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We received word last night that David Bradley has been cast as William Hartnell in Mark Gatiss’ dramatised account of the early years of Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time!
Bradley – recognizable from this appearances in the Harry Potter film series – also appeared in Series 7′s Dinosaurs on a Spaceship as the villainous Solomon.
Joining the actor are Call the Midwife’s Jessica Raine (already apparently cast in Series 7) and veteran actor Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy, X Men 2, Braveheart to name but a few) who fans with long memories will recall voiced the chief Ood in The End of Time, Part One. Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner all serve as executive producers on the project, a co-production between BBC Cymru Wales and BBC America.
The BBC’s Head of Drama Sydney Newman, credited with the creation of the show, will be portrayed by Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Identity) and the producer, Verity Lambert, by Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife). The director of the first ever episode An Unearthly Child, Waris Hussein, will be played by Sacha Dhawan (History Boys, Last Tango In Halifax).
Filming begins on An Adventure in Space and Time at the beginning of February at BBC’s Television Centre in London before moving to Wimbledon Studios. Matt Strevens (Skins) produces, with Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, The Street) directing.
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