Rest In Peace William Hartnell. and Thank you for helping start a legacy

so the Master disguised himself as a 1960s director of a show about the Doctor

A behind the scenes for a simulation of a behind the scenes.

so this is the behind the scenes of the behind the scenes?

David Bradley was so good playing William Hartnell, he went on to play the Doctor for real.

Mark Gatiss has written some good Doctor Who episodes but this is the most brilliant and beautiful thing he's done for the show by a long shot. I even know people who aren't Doctor Who fans who really liked it. To me this was the real 50th special

It was perfect, the way they portrayed the struggle that all of these people had to go through in order to create such an amazing work of TV magic. Everything from the adorable relationship between Hartnell and his grandaughter, the show gaining its first firm footing with British kids, and Verity herself, unwilling to let the show fail without a fair shot, was very nicely conveyed. Matt Smith at the end was a beautiful touch, as was the 10th-Doctor-reminiscent 'I don't want to go' line when Hartnell finally moves on from the iconic role he helped to create. Seems all Time Lords feel that way at the end, don't they? The script was very well written, too.

I always tear up whenever I see that scene with "William Hartnell" looking over at Matt Smith at the Control Panel!

Okay, I'm sitting here in tears; this is the REAL 50th Anniversary Special! I got misty when I saw Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, the heart swelled when Matt Smith appeared, and the floodgates opened seeing the Three Doctors and Mr. Bradley's parting words.

"Susan, turn on the fornicator!" If I had been there that day more than 50 years ago, I would've laughed myself to death.

"He remains the best Doctor Who for me, naturally" - William Russell There! Both names are fine

The BBC should have used the cast to remake the lost episodes as well.

Watching David Bradley in this it took me awhile to realize I wasn't watching William Hartnell but the guy who played Argus Filch and Walder Frey.

the people behind this film had a true love and admiration for those who started it all and that is one thing you can not fake

Mark Gatiss - What a legend! This docudrama truly deserves a sequel and it would work brilliantly, just to see how Patrick went through all the troubles of being the new doctor since it was the first regeneration!

Finished watching this early this eve...one of the single best docu-dramas (with heart felt humor as well) I have EVER seen...plus, the final scene made me literally choke up whole both smiling and crying a bit...can't recommend it enough...I LOVED it...

The actors and actresses are uncanny in ability and appearance. It's like they could... Rewrite the lost Doctor Who Episodes. Actually, that's not a bad idea...

I'm watching a film about filming a film about filming a film....

If Bradley doesn't win the BAFTA next year for best performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, there is no justice!

I absolutely love Sacha Dhawan, his portrayal here and as the Master are both just magnificent and illustrate his enormous acting ability, from the calm yet confident Waris Hussein, to the Nutcase that is the Master

This was absolutely perfect..I..I...Don't know what to think...My feels are messed up..And when Matt appeared,I was all in tears.Bravo!

One of the finest films I've ever watched. Yes, a true tribute to THE Doctor William Hartnell. And what a joy to have Carol Ann Ford and William Russell as cameos in it as well. :)

What is it about this show? I only started watching it recently and binged on sessions 1-7 in a few months and have only gotten up to web planet in classic Dr who and I love it so much! This vid brought tears to my eyes. "Heartnell" look across at Matt, and the look of graduated on Matt's face for the legacy stated by the 1st Doctor... oh I just love it so much. I get the feeling any one who plays the Doctor is first a whovian themselves.

Who’s here to see Sacha Dhawan after watching today’s episode of “Doctor Who”?

THE MASTER DIRECTED DOCTOR WHO. Now I’ve seen it all

Why can we not have Susan reconnect with the doctor for her first regeneration. can you imagine the tears as he meets his granddaughter again.

Much to my surprise I shed a tear at the end of the drama when Matt Smith showed up and bloody hell what a stunning performance from David Bradley.

STOP MAKING ME CRYING GATISS

This is a Behind the Scenes for a Behind the Scenes.

Just saw the full episode for this and I have to say, it was amazing. Love every bit of it, just makes me even more excited for Saturday. I bet no one who made Doctor Who in 1963 ever imagined the show would continue on for another 50 years and STILL continue to thrill audiences and attract even adults. Fantastic show!

what a fantastic piece of drama. the whole thing was perfect,but David Bradley really did it for me. this is what i pay the license fee for. well done to everyone involved.

Proud to be a Whovian. ♥

as a fan of the show since the tom baker years, he's my doctor BTW...i can only say that this show is more popular than it has ever been and it seems to me, this show will go on when the time comes for ME to regenerate..lol...William Hartnell...wherever you are...take a look at what YOU started...Patrick Troughton...take a look at what YOU continued...and Jon Pertwee...take a look at the Golden Age of Doctor Who you began and molded...and as Nicholas Courtney aka the Brigadier who is now resting once said, "Splendid fellows...ALL of you!"

Huh…Fifty years from now, after the second regeneration cycle, we'll have one on the making of The Day of the Doctor…Some actors, playing Matt Smith, David Tennant,Peter Capaldi (?), John Hurt, Jenna Coleman and Billie Piper...

I wish they bring carol ann ford back for a cameo

The 50th anniversary episode was good, but there was no better way to celebrate Doctor Who than this special. It was absolutely brilliant and the last few minutes brought me to tears. Thank you Mark, and thanks to all those ones who made this possible. I wish Verity could have seen it.

I just have to say, this was one of the greatest pieces of film I have ever seen

you know when your as old the guy who played the first doctor you got to feel sorry for him, not only was his age catching up to him. He must had been so sad to know he was not going to be playing the doctor anymore. I mean how would you feel if you were in his position. and saw good friends leave, and someone new play the role of something you done so well. In a way that man will be not just the first doctor but one hell of a good actor RIP

This is should do this but on how the show came back in 2005 in another aniversary

They did an amazing job with the casting! They all looked so much like the real people!

wow warris hussein aged well

This was great made me cry :')

Please BBC - reconvene the cast of An Adventure in Space and TIme for a remake of a lost sixties serial. Marco Polo, The Crusade, Power and Evil of the Daleks....

Apparently Mark Gatiss got that wig for his Third Doctor outfit at the same place they got Sylvester McCoy's wig for Time and The Rani

Such a great special

It was more than perfect. I love it! what a great script, mark, well done!

Two movies that I've seen gave me LOTS of feels. This one, and the Rock-afire Explosion documentary from 2009. Happy 52nd birthday, Doctor Who!

Thank you to every one who was involved in this,a fantastic job!!

Everything about it was done to perfection, casting, writing, props, music, everything! Kudos, BBC!

This is like Mad Men meets Doctor Who and it's awesome :D

HAPPY 50th anniversy doctor who!

Wonderful TV film, and lovely "behind the scenes"! And thank you so much for putting up English captions. I don't think that's appreciated as it should be :o)

brings a tear to my eye!!

“Absoloutely beautiful. Incredible attention of detail.” *Has a wall with 8 Roundels instead of six.*

Sacha Dhawan's got the distinction of playing both the show's first director and its greatest villain later!

This is a wonderful little clip.

DAvid Bradley should play the 1st Doctor in an episode along Peter Capaldi's! With The actors who portrayed Ian, Susan And Barbara.

Great Behind the Scenes of a terrific special.

This was a fantastic show. Had me all choked up in 50 ways. It was hard enough seeing "Hartnell" reach underneath one last time to turn on the TARDIS, and then to have him look up and see Smith was just something more. I think though that it might have been just a teensy bit better to see all the surviving Doctors rather than just the current one, no disrespect to Smith of course.

This was absolutely Wonderful!

I really hope more missing episodes are found. I would love to see more of William Hartnell. Even if the lines are wrong, the tapes are worth more than gold.

I watched it and God I loved it! It made me smile and cry, wonderful work Mark Gatiss and the actors were fantastic!

An Adventure in Space and Time was absolutely brilliant! If this had of been the actual 50th special episode, I would have been ecstatic. I do hope the 50th lives up to this. This gave me far more great appreciation for the show, and how it could have easily never happened in the first place. Also, this is why I really want Mark Gatiss to be head writer for Doctor Who.

This biopic was amazing! Moved me to tears! I love this show and I hope that it'll still be around for another 50 years and more!

wow just wow words can not describe how wonderful this was just perfect in everyway

I knew I saw the master of Jodie Whitaker before Sasha dhawan

Great, great show. Thank you Mark Gatiss for allowing us an insight into another time. Beautifully realised, it was great to see some of the stars of the original series there as well. And that final scene - clever and poignant. Really good and I hope it gets the awards it deserves!

Nobody talked about the futuristic music that was so different to anything at that time ,Delia Derbyshire and the british broad casting crew made the music ,white noise by electric storm is a ground breaking album they also made ,far ahead of its time .

Having been born after the original show's run came to an end my only experiance with doctor who had been re-runs on UKTV gold and the videos the small number of videos that we had around the house, one of those being a box-set involving 2 omnibuses with the Daleks. The first one of the 2 that i watched was Sylvester Mccoys (7) "rememberence of the daleks", but the other one was William Hartnells "the chase". Watching this just brought back all those memories of watching the hartnell run, and seeing how much he embraced the role (knowing how the set should be run better than the replacement producer and technician was fun) and how much fun he was having doing it. I got teary eyed at the end, knowing the events that were going to happen of course, but it just hit it home. Hartnell made the doctor, and the doctor saved him. The scene at the end with the "i don't want to go" (a reference to numero 10-ant) just hit me. The cast chosen for this docudrama were perfect and i aplaude you all. This was truly a laboure of love for the doctor, and it deffinantly shows. :)

this is behind the scene of the behind the scene :D

the best dr who episode ever... so beautifully done

I loved the shot of Hartnell on the screen and in the background you can see the Daleks set up for the Power of the Daleks shot in the ship. That was so cool to me first time I saw it

I watched the movie tonight and I have to say what a wonderful film it is. The end was very emotional, I am not ashamed to say I shed a few tears. The cast, direction and writing was wonderful, but in particular David Bradley's performance was magnificent and very touching!

I really enjoyed watching An Adventure in Space and Time. It even made me well up a bit at the end. This really inspires me to delve into the Classic Who world!

it makes me cry. happy birthday!

5:26 oh my god it's The Master

This one came on here in Australia after the day of the Doctor and fitted in really well. I find it interesting that William Hartnell was the man they described for Dr Who, old stern man that people respected and a hint of magic. To see him at the start and connecting with his grand daughter and interacting with the kids in the park. He totally em brasses the role and I think that came across on screen, He is the original doctor you might say. It certainly has become an adventure indeed Mr Hartnell.

Man, I hope this doc comes out on a dvd of An Adventure of Space and Time. Just watched the movie for the 5th time and still blubbering. What a masterpiece!

This is brilliant!

Moffat and Gatiss have been some of the luckiest fans in the world. Almost breathtaking

This is so emotional!! Can't wait

I love that they got the cast of this movie to do the voice work in the “Fist Doctor Adventures” for Big Finish!

I shall be 68 years old when Doctor Who celebrates its 100 years . I cant imagine what kind of wonderful adventures awaits us :D

The whole production was a labour of love from start to finish. The actors were wonderful and the attention to detail was so exact. That console room set actually looked better than the original and I'd love to know which broadcast museum they hauled all that antique equipment out of for this film. An excellent celebration of the programme's legacy. Especially toward the end.

A bunch of actors in a film about the making of a TV show. Mark Gatiss really did have an awesome idea!

i loved this when it went out i cried like a baby at the end wouldnt be at all surprise if it scoops up awards mark gatiss you are a flipping genius what a perfect tribute to doctor who

I went into this wondering if they would put Matt Smith in. I won't lie, I was a bit worried about it, but the way it was done was perfect. A look between the First and the Eleventh, a look across 50 years of time that didn't need words. Thank you Mr Hartnell, I owe you so many memories

This brought a tear to my eye happy birthday Doctor Who

Love it love it love it... "disappearing bloody Police Boxes for god's sake!..." FABULOUS. Thank you Mark Gatiss, thank you Bretton Hall where we were both educated!

This looks bloody amazing.

That in a word was AWESOME! The more I see, the more I'm wanting to see. Happy 50th Doctor.

ugh, love david bradley so much. he's diverse and is a fantastic actor. i'm really excited to go see this when i get the chance!

I can't wait to see this!

This was so good. In tears towards the end but then again Doctor Who always seems to do that.

This really was watching British Mad Men! I love every part of this. It was all brilliant. Loved the Matt Smith cameo. What an honor it must be for William Bradley to have played The Doctor with such perfection in this program, and now to be able to actually play the 1st Doctor in Doctor Who! Also, God bless you Carole Ann Ford.

Timeless and original the 50 years of that time lord and his amazing adventures in time and space were fantastic it was a joy as child to Watch from behind the sofa and a very important piece of television history to watch like the first moon landings and I hope it will go on forever it is timeless after all! To those who made it possible thank you so very much a lot of children of the 60s like to say thank you as well. Doctor Who forever never give up and keep running!

Thank you, im crying now

Last month I was 60 and remember watching the first episode. The future has arrived and watching this is like travelling back through time myself.

I shed a tear! :)

Would love Peter Capaldi to just burst in and be like "You're making a documentary..about a documentary drama..based on a drama? The inception could fracture the space time continuum in seven different ways!"