An Adventure in Space and Time casting news and the First Doctor Revisited
The 90min drama about the origins of Doctor Who written by Mark Gatiss will begin filming this month and has already had the readthrough. Casting:
William Hartnell - David Bradley (Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
Verity Lambert - Jessica Raine (to appear in Series 7b)
Sydney Newman - Brian Cox (voice of the Elder Ood in The End of Time Part One)
Sacha Dhawan - Waris Hussein
David Bradley said:
I’m absolutely thrilled. I first heard about this role from Mark [Gatiss] while watching the Diamond Jubilee flotilla from the roof of the National Theatre. When he asked if I would be interested, I almost bit his hand off! Mark has written such a wonderful script not only about the birth of a cultural phenomenon, but a moment in television’s history. William Hartnell was one of the finest character actors of our time and as a fan I want to make sure that I do him justice. I’m so looking forward to getting started.
Radio Times coverage: article with quotes from Mark Gatiss on David Bradley, another where he talks about William Hartnell and an article on Sacha Dhahwan meeting Waris Hussein.
If you're interested in the genesis of Doctor Who, you may want to check out this series of detailed articles on Doctor Who News
Here's videos of Steven Moffat (not) discussing the 50th at the Radio Times Cover Party.
Also, the William Hartnell edition of the BBCA special The Doctors Revisited, with commentary from Steven Moffat, David Tennant, William Russell, John Barrowman, Neil Gaiman and more will eventually be available on iTunes, for for now can be found on Youtube.
William Hartnell - David Bradley (Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
Verity Lambert - Jessica Raine (to appear in Series 7b)
Sydney Newman - Brian Cox (voice of the Elder Ood in The End of Time Part One)
Sacha Dhawan - Waris Hussein
David Bradley said:
I’m absolutely thrilled. I first heard about this role from Mark [Gatiss] while watching the Diamond Jubilee flotilla from the roof of the National Theatre. When he asked if I would be interested, I almost bit his hand off! Mark has written such a wonderful script not only about the birth of a cultural phenomenon, but a moment in television’s history. William Hartnell was one of the finest character actors of our time and as a fan I want to make sure that I do him justice. I’m so looking forward to getting started.
Radio Times coverage: article with quotes from Mark Gatiss on David Bradley, another where he talks about William Hartnell and an article on Sacha Dhahwan meeting Waris Hussein.
If you're interested in the genesis of Doctor Who, you may want to check out this series of detailed articles on Doctor Who News
Here's videos of Steven Moffat (not) discussing the 50th at the Radio Times Cover Party.
Also, the William Hartnell edition of the BBCA special The Doctors Revisited, with commentary from Steven Moffat, David Tennant, William Russell, John Barrowman, Neil Gaiman and more will eventually be available on iTunes, for for now can be found on Youtube.
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