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An Unearthly Child (sometimes referred to as 100,000 BC) [2] is the first serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.It was first broadcast on BBC TV in four weekly parts from 23 November to 14 December 1963.
The assassination of John F. Kennedy the day preceding the launch of Doctor Who overshadowed the first episode; [132] as a result, it was repeated a week later, on 30 November, preceding the second episode. [132] The first episode was watched by 4.4 million viewers (9.1% of the viewing audience), and it received a score of 63 on the ...
Tennant's first full episode was "The Christmas Invasion" which led into the second series with Piper continuing her role. [13] Elisabeth Sladen and John Leeson returned to Doctor Who in the series two episode "School Reunion" reprising their roles as Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, respectively. [14]
cast even before the first series aired.-> cast before the first series aired. Doctor Who needs italics in the following sentence. in various episodes in the 2006 series.-> in various episodes of the 2006 series. leaving the series at-> leaving the programme at (series here is also used to refer to a season, helps avoid confusion)
A still from the 1964 Doctor Who episode ‘The Aztecs’, starring from left to right: John Ringham, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, William Hartnell and Keith Pyott (Moore/Fox Photos/Getty)
The original series (1963–1989), generally consists of multi-episode serials. In contrast, the 2005 revival trades the earlier serial format for a run of self-contained episodes, interspersed with occasional multi-part stories and structured into loose story arcs. As of 25 December 2024, 884 episodes of Doctor Who have aired. This includes ...
The title screen of the unaired pilot episode of Doctor Who. After actors Hugh David (later a director on the series) and Geoffrey Bayldon [16] had both turned down approaches to star in the series, Verity Lambert and the first serial's director Waris Hussein managed to persuade 55-year-old character actor William Hartnell to take the part of the Doctor.
William Hartnell also played the Doctor in an initial version of An Unearthly Child.This was the first attempt at the first episode of the original series, filmed in September 1963 and first released on The Hartnell Years VHS in 1990.