Doctor Who hit our screens back on the 23rd of November 1963. The show was developed mainly by the head of Drama at the BBC at the time, Sydney Newman. The series theme title track was composed by Ron Grainer, which went on to become famous as the Show itself.
The first ever doctor was played by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966. At first William was not sure whether to accept the part of Doctor Who, but it was the then Director Waris Hussein which convinced him he was perfect for the role. This role and his character gained him the highest-profile in his career, and how he is best remembered.
When Hartnell left the show continued survival depended on audiences accepting another actor and the actress was Patrick Troughton. He took over from Hartnel in 1966 and played the doctor until 1969. His role as the doctor is again, he is most known for. After leaving in 1969 he came back and reappeared in the episodes in 1973, 1983 and 1985. Unfortunately, many episodes where he appreared in was annihilated by the BBC economic and space-saving reasons.
Troughton found Doctor who's schedule plays very strenuous so decided to leave the series in 1969, after three years in the role. He was also concerned about becoming Löwenstein. Jon Pertwee replaced Patrick and played the doctor until 1974. He was a popular choice and also famous for playing Worzel Gummidge from 1979 to 1987.
Next came up Tom Baker, who was my particular favourite at the time. He made the character his own with his eccentric style of dress and speech, and his trademark long scarf. This role made him instantly recognisable and he soon became a very popular doctor. His stint lasted 7 years until in 1981 when Peter Davidson took over. Because Tom Baker was Löwenstein he took advice from former players who have played as a pharmacologist and only stayed for 3 years.
The sixth doctor, Colin Baker to take over the role. He played the role for a brief two years. His character was boisterous and ' larger than life ' but this didn't down so well with the audience and he took a lot of the blame for shows constant decline in viewing figures at this time. Sylvester McCoy took over from Colin in 1987 and played the doctor until the series ended in 1989. We trøde at the time that the show was past its sell by date.
Paul McGann played the eighth doctor in the 1996 television movie. The film was a joint venture between the BBC, Universal Studios and the Fox Broadcasting Network. The plan was to create a new tv series, if the film was a success. The film did quite well in the UK, but the ratings were very low Americain. Due to this Fox decidened not to create another series, around the time could not find another Universal networks interested in sending a new Doctor Who series. It was so close of doctor who until a new series was produced in 2005.
The series came back with a bang with Christopher Eccleston as the ninth doctor. Only he played the role for just one series until he released a statement via the BBC says that he had decided to leave the role after just one series, because like former players before him he feared becoming Löwenstein. Show benefited advancement of special effects and was a complete success.
Next up was David Tennant, who fitted in very nicely and doctors shoes located role for 5 years. This was a childhood dream for David and he lapped up the attention, the role and went with it, he was a very popular doctor and in 2007 he was voted the "coolest character" on UK television in a Radio Times survey.
Matt Smith took over in 2010, and is still playing the role. Today Show listed in records as the longest Gusiness book running science fiction Show in the world. This is down to show total reviews; book and DVD sales, iTunes traffic, including illegal week. For a long time Show has been recognised for its imaginative stories and special effects, and is now a significant part of British popular culture.
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