BBC America co-producing Doctor Who beginning drama

[Your Name]

This drama was rumoured a while back. Basically it's copying the idea of
the drama made about the start of the UK soap opera "Coronation Street"
which was made a copuple of years ago.

Since it is a dramatisation, it won't be 100% factually accurate, but it
will hopefully still be worth watching (hopefully it makes it to screens
here in New Zealand).

"Borrowed" from alt.tv.scifi ...


BBC AMERICA TO CO-PRODUCE "AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME"
TO MARK "DOCTOR WHO'S" 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Harry Potter's David Bradley, Call the Midwife's Jessica Raine
and The Bourne Supremacy's Brian Cox to star

BBC AMERICA will co-produce and premiere An Adventure in Space
and Time as part of the channel's celebrations to mark the 50th
anniversary of Doctor Who. An Adventure in Space and Time will
tell the story of the genesis of Doctor Who - which first aired
on November 23, 1963 - and the many personalities involved.

Announced today, David Bradley (Harry Potter) is set to play
the first ever Doctor, the iconic William Hartnell, in the
drama written by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who), who will
also serve as executive producer alongside Steven Moffat (Doctor
Who, Sherlock) and Caroline Skinner (Doctor Who, The Fades). An
Adventure in Space and Time (1x90) is a co-production between
BBC Cymru Wales and BBC AMERICA. The drama will premiere later
this year on BBC AMERICA.

The BBC's Head of Drama Sydney Newman, credited with the
creation of the show, will be portrayed by Brian Cox (The
Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Identity) and the producer, Verity
Lambert, by Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife). The director of
the first ever episode An Unearthly Child, Waris Hussein, will
be played by Sacha Dhawan (History Boys, Last Tango In Halifax).

Mark Gatiss, writer and executive producer said: "What a cast!
I'm utterly delighted that everyone's favorite Time Lord will be
in such brilliant and stellar company. We have a terrific team
who can't wait to tell the fascinating and surprising story of
how the Doctor began his journey through Space and Time."

Richard De Croce, SVP Programming, BBC AMERICA added: "We're
excited to work with BBC Cymru Wales on this co-production,
allowing us to bring An Adventure in Space and Time to Doctor
Who fans on both sides of the pond. Mark and the talented team
behind the project are sure to create a special that will
delight audiences while commemorating this incredible series'
50th anniversary."

Commenting on his upcoming role, David Bradley said, "I'm
absolutely thrilled. I first heard about this role from Mark
while watching the Diamond Jubilee flotilla from the roof of
the National Theatre. When he asked if I would be interested,
I almost bit his hand off! Mark has written such a wonderful
script not only about the birth of a cultural phenomenon, but
a moment in television's history. William Hartnell was one of
the finest character actors of our time and as a fan I want to
make sure that I do him justice. I'm so looking forward to
getting started."

An Adventure in Space and Time is a co-production between BBC
Cymru Wales and BBC AMERICA. Filming begins at the beginning of
February at BBC's Television Centre in London before moving to
Wimbledon Studios. The drama is produced by Matt Strevens
(Misfits, Skins) and directed by Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad,
The Street).

Doctor Who recently delivered record ratings for BBC AMERICA
when the Christmas Day special Doctor Who: The Snowmen became
the channel's best ever telecast in demo, delivering 2.4 million
total viewers and 1.3 million A25-54 in Live+7, rounding out a
year of success. Doctor Who returns on March 30 as part of BBC
AMERICA's Supernatural Saturday programming block, alongside
world premieres of new original series The Nerdist and Orphan
Black.

[The Doctor]

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Hopefully viewing ratings are up.
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[FishFood]

Am i reading this correctly. There is to be a biopic on the
first Doctor and the creation of Doctor Who?

Will this be one of those films about the trendy 60's, with
nothing on the motives for the drama, or why it fulfilled the
niche it did back them. Will this drama transport us to the
circumstances for the drama, eg its social context. Or will
it be about a shoe string idea of sci-fi, early tv, early
FXs and all that. If memory serves there were a few Time Travel
movies from that heady period, all using Time to make a
similar point. Back to the future, and all that.

Ah well, its enough to celebrate the longest running production
of its kind. Long live DW, may we one day understand it, and
meet its full potential.

[Stephen Wilson]

"FishFood" <do...@home.com> wrote in message
news:kec24o$d0e$1...@speranza.aioe.org...

>
> Am i reading this correctly. There is to be a biopic on the
> first Doctor and the creation of Doctor Who?

There's a little more about it at the BBC website.

"Doctor Who drama to mark show's 50th birthday":
A special one-off drama about the creation of Doctor Who has been
commissioned to mark the show's 50th anniversary. An Adventure in Space and
Time will tell the story of the genesis of the BBC sci-fi show in the early
1960s. "This is the story of how an unlikely set of brilliant people created
a true television original," said its writer Mark Gatiss.
Gatiss said the drama would also examine how actor William Hartnell - who
played the first incarnation of the Doctor - moved from hard-man roles to
become "a hero to millions of children". "I've wanted to tell this story
this for more years than I can remember! To make it happen for Doctor Who's
50th birthday is quite simply a dream come true," he said.
Steven Moffat, Doctor Who's executive producer, said: "The story of Doctor
Who is the story of television - so it's fitting in the anniversary year
that we make our most important journey back in time to see how the Tardis
was launched."

And "Doctor Who drama casts David Bradley as William Hartnell":
Harry Potter actor David Bradley will play "first Doctor" William Hartnell
in a BBC drama about Doctor Who's creation to mark its 50th anniversary. An
Adventure in Space and Time will tell the story of the genesis of the BBC
sci-fi drama in the early 1960s. Bradley, known to millions for his role as
Filch in the Potter series, said he was "absolutely thrilled" to be cast.
Call the Midwife actress Jessica Raine and Scotland's Brian Cox will also
appear in the BBC Two commission.
Cox will play Sydney Newman, the BBC head of drama credited with the
creation of the show, while Raine will play the producer Verity Lambert.
Filming will begin in February at BBC Television Centre, then move to
Wimbledon Studios in south-west London. The script has been written by Mark
Gatiss, a regular Doctor Who writer who, like Bradley, has been seen in the
show since its 2005 revival. Gatiss will act as executive producer of the
one-off 90-minute drama, alongside Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner.

It goes on to say: "Sacha Dhawan, seen recently in Last Tango In Halifax,
will play Waris Hussein, director of those initial episodes." and that "An
Adventure in Space and Time is one of a number of programmes that will mark
Doctor Who's half-centenary later this year."

[Your Name]

In article <kec24o$d0e$1...@speranza.aioe.org>, FishFood <do...@home.com> wrote:
> Your Name wrote:
> > This drama was rumoured a while back. Basically it's copying the idea of
> > the drama made about the start of the UK soap opera "Coronation Street"
> > which was made a copuple of years ago.
> >
> > Since it is a dramatisation, it won't be 100% factually accurate, but it
> > will hopefully still be worth watching (hopefully it makes it to screens
> > here in New Zealand).
> >
> > "Borrowed" from alt.tv.scifi ...
> >
> >
> > BBC AMERICA TO CO-PRODUCE "AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME"
> > TO MARK "DOCTOR WHO'S" 50TH ANNIVERSARY
> >
> > Harry Potter's David Bradley, Call the Midwife's Jessica Raine
> > and The Bourne Supremacy's Brian Cox to star

<snip>

>
> Am i reading this correctly. There is to be a biopic on the
> first Doctor and the creation of Doctor Who?
>
> Will this be one of those films about the trendy 60's, with
> nothing on the motives for the drama, or why it fulfilled the
> niche it did back them. Will this drama transport us to the
> circumstances for the drama, eg its social context. Or will
> it be about a shoe string idea of sci-fi, early tv, early
> FXs and all that. If memory serves there were a few Time Travel
> movies from that heady period, all using Time to make a
> similar point. Back to the future, and all that.
>
> Ah well, its enough to celebrate the longest running production
> of its kind. Long live DW, may we one day understand it, and
> meet its full potential.

It's a dramatisation about the real-life people and events leading up to
the first Doctor Who episode, but as a dramatisation there will be some
"creative license" involved - basically it will probably be a lot of
arguing and drama that makes what happened look more exciting than it
really was. As for "motives", "fulfiling a niche", etc., that's not even
remotely going to be in it. It's a drama, not a documentary. :-)

[The Doctor]

In article <rKhOs.8551$Uf1....@fx08.fr7>,

K-9 with space arthritis?

>
>It goes on to say: "Sacha Dhawan, seen recently in Last Tango In Halifax,
>will play Waris Hussein, director of those initial episodes." and that "An
>Adventure in Space and Time is one of a number of programmes that will mark
>Doctor Who's half-centenary later this year."
>
>

[�G�l�k Z.L.F Buday AKA The Black Jester AKA The Voltairian]

On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:45:03 +1300, in rec.arts.drwho Your...@YourISP.com (Your Name) wrote:

�
�This drama was rumoured a while back. Basically it's copying the idea of

�the drama made about the start of the UK soap opera "Coronation Street"
�which was made a copuple of years ago.

Although a bit taller, a good actor look wise playing Hartnell, although he is always so serious
and Hartnell was a comic actor.
Ford playes someone else, heh, a good move in fact. Although with a track record of playing others, playing herself is no issue.

�Since it is a dramatisation, it won't be 100% factually accurate, but it