Bill Hartnell = the original is still the best. He is irreplaceable.
@AndrewChapman10 ай бұрын
Richard Hurndall and David Bradley were both great filling Bill's shoes as the First Doctor, but Bill will always be THE First Doctor.
@merccadoosis884710 ай бұрын
@@AndrewChapman ... and the GREATEST Doctor
@MrTempest779 жыл бұрын
William was the first 'Dr' and a great actor. Because of William, we now have the legacy of one of the most iconic SI-FI series that ever was, and because of him it is still with us today! I would also like to thank, 'Mark Gatiss', for the 50th tribute drama - 'An adventure in space and time', many thanks, wonderful! Thank you William, with love and respect. Andrew.x.
@stephenhall65957 жыл бұрын
My first experience of watching Dr Who was at 6 years seeing William in the Chase. RIP .
@timrob128 жыл бұрын
3:28 - I wonder if that line was written to point out that this was Hartnell's very last preformance of the Doctor. Wheter it was or not, it's a very fitting line.
@londonrake3475 Жыл бұрын
I can still recall watching the first episode of Dr Who in November 1963. I was 14 years old. I became quite an enthusiast and wrote a letter to William Hartnell at the BBC asking him for pictures of the cast. He actually responded with a handwritten letter and the said photos. Can you imagine anybody doing that these days? If only I still had that letter. A treasure. I will also add that at that impressionable age I fell hopelessly in love with Carole Anne Ford. I went to the Schoolboys Exhibition at Olympia that year. They had Daleks rushing around us in the queue. The only time I have ever appeared on the BBC! Inside I saw Carole and still have this memory and picture in my (Grandad now) heart. She looked at me!!!!!!! Memories. Thank you Bill and Carole.
@MrSontaran310 жыл бұрын
"I'm a legitimate character actor"... You certainly were, Bill, you sure were! Thanks for the legacy of "Doctor Who" :-D
@freddiefaulig87517 жыл бұрын
MrSontaran3 even though the others doctor a great too. The first doctor will always be the best doctor.
@MrSontaran310 жыл бұрын
And we are thrilled that the show William Hartnell starred in, is still going strong today, 50 years later :-D
@paulbacchus10153 жыл бұрын
William Hartnell was a lovely actor who cared about his craft.....The Way Ahead, Brighton Rock, This Sporting Life, are my favourites, thank's to TV channels like Talking Pictures we can see how great he was. Paul Bacchus
@jhibbitt17 жыл бұрын
he died far too early :(
@lemonbirdo13536 жыл бұрын
0:07 I realised that he looks a lot like my own grandpa.. I miss him. Rest in peace, grandpa :(
@asherzerbib34613 жыл бұрын
Having introduced my mother to the franchise, says that One is her favorite. Reminds her of her own father, my grandfather. And that laugh of Hartnell's is absolutely infectious.🤪
@lemonbirdo13536 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, "Grandfather" :)
@timlemmens1087 Жыл бұрын
Nearly 60 years now. And we wouldn't be where we are now without William Hartnell.
@goldinthebox85042 жыл бұрын
William really reminds me of my grandma, shes still healthy but it's sad to know that everyone ends. I'd always like to think my grandmother did great adventures with me. I'll love my grandma forever and william I see as an idol for me. Love all, love my grandmother, love william!
@TheWatcher52928 жыл бұрын
The doctor really did make hartnell better for the great or good
@davecrowson448 Жыл бұрын
He was awesome
@DistantCousin4 жыл бұрын
Interesting that his natural accent is more "London" than "received pronounciation"/public school accent he used at The First Doctor.
@AndrewChapman5 жыл бұрын
I always watch this right after watching An Adventure in Space and Time, especially as it was shown right after the film when it was first broadcast.
@shushpuppai7 жыл бұрын
I cried.
@AndysGreatestHaunts10 ай бұрын
He was Dr Who ❤❤❤
@AndrewChapman10 ай бұрын
Tom Baker will always be my favourite, but Bill has recently made it up to 2nd on my Doctor ranking list.
@timrob127 жыл бұрын
This saturday the First Doctor returned to Doctor Who with David Bradley playing the part.
@Whiteshirtloosetie5 жыл бұрын
The greatest...ever!
@llllll40774 жыл бұрын
This is lovely.
@stephenmurphy221210 жыл бұрын
William Russell looks like someone who fought in the war...
@roanvanslooten9799 жыл бұрын
Because He Probably did. He's old enough for that (89)
@timrob128 жыл бұрын
+Irish Whovian He's on the set of An Adventure in Space in Time where he had a cameo as a security guard.
@AndrewChapman6 жыл бұрын
+timrob12 I like how William Russell and Carole Ann Ford had cameos in An Adventure in Space and Time as they were original Doctor Who cast members.
@Trev3595 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewChapman and Anneke Wills and Jean Marsh
@AndrewChapman5 жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 Yeah, unfortunately they didn't have any dialogue like William and Carole did. They appear as uncredited extras during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene.
@StreathamFilms4 жыл бұрын
does anyone know what the music is in this? I've heard it on charity ads as well and would love to find it. It's so sad.
@impopularmano3394 Жыл бұрын
I don't give a crap about what that abomination called the timeless child and other pieces of this franchise like the faces of morbius say, Willian Hartnell is and will always be the first doctor to me
@AndrewChapman10 ай бұрын
Me too.
@TechGamer-pq1gu3 жыл бұрын
William Hartnell was amazing during his first few years of playing the Doctor sadly his failing health affected him both personally and professionally causing him to miss out on his lines during the show but he was right though the Doctor always does come back hopefully the BBC gains a backbone and save their show from the menace that that is Chris Chibnall.
@niebo31794 жыл бұрын
"William Hartnell: The Original" Weeeell... not anymore. Thank you, Chris Chibnall... I HATE this Chibnall era.
@AndrewChapman4 жыл бұрын
Well, he was still the first actor when the show first started in 1963. That will never change.
@niebo31794 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewChapman Sure, but not the original encarnation. Chibnall changed that in exchange of what? Having dozens of other lifes we don't care at all?
@NevByte4 жыл бұрын
William's contribution isn't suddenly going to disappear because of this. As far as marketing is concerned he'll still be the First Doctor as well. In a way he still is the "First Doctor" in universe too, it just now means "First Doctor we knew". This is no different from the War Doctor technically changing the NuWho Doctor numbering around yet Eccleston is still 9, Tennant 10 so on and so forth. As far as marketing is concerned the numbering still remains and people still consider the them with the official numbering.
@niebo31794 жыл бұрын
@@NevByte The War Doctor exists because Moffat couldn´t get Eccleston and it didn´t seem right with McGann´s Doctor. What´s the point of having previous encarnations? Before the Timeless Children, every new Doctor was an event. Every Doctor was special, unique. Now we don´t even know how many faces he had before. Some random guy or woman can appear in a show during 5 minutes and says he/she was The Doctor too. Chibnall made the Doctor less special... in adition to what exactly? I don´t get it. I think he only made it because he wanted the Doctor to be all kind of races before, because that is so "cool".
@timrob123 жыл бұрын
Oh, don't be fooled. Of course Hartnell is still the original Doctor. The faces before him (which were by the way invented in Brain of Morbius back in Tom Baker's era) are previous versions, yes, but not ones that went by the title of Doctor.