Diagonaldi Very well executed

Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

randawg72-102-736119 I'm a relatively new fan to Doctor Who and as such searched out the beginning seasons of the series to better understand the premise and origins of the show. In my opinion William Hartnell Is Doctor Who, and all those portraying the role after Mr Hartnell are reflecting a small part of his performance into their personal incarnation of the Doctor.That being said, I love this film ! It explains so much about the origin and talent that was behind the beginnings if this now iconic sci-fi series, and shows how the persistence and drive of a few individuals can overcome the overwhelming task of trying to turn an idea into a successful TV show. An incredible performance by David Bradley in the starring role. His Bio says he's a fan of Hartnell's and it shows. He seems to channel Hartnell's spirit in many of the scenes, and his inflections and mannerisms are spot on. Jessica Raine was great in the role of Verity Lambert the budding producer, as was Sacha Dhawan as the director Waris Hussein, and a strong support role by Brian Cox portraying BBC studio executive Sydney Newman.This movie captures the look and feel of the early Who shows and is an insightful and sometimes sad story but I highly recommend it to any Doctor who fan, or anyone who appreciates a well executed movie in which the underdogs triumph over incredible odds.

AaronCapenBanner Faithful and loving recreation of those early days of "Doctor Who", when William Hartnell(played excellently by David Bradley) first took on the mantle of that mysterious wandering time & space traveler the Doctor, with a fine supporting cast portraying his costars(William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, and Carole Ann Ford) and real-life production crew(like producer Verity Lambert, young director Waris Hussein, and their boss at the BBC Sydney Newman.) Behind the scenes turmoil and uncertainty are well portrayed, and were quickly settled once the Daleks debuted, and the ratings climbed to ten million...The script by Mark Gatiss is quite good, with nice touches that long-time fans will appreciate, though at only 90 minutes, it does move along a bit too fast, with other key participants(like script editor and writer David Whitaker) left out altogether, and the final little nod to the "future" will either leave viewer hot or cold, since not all fans like what the series later became(I stopped at Peter Davison), but those are small complaints in this otherwise worthwhile special, which also gives a most interesting view of the private side of Hartnell, with his loyal wife and granddaughter. Most effective and moving.

jc-osms For the 50th anniversary of the first screening of Dr Who on the BBC, infamously on the night of the JFK assassination, co-show-runner of the current globally successful re-boot of the programme, Mark Gatiss wrote and produced this gently reverent story of the initial conception and creation of the show.To be truthful there's not that much of a story or too much drama either but with its accurate recreation of the time and respectful tributes to key figures like the veteran actor William Hartnell who played the first Doctor, larger-than-life commissioning producer Sydney Lotterby, his protégé, young go-ahead female producer Verity Lambert and the young Indian director of the first show Waris Hussein, it was always watchable and entertaining.Conventionally told in chronological order, covering the time from 1963 up to Hartnell's departure from the show in 1966 to make way for the younger Patrick Troughton, there were nevertheless some nice ideas here, the passage of time denoted by a time-machine chronometer and the annual publicity photo-shoots for the Doctor's new companions, a great "from-the-floorboards-up" view of the operation of the first Dalek and the modest but effective display of the quickening popularity of the show amongst the young (a mother calling in her children playing outside to see "that programme you liked"). This was nicely rounded off at the finish with Hartnell slipping away quietly from an end-of-show party to the set of the TARDIS and looking across to see Matt Smith, the current incarnation opposite him, carrying the show onto new generations.Sentimental it may have been at times but as someone who grew up with the series in my own teenage years (although Troughton and Jon Pertwee were more "my" Doctors), this was a well-made and well-acted tribute to a British TV institution which you didn't have be a Whovian anorak to appreciate.

littlehobbit13 I've watched all the Doctor who anniversary specials now: Day of the Doctor, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, and just now An Adventure in Space Time.There's a moment at the end of An Adventure in Space Time, where they're filming Hartnell's departure, that sums up the entirety of Doctor Who's legacy, I think. Hartnell begins to flip switches on the console, and as he looks up, he sees Matt Smith's Doctor standing at the console with him. Smith smiles at Hartnell, and Hartnell smiles back. In that moment, you see the Doctor's legacy, and it's a beautiful moment. The moment only lasts about 45 seconds, and it moved me to tears.It was unexpected, and it was right, and it was perfect.I think anyone wishing to call themselves a "true" Whovian should see this Special. The production does an amazing job of showing you how hard it was to get everything going, and how much the cast and crew had to do to keep make the show what it was. It's funny to take a step back, as you're watching, and remember that these are all real people you're getting attached to. As you watch bits of the Who family slowly move on. As you watch Hartnell truly become the Doctor, playing with little kids who only see him at such. As you watch Hartnell find out he'll no longer be playing the Doctor. (I don't think I'll ever be able to watch Tennant's farewell the same way again, and I wonder if it wasn't an intentional nod to Hartnell.) The film closes out with what I think most fans would agree is still the most moving and best written speech of the entire series: "One day I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine."