‘An Adventure in Space and Time’ pic: First look at ‘Doctor Who’ drama

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Radio Times has unveiled the first set picture from BBC Two’s upcoming Doctor Who 50th anniversary drama.

Written by Mark Gatiss, An Adventure in Space and Time will tell “the story of the genesis of Doctor Who – first aired on 23 November 1963 – and the many personalities involved”.

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David Bradley (Harry Potter) will play the first Doctor, William Hartnell, while Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) will play the BBC’s Head of Drama Sydney Newman, credited with the creation of the show, and Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine will play producer Verity Lambert. Sacha Dhawan (Last Tango In Halifax) will play the director of the first ever episode, ‘An Unearthly Child’, Waris Hussein.

Doctor Who‘s Series 7 Part 2 begins on BBC One on Saturday 30 March.

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