Episodes of Doctor Who that deal with a key historical figure, when executed well, are often some of the highlights of any given series, with ‘The Girl in the Fireplace’, ‘The Unquiet Dead’, ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ and ‘Day of the Moon’ typifying this point.
If you’re clever, and you have the right scripts, it’s possible to make a virtue of typecasting by forging a career as a solidly dependable performer who can be relied upon to fill a certain you-shaped niche.
In 1931, a young Jewish prosecutor at the central criminal court decided to force Adolf Hitler to appear as a witness at the trial of some brownshirt brutes accused of murdering innocent civilians.
The first episode of Doctor Who Series 6 Part 2 will premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival next month.