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Doctor Who Season 4
The fourth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' began on 10 September 1966 with the First Doctor (William Hartnell) story '' The Smugglers'' and, after a change of lead actor (Patrick Troughton) part-way through the series, ended on 1 July 1967 with '' The Evil of the Daleks''. For the first time, the entire main cast changed over the course of a single season (the only other occasions this has happened are during Season 18 and Season 21). Only 10 out of 43 episodes survive in the BBC archives; 33 remain missing. No serials in this season exist in their entirety. However, '' The Tenth Planet'', ''The Power of the Daleks'', '' The Underwater Menace'', '' The Moonbase'', '' The Macra Terror'', ''The Faceless Ones'' and '' The Evil of the Daleks'' have currently had their missing episodes (twenty five in total) reconstructed with animation and subsequently have been released on home media. Casting Main cast * William Hartnell as the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hartnell
William Henry Hartnell (; 8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor, who is best known for portraying the first incarnation of the Doctor, in the long-running British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1963 to 1966; he reprised the role in 1972–1973. In film, Hartnell notably appeared in '' Brighton Rock'' (1949), '' The Mouse That Roared'' (1959) and '' This Sporting Life'' (1963). He was associated with military roles, playing Company Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in the ITV sitcom '' The Army Game'' (1957, 1961) and Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character in the first ''Carry On'' film '' Carry On Sergeant'' (1958). Early life William Henry Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908 in the slums of the district of St Pancras, London, England, the only child of Lucy Hartnell, an unmarried mother. Hartnell never discovered the identity of his father, whose particulars were left blank on his birth certificate, despite his efforts to trace him. In v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of The Daleks
''The Power of the Daleks'' is the Doctor Who missing episodes, completely missing third serial of the Doctor Who (season 4), fourth season of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 5 November to 10 December 1966. It is the first full story to feature Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. In this serial, the new Doctor (Troughton) and his travelling companions Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben and Polly (Doctor Who), Ben (Michael Craze) land on the planet Vulcan. There they find an Earth colony, where the lead scientist Lesterson (Robert James (actor), Robert James) discovers a 200-year-old alien capsule containing three inactive Daleks. Once brought back to life, the Daleks act as the colony's servants, but all they really want is power. Although audio recordings, still photographs, and clips of the story exist, no full episodes are known to have survived. In 2016, a full-length Animation, animated reconstructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Davis (screenwriter)
Gerald Davis (23 February 1930 – 31 August 1991) was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. He also wrote for the soap operas ''Coronation Street'' and ''United!''. Career ''Doctor Who'' From 1966 until the following year, Davis was the story editor of the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', for which he created the character Jamie McCrimmon and co-created the popular cybernetic monsters known as the Cybermen, who continue to make appearances in the show, having been revived in the new run. His fellow co-creator of these creatures was the programme's unofficial scientific adviser, Dr. Kit Pedler. Davis briefly returned to writing ''Doctor Who'' in 1975, penning the original script for '' Revenge of the Cybermen'', though the transmitted version was heavily rewritten by then script-editor Robert Holmes. Davis also adapted several of his scripts into novelisations for Target Books' ''Doctor Who'' range. ''Doomwat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innes Lloyd
George Innes Llewelyn Lloyd (24 December 1925 – 23 August 1991) was a Welsh television producer and former actor. He had a long career as a producer in BBC drama, which included series such as ''Doctor Who'' and ''Talking Heads''. Early life and career George Innes Llewelyn Lloyd was born on Christmas Eve in the town of Penmaenmawr, Wales. Lloyd received his education from Ellesmere College in Shropshire, England. His ambition was to join the Royal Navy, but was denied entry to Dartmouth Naval College due to his poor eyesight. The outbreak of World War II finally allowed Lloyd to volunteer in the Navy. Acting career Following his naval service, Lloyd decided to pursue acting. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1949. That Christmas, he played the role of the Chinese Emperor in a version of ''Aladdin'' produced in Ashford, Kent. The following year, Lloyd joined a repertory company called the Palace Players, based at the Gaiety Theatre in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Highlanders (Doctor Who)
''The Highlanders'' is the Doctor Who missing episodes, completely missing fourth serial of the Doctor Who season 4, fourth season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 17 December 1966 to 7 January 1967. In this serial, Second Doctor, the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his travelling companions Ben and Polly (Doctor Who), Ben (Michael Craze) and Polly (Anneke Wills) arrive in the Scottish Highlands in 1746, just after the Battle of Culloden. They gain the trust of the Jacobitism, Jacobites, but their friendliness gets them into serious trouble with British Army, government troops led by Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), Lieutenant Algernon ffinch (Michael Elwyn). This serial is the first appearance of Frazer Hines as Companion (Doctor Who), companion-to-be Jamie McCrimmon. Although audio recordings, still photographs, and clips of the story exist, no episodes of this serial are known to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben And Polly (Doctor Who)
Benjamin "Ben" Jackson and Polly, sometimes called Polly Wright in spin-off material, are fictional characters played by Michael Craze and Anneke Wills, in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Ben and Polly, both from the year 1966, were companions of the First and Second Doctors. The duo was a regular in the television program from 1966 to 1967, appearing in 9 stories (36 episodes). Only one serial featuring the pair, their first ''appearance in The War Machines'', is currently complete in the BBC archive. However, all but two of their missing stories ('' The Smugglers'' and '' The Highlanders'') have seen DVD release, with both official animation and photo reconstructions utilizing the original surviving audio filling in the gaps. The characters returned in the 2017 Christmas special " Twice Upon a Time", portrayed by Jared Garfield and Lily Travers. Fictional character biography Television Ben and Polly first appeared in the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Waterfield
Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character played by Deborah Watling in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A native of Victorian England, she was a companion of the Second Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1967 to 1968. Only two complete serials to feature her ('' The Tomb of the Cybermen'' and ''The Enemy of the World'') exist complete in the BBC archives. However, DVDs of all her adventures have still seen release, with both official animation and photo reconstructions utilizing the original surviving audio taking the place of the missing episodes. Watling reprised her role in the spin-off ''Downtime'' and a few audio dramas, one of which featured her as a temporary assistant to the Sixth Doctor. Victoria appeared in 7 stories (39 episodes). Casting According to the short BBC Video documentary ''The Dalek Factor'' about the making of ''The Evil of the Daleks'', released in September 2021 as part of the animated restoration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie McCrimmon
James Robert McCrimmon, usually simply called Jamie, is a fictional character played by Frazer Hines in the long-running British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. A Bagpipes, piper of the Clan MacLeod who lived in 18th-century Scotland, he was a Companion (Doctor Who), companion of the Second Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1966 to 1969. The spelling of his surname varies from one script to another; it is alternately rendered as Macrimmon and McCrimmond. Jamie appeared in 20 stories (112 episodes). Character history The son of Donald McCrimmon — a piper, like his father and his father's father — James Robert McCrimmon first appears in ''The Highlanders (Doctor Who), The Highlanders'', encountering The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, Ben and Polly (Doctor Who), Ben and Polly in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden in 1746. At the end of the story, Polly suggests that the Doctor take Jamie along with them. Jamie c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Doctor
The Second Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Patrick Troughton. Out of his 119 episodes, 53 Doctor Who missing episodes, are missing. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old Extraterrestrials in popular culture, alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who Time travel in fiction, travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with Companion (Doctor Who), companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regeneration (Doctor Who), regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. The transformation into the Second Doctor (originally referred to as a "renewal"), a figure who was the same 'essential' character as the first but with a very different persona, was a turning point in the evolution of the series, and eventually became a critical element of the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |