The Doctor's New Costume and TARDIS Exterior

[Nostalgiabuff]

I am looking forward to the Christmas special though. really curious to see what they are doing with the Hartnell Doctor in it

[fallensaviour]

I am looking forward to the Christmas special though. really curious to see what they are doing with the Hartnell Doctor in it

Yes this exactly!!!
I wish they would remake a few lost episodes with him.

[Nostalgiabuff]

Yes this exactly!!!
I wish they would remake a few lost episodes with him.

or some new adventures altogether

[Mikey]

The only problem I have with the new guy playing Hartnell is he seems to be playing Hartnell from the Three Doctors.

Same thing in Adventures of Space and Time.

Hartnell's Doctor was a relatively spry and chipper guy with a great wit.

This new guy seems to make Hartnell look like he's totally out of it.

Anybody else notice this ?

[PNGwynne]

Hmmm. I barely recall some Hartnell episodes I saw while in college (bee people I think?), but he seemed sort of wry and avuncular. I don't recall his characterization in The Three Doctors at all except as a cameo. Wasn't he ill? Seems a shame to base new portrayals on that.

[Bruce Banner]

I don't recall his characterization in The Three Doctors at all except as a cameo. Wasn't he ill? Seems a shame to base new portrayals on that.

Yeah, William Hartnell was ill during the production of The Three Doctors. The original script featured him a lot more, but it was eventually revised to just a few brief appearances because of his poor health at the time.

In The Five Doctors, he was played by Richard Hurndall who portrayed him in a more sprightly way.

[PNGwynne]

Thank you, Bruce. I haven't see Bradley's interpretation, but he sure looks the part.

Has they ever tried recasting the Second Doctor? I've seen Troughton in many things, but never as the Doctor.

[Bruce Banner]

Has they ever tried recasting the Second Doctor? I've seen Troughton in many things, but never as the Doctor.

They got Reece Shearsmith to portray him briefly in the docu-drama "An Adventure in Space and Time" alongside David Bradley... but that's about it, as far as I know.

[TheNewGiJoeWithKungFuGrip]

Before Moffat the Doctor was pretty much asexual.

What about the Tenth Doctor and Rose? That was Russell T. And then before that there's the Eighth Doctor movie.

[Mikey]

Compared to this newer guy I think Richard Hurndall was right on the money.

For best audio Hartnell, check out this guy ... (FF to 1:20)

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[danadoll]

He's very good, Mikey. It's also wonderful to see Carol Anne Ford and William Russell still at it.

As for Jodi...I love this change. I hope she does well and I hope the writing improves. I felt part of the problems with Capaldi's seasons was the writing.

Dana