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William Henry Hartnell (/ ˈ h ɑːr t n ə l /; 8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor, who is best known for portraying the first incarnation of the Doctor, in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966; he reprised the role in 1972–1973.
The fourth series marked David Tennant's third and final full series as the Doctor, although he continued in the role for the 2008–2010 specials. [4] In the Christmas special, Australian actress and singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue starred as one-time companion Astrid Peth , who died during the events of the episode. [ 5 ]
The fourth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 10 September 1966 with the First Doctor (William Hartnell) story The Smugglers and, after a change of lead actor (Patrick Troughton) part-way through the series, ended on 1 July 1967 with The Evil of the Daleks.
William Hartnell, the actor who originated the role, had died in 1975. [16] Hurndall eventually won the role of the First Doctor, playing him as "acerbic and temperamental but in some ways wiser than his successors." His casting in the role was approved [clarification needed] by Hartnell's widow, Heather.
Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series Doctor Who and two of its spin-offs.Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien time traveller the Doctor while trying to break a story on a top secret research facility, and subsequently becomes his travelling companion on a series of ...
The First Doctor is the original incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell in the first three series from 1963 to 1966 and the tenth anniversary story The Three Doctors from 1972 to 1973.
The Doctor's TARDIS always resembles a 1960s London police box, an object that was very common in Britain at the time of the show's first broadcast. [9] Owing to a malfunction in the chameleon circuit after the events of the first episode of the show, An Unearthly Child, the Doctor's TARDIS is stuck in the same disguise for a long period.
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Doctor Who ceased broadcasting in 1989, then resumed in 2005.The original series (1963–1989), generally consists of multi-episode serials.