which is why the first two Doctors, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton would occasionally be written out of an episode in one story to allow them to have a break. It would also be done for the actors and actress who played the companions, as it was a gruelling schedule for all. That was why, when Jon Pertwee took over the role of the third Doctor in 1970, the season was reduced to 26 episodes a year, which allowed the main actors time off to do other roles before they came back to the show. Pertwee did other stuff in between his Doctor Who seasons, including making films.
The first season of Doctor Who had 8 separate stories, with each story ranging from either 2 episodes or 4 episodes or 6 episodes, and the sci-fi and historical stories would alternate, so the first story took the TARDIS team back to the age of the caveman, and the second story was set on a radiation filled dead planet that introduced the Daleks to Doctor Who for the first time. So the format was usually one sci-fi story, then a historical story, then a sci-fi story, etc. etc. The end of one particular story would sometimes end on a cliffhanger to lead you into the next story, but that didn’t happen all the time. Usually most stories were self contained and didn’t follow on.
As to William Hartnell’s illness: yes, it did effect how he could remember his lines, but he didn’t mess up in every episode in every story until his condition got much worse, by which time it was near to when he left. Don’t forget, these performances were taped live, so any fluffed line or something going wrong with props etc, meant that they couldn’t re stage the scene. What was performed was what the viewers got. Waris Hussain, the director only directed two Doctor Who stories. The first was the very first story, officially called “The Tribe of Gum,” (4 episodes) and then he directed the fourth story, officially called “Marco Polo,” (7 episodes).
Interestingly, up to the end of the third season, each episode of each story had an individual episode title. So the very first episode was called “An Unearthly Child,” (as a lot of the episode focussed on the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan). The first Dalek story, officially called “The Daleks,” had the first episode title of “The Dead Planet.”
I know Syntell said that he might be thinking of watching classic Who privately, but as you both have a professional background in film and TV, it would be fun for you both to watch the stories live with us, so we can listen to your comments on how you’d view the difference in how they filmed the show during the three decades the show was originally on. Stuff like the different styles of direction and how it was shot, the change in improvements to the special and visual effects, etc. etc. Plus there are some superb stories from each of the first 7 Doctors to see, so maybe not watch every available story but let the fans pick out what they think you’d enjoy. Just an idea. Much appreciation from the UK 🇬🇧
Verity Lambert, the show's first producer, went on to become one of the most influential women in British TV.
This had me in tears when I 1st saw it. He died the year I was born. Also that year introduced my 1st Doctor and favourite Tom Baker
It's great to see you watch the origin of our beloved Dr Who. It is truly inspiring how the creators came together to make television magic especially the legendary figures;
Verity Lambert: the BBC drama department's first female producer who led production
Waris Hussein: the director of the show
Anthony Coburn: the writer of the first four televised episodes
Terry Nation: the writer of the second adventure and the science fiction master who created 3 of the best things ever on television, the Daleks & Davros, Survivors, and the pioneering, forever missed Blakes 7.
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop & Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer for the magical music.
I loved watching this so much
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"our arses are in butter" is probably a reference to rationing which finally ended in 1954, so butter was a rare commodity
Matt Smith said Patrick Troughton’s Doctor’s physicality was one of his inspirations for the 11th Doctor.
Shame Reece Shearsmith's Troughton didn't get a few more minutes. It look like a very good portrayal?
David Bradley is such a treasure.
Cool that you did this one. It's so often glossed over, and I think it's a sweet movie. The bit at the end where Matt Smith appears got me. And it's neat that they can swap him out over time, but I'm glad he's the one on my blu-ray copy, since he's my favorite Doctor.
My mate had the good fortune to meet David Bradley recently. He wasn't grumpy in the slightest. He did speeches in character from Harry Potter and Doctor Who for his kids and even let him take a video which my mate sent to me (knowing how big a Who fan I am). Really top bloke.
Ya'll gotta do An UnEarthly Child.
And I don't get that remark that the first episode is "notoriously bad." It's certainly rough, given it was so tightly budgeted, constricted by the format of the time, etc, but it's still entirely watchable, and it is the epitome of "humble beginnings." I honestly find it an interesting watch. To see how far we've come, but also to remember that we used to be so far less cynical as a society. That simply little show ignited the imagination of a generation of young people, and that legacy has endured for decades upon decades.
Yeah, as an almost fifty year old person from the UK, I have never heard it said that An Unearthly Child was bad. I have repeated heard people say that they walked in not long after it had started and found themselves utterly captivated by it. If that had been the case Doctor Who wouldn’t have got past the first series (season)…let alone still be a flagship BBC programme 61 years after it first aired.
I agree, I would definitely say it would be great to watch the very first episode "An Unearthly Child" and then to watch the second story/adventure "The Daleks". As it gives you a real introduction to the beginnings of the show and the doctors first and most well known enemy. And it's the story that obviously is the one who secured its place in the BBC schedule.
I think the comment was in reference to the unaired pilot. I have the DVD and it has both versions of episode one.
The unaired pilot is definitely a little rougher. Susan’s performance is colder, there are some dialogue changes and the Tardis doors do open unexpectedly.
I’m sure there’s more that I’ve forgotten.
@@marklayton6771 they do cut the "we come from the 41st century" line, there's also a lovely weird scene where Susan blots a fountain pen and it looks like the time vortex / title sequence
The guard at the bbc was none other than William Russell... he played Ian Chesterton, part of the first tardis crew!... there are loads of easter eggs in this, loads of old companions are in it...
Incidentally, Sidney Newman also created the iconic British spy series, “The Avengers,” which starred Patrick Macnee as British professional spy John Steed, with Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and then Linda Thorson as his female “companions.” The first two, of course, became Bond Girls almost immediately after leaving the show.
Your reaction just made me smile from start to finish. I was born in 1966 and have been watching Dr Who since 1969 and really appreciate the respect you had whilst watching this. Whilst I was growing up, most of the adults I knew - and some people of my own age thought the programme was always “cheap-looking rubbish” and I couldn’t articulate how I perceived it.
What makes the programme so special for me was the integrity of the performers and the production team and effects people found amazing solutions to technical problems because they had such limited resources and you’ll see what I mean if you ever decide to start watching the Classic series. If you take that journey, I am so with you,
Thank you again for being respectful - and above all, perceptive. You’ve taken that first step through the TARDIS doors and I can’t wait for your journey!
Well, Patrick Troughton was a character actor and had previously been seen on television as the very first television Robin Hood. He had also appeared as Quilp in Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop. After Doctor Who, he played the Duke Of Norfolk in The Six Wives Of Henry VIII with Keith Michell in the lead and then the villainous Priest Nasca in the children's serial The Feathered Serpent. Patrick continued acting, and also representing Doctor Who, literally right up to his death at a convention in Georgia in 1987 at the age of 67.
His death is so tragic to me. His doctor had informed him that he was suffering from a heart condition and shouldn't travel - but he did anyway, for the fans.
@@Bread_LM Thing is, Pat had already had two earlier attacks, in 1979 and again in 1984. Sadly, he was a heavy smoker, a habit that in many is caused by nerves. Pat was a friend of my art tutor at college, James Broom Lynn, who was an author and illustrator. When I heard that he had died, I couldn't help but break down in tears. I think his warm personality just came through on the screen. It was such a shock to the system when he died.
Don't forget hsi role in the original version of the omen. Small role but totally unforgettable...
@@TimothyConstantine Absolutely.
26:18 The Dalek’s first appeared in episode 5. Originally Doctor Who stories or serials aired over multiple episodes with the first one being An Unearthly Child which aired over the course of 4 episodes. These episodes were also shorter in length than what we get now as most episodes were 25 minutes long.
In the episode, being Human says his mother John Smith says his mother ´s name was Verity.
Watching with you is so insightful and delightful! Hartnell was a complex person. A hero. A jerk. Everything in between. David Bradley is EXCELLENT in this and they don't pull their punches in showing Hartnell, warts and all.
the Avengers he came up might not be the one you are thinking of, it was a quirky British spy series
They did a good job in the filming of Who to deal with Hartnell's flubs, making it a characteristic of the first Doctor himself.
So glad you reacted to this. (Also pleased you reacted to the original version with Matt Smith popping up. I think the version on i-player has Ncuti and, no disrespect to him, but it ain't the same - the sheer love, respect and gratitude Matt shows to William Hartnell (as opposed to a cheeky wink) is the icing on the cake for me.)
Oh man, I wasn't expecting this to come into rotation. It's a great DocuDrama, and it was cool hearing you guys relate to the old-guard way of doing things. And yeah, Bradley is a class act. Will we have the pleasure of the Fivish Doctors Reboot? XD
BTW, I can't remember if it's explicitly stated, but the Cyber-men were introduced in Hartnell's regeneration story, so they were the last enemy he fought. Much of that episiode was lost, but thankfully the regeneration scene was saved on an episode of Blue Peter. (Which was an old children's variety entertainment/news/education show.)
The evil Mrs Gillyflower from The Crimson Horror was Emma Peel in The Avengers.
When Matt suddenly appeared, I was in tears, because I could feel the WEIGHT of all the years this show has endured all at once. All the love that got it to where it is now. Brilliant, beautiful adventure. The pains and joys of life and humanity, packaged into a little blue box that travels space and time via our wildest imaginations. The worst and the best of us. The emotions and the decades hit me like a truck. It's in a rough place now with the fandom it seems, but I hope it endures still. It gets harder every year to find and remember the magic still left to us in our lives these days, I don't want to lose the hope Doctor Who has always given me.
This is a great surprise, thank you so much, and happy new year to you both and your families. William Hartnell will always be the first Doctor.
I am so glad you both watched this Docu-Drama. It was absolutely fantastic and David Bradley showed why he is such an underrated actor.
Unfortunately, it is extremely hard to near impossible to see the entirety of the first couple of seasons of Doctor Who. There are so many episodes that are missing because BBC was incredibly stupid in how they kept the film of episodes or destroyed them.
This has got to be hands down the best piece of Doctor Who media they tell the story so lovingly
William Hartnell, although a film actor as well, was quite used to the gruelling schedules of TV Series. Prior to Dr Who he had played a Company Sergeant Major in the Army Game, an ITV Sitcom which ran from 1957 until 1961, no wonder he got tired
So glad you are reacting to this. I suggested it way back when you started Who because you had so many questions about the classic era and how the show started. Notice Sydney and Verity. These are the names "John Smith" AKA The Doctor gave as his parents in the Human Nature/Family of Blood two parter, a detail I always loved.
This is one of the best scripts written by Mark Gatiss. I have been watching it many times as much as SHERLOCK’s “The Great Game”.
In AAiSaT, Mark actually made some cameo appearances as a director who was told by Bill ‘You might call me by my surname’ 40:43 and hands operating the TARDIS console in the ending 50:58
I really do wish the main series gives us more of the gravitas/seriousness this film has. What a fantastic docudrama.
Mavitas?
i really hope you also watch the "5-ish doctors reboot" since it was also part of the 50th celebration (written by the 5th doctors and with all the doctors who werent in the 50th anniversary episode)
yes - but only after the 50th anniversary episode.
Matt Smith's cameo was like Vincent Van Gogh seeing the paintings in the museum and hearing what the tour guide thought of his work.
It's time to go back to episode 1x01 from 2005 and acknowledge the tribute, when the man tells Rose that the Doctor was at the Kennedy assassination.
As for making a part 2 of this docu-drama, I and many fans think a sequel about how classic who got cancelled would be great, t could start in 1981 and tell the tumultuous story of who in the 80s leading to its cancellation in 1989
The Avengers; as in the British spy series starring - at first - Ian Hendry and Patrick MacNee and then Patrick and Honor Blackman - followed by Diana Rigg, then Linda Thorson and finally with The New Avengers with Pat, Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt.
This was a gift, one of the best things Mark Gatids gave us, and surfaced an unearthly look at the history of the show.
A truly fantastic reaction from you both - I so appreciate YOUR appreciation and reverence for Who. I really do hope you take on Classic Who. I know it's a lot, but you could definitely start it with no anticipation of finishing it - maybe just one classic Who episode a week. Reason being, your analysis and respect is great education for newer/younger viewers - you are both so keyed into storytelling and character development. As a Brit (born 1975) there were numerous occasions to hide behind the sofa when the Daleks appeared - literally, crouching behind the sofa! The Doctors that resonated with me most were Tom Baker and Peter Davidson. But I REALLY loved Colin Baker because he felt so unique in his mannerisms. And Sylvester McCoy I was already a fan of from seeing him on Eureka which was an educational/history-based sketch comedy show - bit like horrible histories, I guess. Point being, I really DO hope you embrace the classic eps as slow as you like, purely for pleasure. All of us supporters would absolutely love watching your reactions and thoughts about them! Who is a marathon, not a sprint. Something rare to be savoured
So many different actors in this that were part of the Dr. Who universe(in its past, the present when this was made and in the future from this).
This is a truly excellent documentary. It hits hard in places, but is done with such love and attention to this wonderful history. I am so glad you both loved it.
The changing companions and then the changing Doctors keeps the show fresh, a chance to reinvent itself. (when it's done right.)
A British “Series” is our “Season.”
Love the nods and head tips in this docu-drama. Especially reference in Pertwee era where they were celebrating (He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)
A truly excellent performance by David Bradley, here.
that was brillliant I was there with you two for the whole ride
great post. x
I'm not certain you understood what Waris Hussein was saying. You seemed to assume that he was Indian just because when he was leaving he said he had got "Passage to India" ? What he was saying was that he had been hired to Direct "A Passage To India" which is a play written from EM Forsters Novel by that name. The Play was part of the BBC's Play Of The Month series which was a VERY prestigious TV program at the time. It was because of Dr Who that he was asked to direct the play and was a major break for his career in 1965. It was a landmark TV drama and is so revered that it was repeated in January last year on BBC 4 (in fact it is still available to watch until the end of this month). I believe someone even made a film from the book in 1985. - (though in fact he is actually British-Indian, just not for the reason you said)
It was David Lean, no less, who filmed A Passage To India in 1985. It's only okay though.
The actor doing the voice of the Daleks is the same one who does the modern Daleks - Nicholas Briggs.
When Troughton started he played it as a bit of a clown. Probably a defence mechanism. By The Macra Terror he was told STOP THAT. He went on to become my favourite Doctor. It's difficult to distinguish who's better of the 1st 4 Doctors as they are all great in different ways.
LOVED this. If you're not totally sure about watching/ reacting to the originals (they are *really* slow)- they have started making colourised cut-downs of the black & white era. Only 2 stories so far- the first Dalek story and Patrick Troughton's last story, The War Games. They're perhaps even a bit *too* fast, trying to squeeze the whole story into less screen time. But might be a way in...
David Bradley is sweetheart in real life
My Uncle was a kid when these first episodes of Doctor Who aired, and apparently he came home from school one day with a black eye and a note pinned to his shirt saying "Don't worry, he hasn't been in a fight, he turned a corner and bumped into a boy pretending to be a Dalek"
We always remember Nov 23 as Doctor Who Day . . . Because Nov 22 is an unforgettable date.
Season 1 - 8 stories with episodes varying from 2 to 7 - total episodes for season 1 - 42. Waris Hussein is here representing a lot of other directors - he directed all of the first story The Unearthly - and all but 1 episode of the 4th story Marco Polo - the actor playing William Russell is wearing the shirt from that story.
Kids absolutely do notice the switches! When I was a kid watching Tom Baker I did notice that he never used the same switch for the door... but then in the 80s with Davison et al they did have a big red door lever they used more consistently.
Interesting tidbit...When they re-aired this for the 60th anniversary last fall, they added Ncuti Gatwa in the final scene in place of Matt Smith.
and yet never did this for the woman. but disney is all about black representation now so much so they refuse to hire white people. but yea aparently as the re-air was a disney idea i guess? they didnt have rights to classic who clips so its not a simple scene swap of ncuti and matt but the run time would be off as they had to remove other footage as well which is why they were told to watch this version
Reportedly, the intent is to rerelease this each decade with the then-current Doctor shown. That was, apparently, deliberate - Matt Smith's appearance was filmed separately and composited in, specifically so they could continue to updating it.
David Bradley was a fan of the football team that I worked at. Met Terry Molloy aka Davros at another venue.
Bradley played the First Doctor again in a whole Christmas special right next to Capaldi's Doctor. It was great.
Shhh! They haven’t got that far again we don’t spoil things for them! 😢
William Hartnell was 55 years old when he started playing "The Doctor" in reality it was new coming producer Innes Lloyd who informed William Hartnell that he was leaving not Sydney Newman.
I can't speak for America but in England repeats were very rare and they were only made to be watched once usually episodes get disposed of of taped over because you got to remember home video was not a thing yet they considered black and white to be old hat and no future value.
49:14 this moment gets me every time. No need to hold the tears back Syntell.
50:39 beautiful moment
Glad to see you react to the movie. Well done by your Patrons recommending it. Enjoyed your reaction to it.
Cool, I didnt expect you guys to cover the Docu-Drama as well!
Destroying someone's legacy should be a crime.Its like someone not in the Beatles wanting to rewrite the Beatles albums.
Classic Who is so slept on, the viewing style is a lot different for the modern audience to really click with like it did back in the day, its an acquired taste like blade runner is the best way to describe it. If you enjoy it you you'll love it more, but there are definitely places where it has to grow on you.
It’s so hard to see an old man sob 😢
Did you not recognise the actress who played verity lambert. She was in a recent dr who episode you have reacted to, "Hide"
49:15 This moment is very similar experience that Patrick Troughton went through due to very different conditions- although he always informed the public that he was relieved to stop playing the doctor his son later revealed in life that it was the biggest regret not carrying on the role- he greatly loved this time whilst on DW x
Sidenote - Patrick Cotton is my favourite doctor although it is very very hard to choose from as there are so many great actors who have taken on the role. I just think he brought William Hartnell wishes to life x
The pilot recording of the first episode is a little rough, but when they redid the episode that went to air, they made magic.
The BBC has a channel on TH-cam called Doctor Who Classic which has been steadily uploading full classic stories if you want to investigate. I’d recommend The Happiness Patrol, Vengeance on Varos and Genesis of the Daleks to start.
The Klingon language started with James Doohan - he created the lines for the Klingons at the beginning of Star Trek:The Motion Picture. They brought in the linguist to expand on what Jimmy did for future movies.
We have the old saying in Flemish 'met uw gat in de boter gevallen' and that was a surprise to hear it means the same across the pond. We use that saying every time you got very lucky.
Btw 'And Adventure in Space and Time' was written by another fanboy of Who: Mark Gatiss. You know him by now from Sherlock.
Sydney and Verity were name dropped as the Doctor's "parents" WAY BACK in the Human Nature two parter. They were included as an Easter egg in the Doctor's fake backstory created by the TARDIS!
And the actress playing Verity was also the psychic lady in Hide ;)
to explain some terminology: Old school doctor who had a FAR smaller timeslot in the 25 minute range, so a single episode was NEVER an entire story.
Episodes would be bundled in groups from 2-3 (roughly the equivalent of a standard episode now, but nowhere near as common) 4-6 (roughly like a modern 2 parter, fairly standard for classic who) and even upwards of 8 plus when a particularly extensive story called for it. These groups of episodes were called "Serials".
A good way to think of it is that a serial is the equivalent of either an entire episode or an entire 2 parter, and were composed of smaller episodes.
Episodes were also often produced while the immediate previous serial was still airing, making for a tight production schedule. A lot more "show" probably happened in the timespan of this movie than you would expect from modern release schedules.
Reruns of series were common in the US in the 1960s. Episodes (a random selection) would rerun during the summer gap. A show like Star Trek would have 26 episodes in a season, and then NBC would rerun half of them during the summer. "Summer reruns" was common parlance at the time (along with "summer replacement" series).
Verity left the show to produce Adam Adamant Lives, the BBC's answer to The Avengers. Sadly, few episodes exist.
I, for one, appreciate the use of 'ballyhoo', and would like to hear more of it. And 'shenanigans' if possible.
The Dalek was not the second episode; the first story, with the cavemen, was four episodes, so the Daleks were the second story.
OG Doctor Who stories could drag on a bit (5 or 6 episodes per story). As a kid I loved them but watching now it feels like you could lose 1 (maybe 2) episodes and the story wouldn't suffer? It is depressing to be the last person in a successful endeavour (of any kind) with none of the newbies caring how it got to where it is today.
The original Who didn't go out live,but it was shot as if it was live. Unless things went really wrong, it was too expensive and time-consuming to edit.
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It’s 8 stories per season in total, with multiple directors, Waris did the 4 episodes that made up the season opener, the pilot version of part 1, and 6 out of the seven episodes for Marco Polo, which is nothing to scoff at given the long and demanding production schedule of such a show at the time, he went to direct a number of feature films, serials, dramas, and tv movies in the decades following his departure, in 1987 he directed a tv miniseries where a straight married couple deal with AIDS with the husband ultimately dying from it, a story close to his heart for Waris since he lost his partner of 12 years to AIDs in the 80’s, he went by Waris Hussein when he began work in television, his actual last name is Habibullah, his explanation was that it was easier to fit on a credit, his only regret was not just using his mother’s maiden name since people associated Hussein with the King of Jordan, then later with Saddam.
Episode 2 of the Dalek story - the episodes were serialized (like book chapters ending on a cliff hanger*) - you could have 4 to 8 or so episodes to make up a complete story. The first story was The Unearthly Child and had run on TV before Kennedy was shot. It was the first part of The Daleks that was "preempted" by the assassination - so of course Veity wanted in run again before part 2 aired.
* Like the serialized movies back before my time - kids would go to the theater, pay a small price and see a part of a movie and do the same the next week until they saw the entire movie - Superman, Batman, the hero known at the time** as Captain Marvel (Shazam), Blackhawk, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Hop Along Cassidy all had serialized movies in the era before technicolor - if you see one today it will be assembled into the complete movie.
** Yeah, it's a reference to "the artist formerly known as Prince". Superman's flying sequences were animated - Captain Marvel did it better..
If you are interested in the old show you could watch the two recent colourisations of old stories by the BBC.
'banana hammock' LOL (...and that's why it's worth staying for the reaction after party)
One thing i wanted to add about classic if you ever do get in to it the classic era was designed in a way you could pick snd choose what stories to watch you dont need to see the stories back to back.
Syntell mentioned that in modern Who it kinda seems like the Doctors are hitting random stuff, and a lot of times that's true, but there is usually one specific lever or control that is explicitly for takeoff. You'll remember in the Doctor's Wife when he asks the TARDIS "Alright then, the Eye or Orion, or wherever it is we need to be" and the big lever pulls itself. That's 11's takeoff lever.
33:21 omg I could cry at this scene 🥹😭
There is also good 40 Min documentary yt video by Josh Snares on the long lost ambitious story called Daleks Master Plan. He gives you information what the production was like with William Hartnell. With executive producers leaving, changes to scripts and some drama behind the scenes. it is spoiler free.
TY! Watching this as soon as this video is over!!!!
Yeah, that’s where I started my Classic Who journey at series 3
ive been in charge of their planned watches for content outside of the episodes such as minisodes, spoiler free censored videos, etc. ive been including josh snares stuff when appropriate for them to watch. they've already seen one of his documentaries and their 50 year experience is still being experienced. they got a few more side content to watch before diving into the day of the doctor!
@@uhfrank I think you folks should push them into watching the 10th and 20th anniversaries of Classic Who. Those two stories they would like. "City of Death" also has a NuWho flavor if they could sit through the old four-episode format.
You are legends actually made my day seeing you watching this
The very first episode was NOT terrible, it just had the misfortune to be aired when JFK had been offed. Naturally, T.V. was full of that and not much else. However, they got a SECOND debut the next Saturday.