An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)

Directed by

Terry McDonough

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 218 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a drama about the creation of the long running sci-fi show Doctor Who. It follows the people who made the first episodes in the 1960s, especially the first actor to play the Doctor. The story shows their struggles and triumphs behind the scenes.

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What happens

An Adventure in Space and Time is a 2013 British biographical television film directed by Terry McDonough and written by Mark Gatiss. Starring David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Sacha Dhawan, Lesley Manville and Brian Cox, it was produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. The film dramatises the development and early years of Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966, with emphasis on the series' original lead actor William Hartnell (Bradley). Raine, Dhawan and Cox respectively portray producer Verity Lambert, director Waris Hussein and co-creator Sydney Newman. Gatiss pitched the project as early as 2003 for Doctor Who's 40th anniversary. The production, which shot from February to March 2013, recreated elements from the series' history in many of the actual locations depicted in the film. It was the final drama to be recorded at the BBC Television Centre before its closure. An Adventure in Space and Time premiered at BFI Southbank on 12 November 2013 and later aired on BBC Two on 21 November. The film was critically praised, receiving three BAFTA Craft Award nominations and winning for Make Up and Hair Design. It also received nominations for the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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