Initially, the series was only ordered for the first four episodes that made up 100,000 BC and came close to going no further. Verity Lambert was chosen by Sydney Newman as producer of the series (though Don Taylor was first approached), due to his experience working with her on projects for several years, and Mervyn Pinfield was assigned as associate producer, picking up on the mainly technical side of the series such as dealing with the in-camera SFX.
Webber ( Ian and Barbara, scenario for the first episode), Anthony Coburn (Susan's name, the TARDIS looking like a police box, the idea that the Doctor's ship would have an abbreviated/acronymic name), and David Whitaker (Susan as the Doctor's granddaughter). The show, as we know it, was essentially the creation of a committee, with the following amongst the many who created the various parts that went into the series: Donald Wilson ( time travel), Sydney Newman (the First Doctor and Susan), C. From there,the show was formed through various meetings and developing proposals. Newman, having had recent experience producing a successful sci-fi show at ABC, suggested that a sci-fi show would be of great potential. A meeting between Donald Wilson, Sydney Newman and Donald Baverstock was held to discuss potential shows to fill this gap. The series was borne out of a need to fill a gap in the Saturday teatime schedule between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury.
First story to have missing episodes.įirst story by Terry Nation not to feature the Daleks until The Android Invasion in 1975. Two of the three historical stories of this season are presently considered lost, in total (as is the case of Marco Polo) or partially ( The Reign of Terror), although audio recordings of all episodes remain.įirst appearances of the First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and the TARDIS.įirst appearance of the Daleks, first story to be written by Terry Nation and the first story to have episodes directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin.įirst story (the only in the original series) set entirely within the TARDIS, with no other cast apart from the regular actors.įirst storyline based around a historical figure and the first story to be written by John Lucarotti. (More accurately, the production team made several versions of the pilot episode.) The inaugural season established many of the concepts that continue to the present day, and also introduced the hugely popular Daleks. It consisted of eight serials and forty-two episodes, and a pilot episode which was never aired on television until 1991. The season opened with An Unearthly Child and concluded with The Reign of Terror. It starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, and William Russell and Jacqueline Hill as the companions Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. Season 1 of Doctor Who ran between 23 November 1963 and 12 September 1964.