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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.

2013 |1h 23m |  Drama

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Cast

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David Bradley

William Hartnell

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Jessica Raine

Verity Lambert

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Sacha Dhawan

Waris Hussein

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Brian Cox

Sydney Newman

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Lesley Manville

Heather Hartnell

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Jeff Rawle

Mervyn Pinfield

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Claudia Grant

Carole Ann Ford

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Jemma Powell

Jacqueline Hill

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Jamie Glover

William Russell

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Reece Shearsmith

Patrick Troughton

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Nicholas Briggs

Peter Hawkins

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Carole Ann Ford

Joyce

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Andrew Woodall

Rex Tucker

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Ian Hallard

Richard Martin

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David Annen

Peter Brachacki

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Sam Hoare

Douglas Camfield

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Sarah Winter

Delia Derbyshire

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Reece Pockney

Alan

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Mark Eden

Donald Baverstock

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William Russell

Harry

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Cara Jenkins

Judith Carney

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Anna-Lisa Drew

Maureen O'Brien (uncredited)

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Kit Connor

Charlie (uncredited)

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Matt Smith

Self / The Doctor (11) (uncredited)

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William Hartnell

The Doctor (1) (archive footage)

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Language

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