An Adventure in Space and Time

TV Movie
2013
TV-PG
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

7.7K

YOUR RATING

Biography Drama History

An actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday ... Read allAn actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters.An actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

7.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 9 nominations total

Trivia
In some scenes the original props from the Hartnell era were used.

Goofs
During the rehearsal scene for the first episode, there is a shot of Verity Lambert, leaning on a monitor that is showing a test card. In the top left corner of the testcard you can see the "play" icon of a DVD-Player OSD, in the top right corner the track information "44/44".

Quotes
William Hartnell: [repeating lines said by the Tenth Doctor] I don't want to go.

Alternate versions
The ending scene was slightly altered for the 23rd November 2023 broadcast. Instead of Matt Smith, Ncuti Gatwa has been added to the TARDIS set.

Connections
Featured in William Hartnell: The Original (2013)

Soundtracks
Walkin' Back to Happiness
(uncredited)
By John Schroeder and Mike Hawker
Performed by Helen Shapiro

User reviews38

Review

Featured review

8/10

In three words: It is inspiring

When the success of a show is defined by its main protagonist for 50 years, then there is no better tribute then this drama movie. Based on true events, this movie/documentary focuses on the first actor and producer that defined and shaped the first doctor of the British television show Doctor Who. It shows how the production got started back in the 60's and how the actor William Hartnell (beautifully portrait by David Bradley) opened the minds of children and adults to fantasy and sci-fi.

It is however not entirely a happy story, for all good things must come to an end. Without spoiling it for everyone I would like to say that the end is very heart-breaking but filled with hope for the future.

In short, the movie was beautifully told with a fine pace. The acting was good conveying emotions at the right time. Furthermore, I'm very happy that this movie used almost no CGI and a lot of props which I think is becoming a lost art.

I give this movie an 8.

People I really recommend this movie if you want to see a good drama.