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An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)

PG · 2013-11-21 · 1h 23m · EN
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This docudrama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. 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.

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Mark GatissWriterTerry McDonoughDirector

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▶ Persuading William Hartnell | An Adventure in Space and Time▶ Pitching Doctor Who | An Adventure in Space and Time | BBC▶ An Adventure in Space and Time: The Trailer - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary - BBC Two

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David BradleyDavid BradleyWilliam HartnellJessica RaineJessica RaineVerity LambertSacha DhawanSacha DhawanWaris HusseinBrian CoxBrian CoxSydney NewmanLesley ManvilleLesley ManvilleHeather HartnellJeff RawleJeff RawleMervyn PinfieldClaudia GrantClaudia GrantCarole Ann FordJemma PowellJemma PowellJacqueline HillJamie GloverJamie GloverWilliam RussellAnna-Lisa DrewAnna-Lisa DrewMaureen O'Brien (uncredited)Reece ShearsmithReece ShearsmithPatrick TroughtonNicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsPeter Hawkins

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BiographyTime travelDocudramaDoctor who

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBiography · Time Travel · DocudramaNarrative complexityTime TravelDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference392104

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What is An Adventure in Space and Time about?

This docudrama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. 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.

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An Adventure in Space and Time has a runtime of 83 minutes.

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