Science Fiction ·Drama ·Adventure · United Kingdom · 1963 · 1h 36m

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Director

Cast

William Hartnell as Dr. Who William Russell as Ian Chesterton Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman Derek Newark as Za Alethea Charlton as Hur

Crew

John House — Editor Anthony Coburn — Writer Verity Lambert — Producer Rex Tucker — Producer Peter Brachacki — Production Design Barry Newbery — Production Design

Synopsis

Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, two humble teachers during 1963, discover a genius student's grandfather, simply known as "the Doctor", and his police box time machine. Deciding that the pair knows too much about his otherworldly origins, they are whisked away on a journey through time and space.

Mood & Themes

time travel cavemen

Key Collaborators

Waris Hussein Director John House Editor Anthony Coburn Writer Verity Lambert Producer Rex Tucker Producer Peter Brachacki Production Design Barry Newbery Production Design Maureen Heneghan Costume Design

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