大卫·布莱德利 David Bradley ....William Hartnell 杰西卡·瑞恩 Jessica Raine ....Verity Lambert 莱丝利·曼维尔 Lesley Manville ....Heather Hartnell 萨沙·达万 Sacha Dhawan ....Waris Hussein 瑞斯·希尔史密斯 Reece Shearsmith ....Patrick Troughton Jeff Rawle ....Mervyn Pinfield Jamie Glover ....William Russell Nicholas Briggs ....Peter Hawkins 萨姆·霍尔 Sam Hoar ....Douglas Camfield Carole Ann Ford ....Joyce 伊恩·哈拉德 Ian Hallard ....Richard Martin Gemma Powell ....Jacqueline Hill William Russell ....Harry David William Bryan .....BBC Electrician Sara Winter ....Delia Derbyshire Mark Eden ....Controller Donald Bavenstock Andrew Woodall ....Rex Tucker Claudia Grant ....Carole Ann Ford David Annen ....Peter Brachacki Charlie Kemp ....Arthur Joseph Railton ....Brian Hodgson (as Joe Railton) Reece Pockney ....Alan In 1963 Sydney Newman, progressive head of BBC TV's drama department, wants to fill a Saturday tea-time slot with a show with youth appeal and hits on the idea of an august figure, like a doctor, leading a group of companions on time travel adventures. He engages inexperienced young producer Verity Lambert to expand the idea. Fighting sexist and racial bigotry Verity and young Indian director Waris Hussein persuade crusty character actor William Hartnell to play the doctor figure and, despite technical hiccups and competition with coverage of the Kennedy assassination, the first episode of 'Doctor Who' is born. As the show becomes an success Hartnell displays an obsession with his character but, after three years, ill health catches up with him and he starts to forget lines. Newman tells him that Doctor Who will 'regenerate' and he will be replaced by younger actor Patrick Troughton. Though attached to the part and reluctant to give it up Hartnell wishes every success to Troughton, ...