Hartnell Passes TARDIS over to Troughton | An Adventure in Space and Time | Doctor Who

William knows his time as the Doctor is coming to an end, but he can't help looking towards the future of the show.
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[@SquishyTheTitan]

This one hit me in the feels. William Hartnell, upon accepting the role of The Doctor, thought that it would just be a kids show, that it wouldn't last very long, but admitted that when he left because of health reasons, he didn't want to leave because he fell in love with Doctor Who and hoped it stayed around as long as possible. If only he could see what it's become today, what he helped to create.

[@its-morbintime]

I heard the main reason he did it was because he wanted to be in something his Grandkids could know him from. Although, the one bit of Doctor Who trivia that always makes me laugh is that Patrick Troughton was convinced that after he took over from William Hartnell, the show would last 6 weeks after that, at best and while I could see where he was coming from...he could not have been more wrong.

[@retnavybrat]

***** I can't remember where I originally heard this, but someone said that we Whovians really owe more to Troughton than Hartnell (as brilliant as he was) because if Troughton didn't succeed as the Doctor, we wouldn't be still watching the show after 50 plus years.

[@jj_b5400]

retnavybrat If Hartnell didn't succeed, then Troughton would never have been given the role at all and the show would have been cancelled, so I don't see where you're coming from.

[@its-morbintime]

retnavybrat It goes both ways for both Troughton AND Hartnell for me. I mean Hartnell MADE the show work. After the original serial the BBC were considering pulling the plug then and there. Then they aired a second serial for them under the condition that they'd only make 4...that one little serial (The Daleks) spawned a viewing audience of 10 million people so after that, there was no way the BBC were going to axe the show. Hartnell carried the show for 3 years battling health issues and a 40 week shooting schedule. Originally, he never wanted to leave but he knew he couldn't keep it up. Troughton had the more to prove in the role, mainly because his entire presence revolved around a then gimmick of Regeneration (although it wouldn't be until the 70's til they called it that) and he had to not only deliver something new as an actor (he had the mentality that if he was taking over from Hartnell, he wouldn't do just the same thing he did because he was a fan of the show) but also prove to the audience that yes, that WAS the Doctor they knew and loved which made him taking over the role more of a gamble than any other actor. So honestly, no matter what, Whovians owe a lot to both actors for having the show they know and love today.

[@kommo1]

***** That goes for almost every doctor. If any off the old doctors flopped, the show would have ended. I think it was the Tennant era, which carried the show to the solid ground its now standing on. Now we could have a new regeneration every year, because off bad doctors and the series would still continue. That being said. Hartnell shaped the doctors personality very freely, which made it very easy for others to take over. The Doctor is an idea off principle and ideals and not a finite character. That way you "only" have to filter your own personality through these ideals and principles to create a new authentic version off the doctor.

[@sonadilver563]

“I told them you know, there’s only one man in England who can take over.” “Oh, couldn’t they get him?” Now THAT is selflessness.

[@JinzoCrash]

I do wish they'd at LEAST gotten one wig in London that more closely mimicked Troughton's actual look. This was like his scene was an afterthought and all they had time to do was grab thread from a sewing box.

[@Silverwind87]

That is actually what Hartnell said when Troughton was cast. Patrick Troughton had big shoes to fill as the new Doctor Who. A lot of fans were unhappy with the recasting, and wanted Bill Hartnell back.

[@basedchimera5859]

No it's self deprication

[@pepesilvia3827]

...False.

[@reubenmanzo2054]

I thought that was just Troughton's typical humour.

[@Starr1Bryte]

Not long after he retired Hartnell was in an interview and he was asked how long he thought the show could go on. Hartnell said that Doctor Who could quite possibly go on forever... And that comment with this scene always, always gives me chills~

[@gengarvenom1180]

Do you know exactly where that's from. I'd love to see or listen to it.

[@KieranIsWriting]

​@@gengarvenom1180this is the quote I could find "They could meet different people, go to different planets, different circumstances, there's no reason at all why it shouldn't stay fresh... there's no reason at all for it to end, it can just go on forever and ever." Unsure of the original interview but I saw it in a Radio Times article

[@Jeff-cn9up]

Except, no. they killed it dead in 2024.

[@unclekarl5219]

@@Jeff-cn9upthere’s a third season currently in production, with better ratings and viewing figures they’ve seen in years. People have been saying the shows dead since 1966, you’re just embarrassing yourself

[@Jeff-cn9up]

@@unclekarl5219 LOLOLOL drink MORE of the Kool-Aid, dingbat! Unspellable Gatwa has the LOWEST ratings of any Doctor Who series and single episode EVER.

[@aaryaherlekar]

I don’t care about the Timeless Child. William Hartnell will always be the first Doctor.

[@savestate6360]

He IS the first Doctor, and will always be.

[@ForceMaximus84]

I heard Davies is going to retcon it.

[@scsutton1]

@@ForceMaximus84 If anyone can, RTD can.

[@bobthebuilder6085]

@@ForceMaximus84 just make the timeless child the master, it would make sense then and not ruin anything.

[@BattleshipWarspite]

That fact right there. Hartnell will always be 1st doctor.

[@IOmoon6221]

Hartnell: "To the days to come." Matt: "All my love to long ago." :))

[@GreenTree67]

( tears up ) Good day to you good sir.

[@martinmanifold2241]

indeed ...the ways of the universe......see yourself coming....and what you were in the past....I've walked past myself a few times in my life ......the watcher becomes the watchful

[@atwatwithglasses5856]

+martin manifold for the doctor it was a beginning of something wonderful past me: for all the good memories future me:for all the future holds all:for time may catch us me:but we won't stop running

[@eli_berdugo04]

@@MaskedMan66 Tech10K was referencing the minisode Time Crash with Peter Davison and David Tennant (and for that matter, so was the original comment)

[@elijahkelley7616]

I know what that scene meant. Hartnell didn't really see Smith, but that he believed that Doctor Who would last for a long time.

[@Leinad0001]

Exactly, it's a symbolic meaning where Hartnell has faith the show will go on

[@amream10]

+Elijah Kelley + Dan Johnson... I think you both are quite right and have made the best comments on this scene. But I must say I would of like to have seen a flash of all the Drs that followed after Hartnell until they got to Smith and then did the quiet "You carry on..We will" looks.

[@flibbityfloo1779]

Elijah Kelley Nardole: hey we got there!

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

MegazoneTwoThree Yeah for me Smith was the last AMAZING doctor for me. Capaldi and Whittaker aren’t as amazing as the others. Although I like how they tried to go down the dark route with Capaldi.

[@lifeoflonexia496]

@MegazoneTwoThree You missed Christopher Eccleston out

[@jac8313]

Smith’s line “I’ll always remember when the Doctor was me,” ran through my head.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

mine too mine too

[@LibertyBridgeProductions]

Considering chronologically Matt was meant to be the last incarnation of the doctor this is so fitting.

[@Paulafan5]

Matt was the Doctor when this piece was shot. It meant to signal that Doctor Who would continue on.

[@LibertyBridgeProductions]

Paulafan5 yes I know that and it’s obvious it meant that I watched this film at the time when the 50th came out as well. But it’s kinda cool that he also could’ve been the last.

[@marklatimer7333]

Matt Smith was the last Doctor, the next two have completely killed the series, especially that dreadful woman! - thanks Mr Chibnall.

[@joemorton9200]

@@marklatimer7333 you think Peter capoldi killed the series?

[@pdtrx4900]

Till the end and then beyond

[@Orenotter]

"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." -Doctor #1

[@TheMaster-iq5ln]

gary wagner A cosmos without Doctor Who doesn't bare thinking about.

[@thedw6688]

Susan:When? It's been 2 thousand years, Grandfather!

[@thedw6688]

We do not need anyone from the Osirian System,especially a giant Sun Diety

[@TheMaster-iq5ln]

***** If I did, I would then regenerate. Would you prefer me or Missy?

[@BudCharlesUnderVlogs]

OTTER

[@topito]

Oh god the onions

[@Alexandre-dz9ij]

Fan de docteur who à ce que je vois

[@jedidiahmetzger5057]

KIDNEYS!!!

[@PsiTerrorPrime]

Someone find those ninja chefs

[@jonnyq680]

Would you like a jelly baby?

[@flaggerify]

I can smell them on your breath.

[@jessicamayjackson3875]

I wonder how many people actually thought that the actor was William Hartnell. I have to say David Bradley is perfect here in this scene

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

Yeah, a wonderful actor and a great choice to take on this role.

[@Ciwe]

I think they should remake some of the first doctor episodes with him, like bring the classic stories into the new age.

[@retrofilmwork]

@@Ciwe that would replace the classics

[@Ciwe]

@@retrofilmwork I think it would make them a shine more, have the Disney live action remakes replaced the originals?

[@retrofilmwork]

@@Ciwe no, let it be. let's not remake history.

[@crackedhalo403]

The Hartnell Actor is nearly Identical. This is amazing. Troughton's Actor while not exactly like the late Patrick, Masterfully captures his charm and demeanor. Good on you BBC, Good on you Doctor Who.

[@Pentarax]

That exchange of “I told them you know, there’s only one man in England who can take over.” / “Oh, couldn’t they get him?” was perfect; he *nailed* the tone and mannerisms.

[@ElementalComicUniverse]

They would’ve gotten his son, David Troughton to do this. They look identical.

[@JuiceBoxWizard]

He looks too young or something idk. He really captured Troughton's mannerisms and way of speaking but he just looks a bit off. Maybe they could have gone a bit further with the makeup or something? To be clear, he did a great performance regardless.

[@davidguthary8147]

Here's an interesting piece of trivia. Matt Smith messing around with the TARDIS controls is in reference to the original scene near the end of The Tenth Planet, in which several switches are shown moving of their own accord. Make of that what you will.

[@vcom741]

+David Guthary So this scene presents a theory that a future Doctor (or, hell, the Curator) is messing with controls?

[@davidguthary8147]

Russell Kostal Ian, not Anthony.

[@pileofhazelnuts]

The TARDIS is a living thing, it can control itself and has done many times in the past. It's interesting how they made it seem like "invisible Matt" did it in this. It was most likely the TARDIS being itself.

[@Gailim]

+cora newton I don't think you get the context of the clip. this is supposed to be "behind the scenes" that's not the first and eleventh doctors in this scene, it's William hartnell and Mat Smith

[@os2457]

+vcom741 Well of coarse this is set in the real world so in-universe theories don't apply. But yes, the idea noted above is here.

[@Remoniq]

"One day I shall come back..." And he did.

[@kalvingoodlaxson]

And then Hurndell played the First Doctor unconvincingly in The Five Doctors, but now David Bradley will play a more convincingly version of the First Doctor in this year's Christmas special.

[@katie2940]

Eh, Hurndall was okay. He wasn't perfect though.

[@katie2940]

Can I just point out that it is 'mistaken in mine' instead of 'mistaken in mind'. He's asking Susan to prove to him that he is not mistaken in his beliefs.

[@raybaeheyok]

Yah but he never came back for Susan 😢

[@prof.evilpictures8696]

Not to Susan though....

[@Zokeyr]

I love that they actually explored Hartnell's Doctor as a character in the new series. It was hilarious to see how different his mannerisms are compared to the newer Doctor. Special props to David Bradley who's essentially playing a guy that's playing another guy.

[@tomnorton4277]

I love that Twice Upon A Time emphasises how young the 1st Doctor was in comparison to the 13th (yes, Capaldi's the 13th, not the 12th). William Hartnell couldn't have known that Doctor Who would endure for so long but David Bradley did so he infused that into his performance.

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

No in Twice Upon a Time they ignored major themes in the 1st Doctor's character, such as his charm and mannerisms and cheekiness and caring side and character development, and just made him into some grumpy sexist man, just to create a stupid joke of "haha look at how wacky the Doctor is now and look at how grumpy and boring he was back then".

[@AubergineMans]

@@jellybabiesarecool4657 No they don't.

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

@@tomnorton4277except the 1st isn’t really young. He’s been around so long he’s exhausted his body, which only happens two more times out of all his incarnations, of which Capaldi is not one. In the 1st’s previous interactions with his successors he’s treat like a respected elder because he’s the paragon of all the Doctors who came after. A regenerated doctor isn’t simply older; they’re a different person who has trouble even connecting with the memories of his past incarnations. The first doctor is not young.

[@tomnorton4277]

@@theylivewesleep.5139 By Time Lord standards, the 1st Doctor is very young. Regeneration is just as much a part of his ageing process as grey hairs and wrinkles are. And no, every subsequent regeneration is supposed to be the same person at their core. Saying that they aren't is like saying that the Master can turn into a good guy just because he regenerated.

[@morbius109]

1:23 - That smile hit me right in the feels. William Hartnell, through David Bradley, was smiling down on all of them in that moment. That symbolic passing of the torch. RIP William, Patrick. You are both missed.

[@PopeBarley]

Alternative version: The device in the centre of the console isn't working. A technician is working on the console from underneath, face obscured but his legs are visible in the shot. As the conversation with Troughton ends, Hartnell asks if it's ready to go or if it's finally broke for good. As the technician emerges from under the console, we see he is played by Matt Smith, who assures Hartnell that 'it'll run for years'. As the music swells, the camera pans around the studio, only to reveal the stage hands and cameramen are all former Doctors, looking on for Hartwell's final scene.

[@thatguyfromthatthing2476]

PopeBarley ...woah😳

[@badbeardbill9956]

That would be legendary.

[@ivyflight7008]

This is beautiful!

[@jayrollins4111]

Perfect

[@YasonYou]

I want a slow pan.

[@WhovianRoxas]

This was a beautiful scene. I still don't understand how people can hate the Matt Smith cameo. For me, it was a poignant moment showing how the show will continue to live on and prosper after Hartnell.

[@912silver]

Orlando Soto Leyton How the hell did capaldi destroy the doctor? His acting is sensationnal. The whole last series had a not that good feeling to it because of choices in scenario and in the whole idea of the message Moffat wanted to send. And if you see through the things that are a bit boring or annoying, some parts of this series are actullay REALLY GOOD.

[@WhovianRoxas]

Orlando Soto Leyton I personally have found Capaldi to be a spectacular Doctor and a welcome change after Smith (who I also found to be a superb Doctor). His first series as the Doctor has gone on to become one of my all-time favorite seasons of the modern show.

[@DalekTheSupreme]

Orlando Soto Leyton Or people stuck in the Classic Series. I don't think Peter Capaldi destroyed the Doctor, though, I think Steven Moffat is destroying Peter Capaldi's Doctor. Yes, the Twelfth Doctor is rude, inconsistent for the first half of Series 8, and has only two truly impressive episodes, but Peter Capaldi is doing a great job with the material he's being given.

[@DalekTheSupreme]

Orlando Soto Leyton I see... That is a good point...

[@Lythgoemania]

912silver I think he's a Matt Smith fan.

[@pixlbit-designs-vfx]

In a way that he never imagined, William Hartnell became immortal. He will always be the Doctor and his face will be remembered longer than anything else that the BBC has produced, before or since. Doctor Who transcends beyond any "normal" tv show, and it even transcends the art form of entertainment itself, and has become something that is more precious and powerful than anything anyone ever imagined. Hartnell as the Doctor will be one of the faces that will live on throughout your life, my life, and even the lives of our children. I hope that at some point in his life, Hartnell was able, if only a moment, to look back and get a glimpse of what he started, what continues, and the influence that the Doctor has had in every nation around the world. Being the Doctor is not a mere "role", it is an event that changes your life forever, because from that moment on you WILL live forever. I hope Hartnell was able to glimpse this truth, and to find solace from it. He was the first, and not just a doctor, but THE Doctor...The Original.

[@jamiecudine7099]

While I love this comment, it took me longer to read it than watch this clip 🤪

[@eddherring3088]

Erm except he isn't the first anymore and your waffling misty eyed comments are unfounded and unrealistic. There will be at least a generation of Doctor Who fans who will not have heard of Hartnell and think classic Who is unwatchable, their interest ending with the departure of Matt Smith.

[@pixlbit-designs-vfx]

@@eddherring3088 Man, I am not a psychic. When I made that comment, I didn't know that was where the story was going. There being others before the first, is an interesting concept. It's not an idea I particularly care for, but I can respect why they made that choice. But to me and others, Hartnell will always be the first. Everyone has their own opinion of what the show means to them. And yes, even though a lot of people departed after Smith left, I don't begrudge them for their decision to do so. Fans come and go, but that is okay, that is what happens in every fandom. My simple and heartfelt tribute is more towards those who deeply appreciate the show as I do, and who have followed it for a long time. As far as your saying that my tribute was "waffling" and "unfounded" and "unrealistic" , that may be your opinion, (which you have every right to have), but I politely disagree. I believe that the show has a unique fanbase and staying power that I don't think can ever be replicated again. Again, as I said, I respect your opinion, and if you don't like the show as I do, that is fine. But I ask that in turn, you respect my opinion as well. Have a nice day.

[@ba55bar]

pretty sure if you ask most Dr Who fans who the most famous Dr is they'd say Tom Baker. Also, without the continuation series Dr Who would have faded from the public consciousness

[@pixlbit-designs-vfx]

@@ba55bar I wasn't talking about who the most famous Doctor was. Everyone has a favorite. I was referring to its enduring and unique legacy. Also, as far as how much life it has based on the continuation? That is a 50/50 split. Some believe that, and some don't. I grew up with it, and believe that it was inevitable that it would survive, and it has, and always will.

[@Jadefox32]

"Any moment now, he's a coming." "Who?" "The Doctor" "You are the Doctor!" "Yep, and I always will be!" He takes one last look around his beloved Tardis, one last look through these eyes. "I will always remember, when The Doctor was me."

[@infinitevirus4826]

bro matt was a legend.

[@luisasanchez2204]

and we all cry

[@flightlesskiwiward7147]

Wow that is the greatest end lines of doctor who

[@leslauner5062]

@@flightlesskiwiward7147 I'm also partial to 9's last words. "I just want to tell you, Rose Tyler..you were fantastic!...Absolutely fantastic!...And you know what else?...so was I*he smiles wide and Boom!-turns into David Tenant.

[@mysteriousgamer5193]

😭😭🥰

[@MeBeMat]

I'm so glad this happened with Matt Smith as the Doctor. There's just something about the doe-eyed expression he gives Hartnell that an older actor couldn't have managed. He's a young, fairly unknown actor, proud to be taking on the legacy Hartnell left but also slightly terrified that he won't do it justice. Smith gives him a look of pure awe and it's perfect. The best moment of the 50th anniversary bar none.

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

Yeah, you've put it perfectly. Don't think it's about age though, while I like that they did it, the new version with a similarly aged actor doesn't have this. I think the temptation with a moment like this is to play it knowingly like Ncuti does, and while that's very charming and oozes charisma I don't think it's quite as emotionally resonate as Smith playing it with an unflinching awe for his predecessor

[@Scsigs]

Hey, BBC, if you want us to believe Matt Smith was really in that shot rather than being green screened, you might wanna tell your visual effects people to put him BEHIND the console rather than in front of it.

[@LaytonsApprentice2]

Exactly! It always bothered me about this scene. It looks so fake... Why did nobody notice that??

[@MODEL_CITIZEN]

What are you talking about? It looked perfectly fine.

[@Scsigs]

1:26. He's IN FRONT of the console rather than behind it as he should be.

[@MODEL_CITIZEN]

Apparently so.

[@Kryojenix]

Relax. He's not there at all. He's just a dream-vision/premonition. You know how those turn out... While you're at it, go and watch Time-Flight (1982), when the Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Capt.Stapley get out of the Concorde after a short test flight and look around, but Heathrow just doesn't quite seem as real as when they boarded their flight ...

[@ewin1st]

Really makes you appreciate William hartnell now after watching how it all started . Often over shadowed by other top doctors but still the original dr who . R.i.p William

[@tripsix263]

peter cushing was the original but he just made the movies that started the show

[@peedfarded]

@@tripsix263 Nope. Those movies came after. The first Peter Cushing movie, "Dr. Who and the Daleks" released in 1966. Which was a retelling of the William Hartnell serial "The Daleks" which released in 1963.

[@Marcellacampa1]

I don't care about the oppinion of the majority. The first Doctor is the best Doctor to me. :)

[@anonymystical4413]

@@tripsix263 the show came first.

[@PipsyProductions]

@@tripsix263 I'm sorry to say this but the Doctor Who TV show started on the 23 of November 1963 the first episode of the Daleks aired the 21st of December 1963 the final episode of the Daleks was broadcast on the 1st of February 1964 The first movie Dr. Who and the Daleks was released on the 23 August 1965 (Please correct me on the dates if I'm wrong all I know for certain is that the show came first)

[@thesnakeman8006]

1:17. And in that one shining moment, william hartnell was ACTUALLY able to see into the future and meet his character's future self and realized that doctor who would go on and that it would be fine without him.

[@EverChangingShadow]

Goosebumps. Every single time. Hartnell would have loved to know what he inspired. The legacy he began.

[@mrmister3782]

How did you know?

[@mrmister3782]

MaskedMan66 How did you know that Hartnell didn't like the direction the show was going in the mid-1970's. I'm just curious

[@protomenfan200x]

+MaskedMan66 Well, to be fair, that was the midst of the Jon Pertwee days, when the Doctor spent most of his time hanging out at UNIT and the show was trying to be more gritty and 'realistic.' Compared to what he had done, and even with Troughton, it was a far different program all together. I wonder what he would've made of the Tom Baker years, especially the season with Sarah and Harry. The show really tried to get back to its roots at that point.

[@professionalmemeenthusiast2117]

He would have probably hated the RTD era, but an episode like Time Heist or Robot of Sherwood would have been more to his taste.

[@Nuttybott]

@@MaskedMan66 If he was still alive he would be 113 years old...probably not capable of too much critical thinking by that age.

[@galeno07]

This "How to cry like a little girl" tutorial is great!

[@Timmymantwo]

MaskedMan66 He got the feels for this

[@Kinochan28]

Ikr?

[@danieldunlap4077]

Smokey 420 watching that scene still gets me

[@natebit8130]

it doesnt work for me. its still wonderful.

[@merlinstwin]

Gorgeous farewell speech.

[@IanWeaver]

There's only one man in England who could take over. Oh? Couldn't they get him? That might just be the most British exchange.

[@infinitevirus4826]

WHERE IS SHE?

[@infinitevirus4826]

@paul c well, jodie herself didn't destroy dr who herself, she's actually a decent actress, but chris chibnall is the one to blame on that factor.

[@TheCleverPenguin]

@@infinitevirus4826 agreed!

[@kyloren5504]

@@infinitevirus4826 no if you like Jodie you clearly haven't watched the other modern doctors like 10th,11th and 12th at least all of them by their 2nd season everyone had accepted them as a doctor jodie didn't do that if you support Jodie you might as well support trump

[@infinitevirus4826]

@@kyloren5504 im not saying i like jodie, i just think that she is a good actor. but chibnall gave her shit scripts and the outcome of that is shit acting

[@MandaWard71]

Hands up who cried at this scene & when Tom Baker made his surprise return as The Curator. Fantastically done 😰😰😰😰😰👏👏👏👏

[@ginger_grizzly]

Absolutely, the tears flow like Niagara Falls every time...

[@michelles9117]

It's October 2022. We've just had Jodie Whittaker's farewell. I'm feeling all nostalgic for the Doctor and his past faces. This scene always gets me. I typed in The 11th doctors nod to the 1st and here I am. A beautiful scene.🥺🥰

[@SDOtunes]

The scene before this one was utterly heartbreaking. Bill standing in his living room, crying over having to leave DW and muttering "I don't want to go". Oh, the feels... :/

[@Jayfive276]

Hartnell: "?" Smith: "!"

[@thirtyfoursevenzero]

What?

[@Jayfive276]

Davros CreatoroftheDaleks it’s a variation of this - quoteinvestigator.com/2014/06/14/exclamation/

[@ItsMeR117]

1:13 - 1:41 *1966* *Will smiles* Director: Will? What are you looking at? William: Matt Smith Director: Who's that? William (still smiling): I don't know

[@ssssSTopmotion]

43 years later,

[@raynwhocares9921]

Yeah!

[@WilburWonka]

Doctor who?

[@GoldenPickaxe]

"Who's that?" -Yes. "What?" -No, Who.

[@limdennis813]

That moment he smiling at Matt looks like smiling at his future grandson Imagine if William is still alive to see Matt & the other young actors portrayed his iconic character in this modern era he will be happy forever

[@ourphilosophyis9119]

The guy playing Troughton needs more credit. He did a great job!

[@gibbonduder182]

Reece Shearsmith, better known from The League Of Gentlemen & Inside Number 9.

[@iantophernicus6042]

They shouldn't bring him back, along with someone for the 3rd Doctor. Both deserve more recognition.

[@matthewlittle9174]

I absolutely agree - Reece Shearsmith is an amazing actor, and he perfectly encapsulated Patrick Troughton in this short scene - Inside No.9 is a great show that demonstrates his range as an actor. It would have been great to see him again in The Power of The Doctor (along with someone recreating Jon Pertwee, and ofcourse Tom. A pity that he was unavailable) maybe someday we will see him again in this role - If David Bradley can come back to Doctor Who after Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, Colin Baker after Arc of Infinity, Peter Capaldi after Fires of Pompeii, then Reece Shearsmith can definitely come back after Sleep No More.

[@dustinakadustin]

@@matthewlittle9174 Reece Sheersmith and Sean Pertwee would be excellent choices for 2 and 3.

[@michaelwright3044]

@@dustinakadustin been saying this for years

[@chipperviews]

i think matt smith's cameo was a symbol meaning that heartnill is passing the tardis too all and any doctors who come after him and so on

[@NewLondonTobyMC]

***** I think it also means that Hartnell saw the show being a sucsess in the future

[@chipperviews]

NewLondon Toby true

[@chipperviews]

***** that name was purpose right

[@davidgraham8299]

No shit, Sherlock.

[@phoenix20401]

i always wonder if they realised what they had started all those years ago?

[@vryusvin3905]

+Mark Durl They didn't. By the time I started watching with Troughton and Pertwee, I still didn't think they knew. It only happened when they brought it back after McGann, in my opinion anyway.

[@phoenix20401]

nah, mcgann was good, but he didnt get nearly enough screen time, plus the 1996 movie was too american, at least for my tastes.

[@phoenix20401]

***** how the hell am i a racist?

[@phoenix20401]

how the hell was that racist?

[@dantekenway7900]

+Adam_xx American isn't even a race.

[@Haaris.Qureshi]

David Bradley looks more like William Hartnell in this than he does in Twice Upon A Time. I guess that's what four years does to you when you're 75.

[@mediakira6621]

I’d blame make up too, the wig looked slightly different.

[@nickthepick8043]

... He's 75? That makes his performances a feat and a half then, and counting if you have listened to his BigFinish Stories.

[@briane5706]

This production was the BBC at its very best. Lovingly recreating the period of the original series with outstanding performances from all of the main performers. This scene brings tears to your eyes as it has such emotion.

[@BennyHarveyBigMan]

Apart from the gaping editing error lol

[@BegoneJonah]

Yes... and now we see the BBC at its worst.

[@Sprite_thefilmnerd]

I know nobody probably cares, but I just need to say this, Hartnell, although you’ll most likely never know this, as, well, you’ve been dead for about 50 years, you started something truly life changing, Hartnell, you started the most iconic theme tune in history. Hartnell, you started the wheezing noise that would be stuck in our heads forever. Hartnell, you started a goddamn masterpiece

[@thegrandmuftiofwakanda]

Dr Who is shit.

[@oscar6890]

@@thegrandmuftiofwakanda inappropriate

[@arcynull]

@@thegrandmuftiofwakanda Pfp checks out

[@QuantumLockedInStone]

@@thegrandmuftiofwakanda it was in jodie's era but lets find out what we have with rtd and ncuti

[@thegrandmuftiofwakanda]

@@QuantumLockedInStone Whi is Jodie and what is "rtd" and "ncuti"? Are you speaking English?

[@AndyTheRoo]

Here after seeing Ncuti replace Matt. Will be great to see this trend continue

[@thepandorica1660]

The great thing is that nobody can even predict who will be next for the 70th anniversary's take in 2033. We had Smith, now it's Gatwa...who next? We've only got nine years, eleven months and several weeks left...

[@hades4134]

​@@thepandorica1660Who knows? Could be one of us. Could be you or me or anyone. Who knows? Who *nose*?

[@seibei4506]

1:44 me now just realizing that this was the theme that played when capaldi refused to regenerate

[@Dalekscientist]

Amazing find! That's so cool! Murray Gold waited 5 years to reuse a 20 second track for a thematic detail basically no one would notice! Absolute king

[@APAMVs]

You know what's amazing... That even though I was born into the new generation of Doctor Who.. I went back and saw the old Doctors... And I could tell that they would be legends forever.. R.I.P William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee and John Hurt

[@stephaniejane306]

What a lovely scene. When I first saw that scene I did get a little chocked up. Matt did a lovely job even though he had no lines. You could just get the sense of what they were trying to convey. :-)

[@sweiland75]

I believe Matt's appearance was taken from a previous appearance. He did not appear there live with David Bradley.

[@stephaniejane306]

really?? I did not know that. Thanks for telling me. :-)

[@Drakelx55]

***** If thats the case, why?

[@Lee_B77]

Steph Burnett Yes, Matt was added in after. He wasn't on set with David. If you look at Matt's body on the closer shot you can see his body appears to go through the console. So he must have filmed his part on green screen.

[@Lee_B77]

Look carefully at his close up, when he looks down. Look at his body. You can clearly see he isn't standing behind it. Part of the top of the console is behind him not in front. He was either added in later or they've digitally altered the shot for some reason. But it's definitely been confirmed by Mark Gatiss that they didn't shoot the scene together. www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/28316/mark-gatiss-on-an-adventure-in-space-and-time

[@The_Deaf_Aussie]

this scene.. defines the entire movie... it was such a lovely touch to the legacy of the Doctor Who.... :)

[@duncanallan8154]

Matthew Harvey I

[@britrefbob]

I’m that old, I watch the very first episode, William Hartnell will always be my doctor.

[@MatthewCYN15]

From William Hartnell back in 1963 To Ncuti Gatwa in 2023 Doctor Who has surely grown a lot Never regretted getting into the show It's moving, it's awesome, it's brilliant and it's fantastic Typing this in December 31 2022 Can't wait for the 60th Anniversary in November 2023 💙💙

[@timothyneeck2680]

A show always changing...but at its heart, never changing.

[@Tony-sx3nf]

who

[@MatthewCYN15]

​@@timothyneeck2680 To Hartnell, Troughton and Pertwee And thank you, Tom, Davison, Colin, Sylvester, Paul, Sir John, Chris, David, Matt, Capaldi, Jodie and Ncuti. 💙💙

[@Pentarax]

The fact that the show almost didn't make it early on due to nobody watching the first episode is wild considering where it is now.

[@BlokeOzzie]

I remember watching this documentary, and breaking down a bit watching the recreation of Hartnell breaking down in his living room, trying to fight the inevitable. Mostly because I see my own father fighting that inevitably unwinnable fight. No, we don't want to go. But we must, eventually.

[@ozwhovian2274]

Sorry to ignore your comment... But look! OZZIEblokes?OZwhovian?

[@celt67]

Maybe he really loves The Osbournes.

[@BlokeOzzie]

celt67 Oh bugger me no... If anything, Ozzie Ostrich.

[@DalekTheSupreme]

Amazing. Simply amazing. Whoever played Troughton sounded and acted a lot like the Second Doctor, and when David Bradley looked and saw the future of the show (Matt Smith), and realized that the show wasn't ending, but beginning again to carry on the legacy, I cried.

[@XxCarlieCullenxX]

The actor playing Troughton is Reece Shearsmith :)

[@DalekTheSupreme]

I don't think I've heard of him, though, in fairness, I don't usually hear of anybody until they appear in a show or movie I watch and become interested in.

[@Spydah666]

DalekTheSupreme Reece Shearsmith was in The League of Gentlemen along with Steve Pemberton (Benidorm, Whitechapel) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) A very surreal comedy but very funny, he also played the clown character in Psychoville

[@its-morbintime]

I thought David Bradley was the phenomenal performance, I grew up with him being Filch in Harry Potter and...my god, he can portray Hartnell to a tee! If ever the new show needed an actor to play 1 again...my advice is get his phone number on speed dial.

[@christopherhui1087]

DalekTheSupreme Me too.

[@SB-sg4em]

This scene was so poignant. One of the things I truly love about Doctor Who is its generational appeal, and that was also beautifully captured here. I was in my preteens when the series relaunched with Christopher Eccleston. I watched the first episode because my dad told me he loved the show when he was a child (Tom Baker years) and insisted I would love it too. Of course, I did. About a year later my grandfather saw me reading Doctor Who Magazine and told me he watched it in his younger days, he said 'it was black and white then, and Doctor Who was my age'. At 12 years old discovering my grandfather watched Doctor Who was the coolest thing in the world!

[@Pentarax]

My dad was a Tom Baker viewer as well; I first got into Doctor Who by way of the VHS collection he had and saw the TV movie when it was released on video. I was overjoyed when I heard the series was coming back and I've not been disappointed thus far.

[@portagenial]

Oh I remember seeing this scene for the first time, I remember my heart sort of melting when seeing Matt Smith, not because it was him, but because he represents all of those who came after Hartnell, all the kids who grew watching Doctor Who and would later become part of the show, such as Capaldi, Tennant or even Moffat. I like to believe that William Hartnell knew at some point of his life that he made a big impact on British culture and on a lot of people, that he changed our lives, directly or not.

[@gabriella3307]

Not just British culture. There are many whovians here in America to

[@ravatosthepro1323]

@@gabriella3307 and some in belguim

[@estherbarba1409]

@@gabriella3307 And some in Catalonia since it is on Amazon Prime (at least one 🙋‍♀️, and when I convince my niece there will be 2)

[@yehiahuzayyin7972]

@@estherbarba1409 Egypt

[@garboard2756]

11th Doctor: Hi, You going to kiss girls in the future 1st doctor: Wait what!

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

One of my favorites moments in Doctor Who ever. The creativity and brilliance in including Matt Smith as 'Hartnell' sees the assured future of 'his show' caused both my wife and I to smile as we burst into tears...simply wonderful, outstanding. This entire film is not to be missed if you are a Whovian, it was utterly brilliant.

[@gijoemasters]

I love how at 1:28 Smith is clipped in front of the console basically showing he wasn't actually on set

[@somespoiledfanboy]

At least that shot wasn't on set and added later

[@scottbrokaw7392]

When the ability of the writer brought true emotions to the story.

[@thesalmonserver5871]

I'm not crying. My eyes are moisturizing themselves for staring at a Weeping Angel for too long.

[@MondySpartan]

I guess you have a Weeping Angel mini-statue in your desktop...better move it out.

[@thesalmonserver5871]

+Qweekskowped I will eventually. Why I have it, I have no clue.

[@MondySpartan]

Javier Del Toro The Silence has fallen...

[@thesalmonserver5871]

+Qweekskowped I'm sorry, the wha- Wait... Wait a sec.

[@thesalmonserver5871]

+Qweekskowped I will. Eventually. No idea why I have it.

[@ZuluRomeo]

That awkward moment when you suddenly realised you already subscribed to this channel and you don't remember when or why.

[@DarkLink1996]

I Know Weird Right

[@ActiveSufi]

Zulu Romeo It was the Silence :0

[@HomoSolari]

Steve Rogers I don't remember seeing any.

[@grangerdisney4290]

This is actually my favorite comment in the world.

[@swoluigi3828]

Zulu Romeo Turn away, before you blink.

[@ciphernine7824]

Hartnell came to be very fond of playing the Doctor, and relished the attention and affection from children. I can only imagine how heart-broken he was when he was told that he was being replaced.

[@mikebasil4832]

Age is physical. Spiritually we're all eternal. This scene is most pivotal in understanding how undiminished Hartnell's mark will always remain despite all ensuing regenerations. Thank you, Bill, and thank you too, David.

[@TheVampireWizard]

They greenscreend him wrong so there *ruined*

[@splatcave3145]

And THAT is why Hartnell will always be THE ultimate doctor 😁😁😁

[@AshlandLives]

I love how at 1:39 you can see the actor playing hartnell tearing up a bit. :')

[@VividSause]

He is an actor,it was scripted you know...

[@AshlandLives]

Why you gotta shoot me down like that? *tisk* *tisk*

[@christopherbusby1726]

David Bradley.... Superb casting as William Hartnell.

[@lasergunbarbarian620]

I really wished they would have made this an on going series in and of itself. it would have been fantastic if they would have followed each actor during their time playing this role and how the show changed throughout the years behind the scenes.

[@1970robrob]

I agree

[@lanxmakesmusic]

1:27 they could’ve made it look like he was beside the console but they just placed him over it 😂😂

[@MalteKo79]

The only thing that would have made this scene better if they could have ALL 12 future doctors there standing looking back at him!

[@Rasallon]

This piece of film shows how Doctor Who will always continue, it has grown beyond its simple onscreen presence and became a force in this world.

[@nattychamps9098]

Exactly I don't think that people understand this which is why there hating the Cameo. I thought it was a touching moment.

[@rodneymarsden3003]

We so wanted it to continue but what Chibnall has done may poison the tree forever.

[@levisjeans1901]

The incidental music playing over this piece is hauntingly beautiful: quite moving

[@SuperWolsey]

Anyone here because of the new version?

[@Whygodwhy12]

love how matt was infront or maybe inside of the console

[@ItsMrE.K.]

Those feels man, i wasnt ready

[@andrescarnederes2295]

And now Ncuti Gatwa appears!

[@GetBenched2010]

Hartnell, even played by someone else meeting Matt Smith at the end brings tears. You can tell the producers of this docudrama truly loved the show and everyone who's been a part of it over the years.

[@benwasserman8223]

That moment when you feel for Argus Filch/Walter Frey

[@JoyStar]

Wait, the guy who played Hartnell in this played Filch in the Harry Potter movies?!

[@benwasserman8223]

JoyStar Yup.... Conflicted emotions, am I right?

[@rtm135]

The Matt Smith cameo kills me every time. It’s beautifully written because it suggests the show is actually magical in real life.

[@Squicx]

All Chibnall needed to watch was THIS FILM and the Timeless Child would have NEVER EXISTED

[@rodneymarsden3003]

True but Chibnall is all about inclusion which means William Hartnell's legacy needs to be downgraded because he was white.

[@Squicx]

@@rodneymarsden3003 please tell me you’re joking. I beg of you

[@rodneymarsden3003]

@@Squicx Not joking. That is Chibnall's trendy politically correct way of doing business. Rip up the 1960s because we don't like that era. Do that instead of adding to something that was added on to over a period of 50 years, almost 60 now I believe. But yeah Chibnall doesn't like the foundations of the show and has done his best to destroy those foundations.

[@Squicx]

@@rodneymarsden3003 thank god he’s leaving right! I just hope no one worse comes in

[@TheScarletSlayer]

I always love the episodes where the doctor gets to meet past versions of himself. Gets to really show how the same person is also so many others.

[@Deathlygunn]

I wish Mark Gatiss would make a drama chronicling Russell T Davies reviving Doctor Who.

[@MrArrogant95]

It could end with Chris Eccleston choosing to leave. In the end however, as he films his last scene in the tardis, he looks across the console and sees an angry John Hurt scowling at him.

[@roberthaha1]

Josh McCullough It would only work 40 years from now.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Josh McCullough Okay, that made me literally laugh out loud. :)

[@ewan.cartwright]

It would be perfect for the 10th anniversary of the show coming back this year, but it's not gonna happen unless they've kept it *super* quiet for the last few months.

[@DontBlinkPolarity]

TheRecreator or if they did a sadder version of when they shut it down in 1989. And then tried to bring it back as a movie in 1996

[@AdirondackRuby]

Still makes me tear up. I bawled like a lost child when I first saw it. The whole show was amazing and this was a great ending.

[@RavenwolfFoxtrack]

you are not the only one, my friend. This still brings tears to my eyes.

[@alyssalupo-zulueta8513]

***** Me too!

[@ladytokai]

2 years later and I still cry when I watch this scene

[@J_C_CH]

After noticing it, I can never un-see the editing error at 1:27, in which Matt is stood in front of the console instead of behind it

[@ssssSTopmotion]

It looks like a fanmade edit wtf

[@mohammedshakoor4718]

Am actually wondering if it's deliberate? He seems to have shifted to the exact location that Hartnell is standing when he looks across and sees him - note the position of the cameraman. I could be completely wrong but it could be implying "this is me in the future", and that's why he's standing on the exact spot.. Obviously the shot before and after are difficult to explain .. but I think that's known as TWWW As in Timey-Wimey-Wibbly-Wobbly Lol

[@jcrossan1351]

That always bugged me how could something like that go unnoticed 🤦‍♂️😂

[@SciFiBrony]

I noticed it the very first time and have never not seen it 😆

[@icemachine79]

@@mohammedshakoor4718 Right before it cuts to Matt Smith's hands, you can see him look down. They obviously meant him to be behind the console but used the wrong backing shot or just didn't bother getting a different view to insert behind him. Either way, it looks terrible. I noticed it the first time I watched the scene and it ruined the moment for me.

[@cardwitch91]

William Hartnell's legacy and memory deserves the utmost respect, especially now. I try to watch An Unearthly Child every year for the same reason. People need to remember that this story started simply. A mysterious girl and two of her school teachers bumbling through time and space in her mad grandfather's magical machine. Make a pilgrimage every year to this KZbin video, if you can. #HartnellWasFirst.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

we need to preserve this memory forever

[@Brandon210-q4n]

It's unsettling to see Walder Frey smiling . . .

[@remychase]

There could be no more fitting tribute to the legacy of Doctor Who than this scene. Thank you, Sydney, for your mad dream. Thank you, Verity, for daring to believe the impossible. Thank you, William, for lighting the fire. Thank you, Patrick, Jon, Tom, Peter, Colin, Sylvester, Paul, Christopher, David, Matt, John and Peter for carrying the torch and keeping it burning bright. Thank you to the writers, actors, directors, producers and crew for every wonderful thing you've created. And last, most importantly, thank you to all of the fans who kept the impossible alive for over 50 years and will keep it alive for generations to come, throughout time and space.

[@liamprendergast5105]

Don't forget Waris, biting the bullet and directing material that could have been incomprehensible dreck in other hands.

[@rhodrage]

The new version looks better, for one Gatwa doesn't clip over the TARDIS console like Smith, though this version should be preserved. Heck they should make a version for each doctor.

[@ThetaSigma-vu1sk]

I'm sad they didn't. The original intention was for the Doctor to be replaced by a future actor so they could reshow this every few years and still have it feel new

[@Hootonium242]

The music accompanying this scene is magnificent!

[@1978rharris]

Every time I see this when I watch the whole thing I weep like a child. And that very console is at the doctor who experience in Cardiff and the switch that 'Hartnell' throws is the same switch I sneakily leant over and flicked myself.

[@artistjoh]

I feel very privileged to be one of those lucky ones who watched the Doctor’s first entrance in the junkyard in 1963. People forget that television was still new enough back then that to have a TV set made us feel like we were living in the future. Hartnell’s Doctor was far more complex than later Doctors, and that set of emotional contradictions pulled us into his world. I am sure I was in love with Susan and it was devastating when she left the show but it set up the comings and goings of the companions that is the lifeblood of the various series. The Tardis was much more of a ship back then. We got to see the bedrooms, the galley, the living room, and the computer room. The later TARDIS’s tended to be just the control room, although one Doctor (I forget which) introduce the second control room. But no matter what happenned the two best episodes have always been the first episode, and the first entry f the Daleks and I was lucky to see both when they were first shown.

[@paulforder591]

artistjoh The TARDIS' second control room was featured in The Hand of Fear serial (1976), starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

[@artistjoh]

Paul Forder So it was Mr. Baker. I knew it was one of the earlier Doctor’s, and I can remember what that 2nd control room looked like, but I couldn’t remember who was in it. Thank you for the confirmation that it was real (instead of faulty memory - it was, after all, a long time ago) and identifying the guilty party :)

[@paulforder591]

@@artistjoh Much obliged. I've been interested in Jon Pertwee's doctor since 1974, when I was seven. I still remember the infamous sequence of the plastic armchair that collapsed on & smothered its victim, with the Master being present, from ""Terror of the Autons" (1971). That was a controversial story for its time, & said chilling clip was cut by the censors when it was first broadcast in Australia.(It's on YT.) Patrick Troughton, the 2nd Doctor, is also my second favourite after Pertwee. Pat added a lot of humour to his "cosmic hobo" persona. He lives on in that character. Thank you, Pat. RIP. 😁😁🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@captainrogers5581]

5 years later I still tear up as the 1st Doctor looking on at 11th seeing what the future holds and what a beautiful master piece of a show Doctor Who became.

[@josephryan362]

Every doctor who fan just forget about the timeless child

[@NickPiers]

I love the scene. I really do. I love that he imagines a brief look into the future and doesn't see a second or third Doctor, but an ELEVENTH. (Yes, I know, I know, the War Doctor is really Eleven, yadda yadda. I don't want to get into that.) Honestly, and I know this would've been difficult to pull off, but I think the scene would've been more powerful if they could have gotten ALL the future Doctors lined up with Matt Smith. Like Troughton, they could have used other actors for the roles and show them all in their prime. In an ideal world, Eccelston would be standing with them, too. Another controversial thing to mention. Anyway, my point is, I think it would've been just a little more powerful to see the full lineage of The Doctor's future in front of him rather than just whoever happened to be latest Doctor at that particular moment.

[@NickPiers]

Manuel Sacha I agree. But there have been a LOT of silly, semantic arguments about the whole thing.

[@11guibr]

***** If you're want a "number" for the war doctor,he would be 9,since he came after McGann's doctor

[@q-ball8093]

Guilherme Gusmão I prefer to think of Hurt as 8.5, since it's the only time The Doctor has initiated the regeneration process and he's still Eight mentally.

[@NickPiers]

Manuel Sacha This is the part where you should walk away. You're being incredibly rude for absolutely no reason. And as I said, this is the sort of semantic arguments I DIDN'T want to get into. My point was all about why I would've liked this better with all the Doctors lined up together to show the full future, not just Smith.

[@einezcrespo]

I don't think it would have worked to have the future incarnations in this scene. Too crowded. Matt Smith who was the incumbent and representing 50 years was enough.

[@connormaclane]

I knew it. The Doctor went back in time and made the TV show. Proof the doctor actually exisstssss!!! Yay. Now to await my madman and blue box.

[@tototo58484]

Connor Macfarlane it wont happen i already got her because the doctor is a woman now

[@SynthVoice]

_That wasn't the doctor tho. That was Matt Smith. It was just a reassurance to the actor of the first doctor that the show was in good hands._

[@tooresttrikie6744]

what do you mean "not the Doctor" Matt Smith "was and always will be" the Doctor PC-TD!

[@SynthVoice]

_What I meant was that he wasn't the doctor in this scene. Neither of them were. It was just Matt Smith reassuring William Hartnell that the show would go on._

[@tooresttrikie6744]

but he is the Doctor...think about it? his name is Smith! and as mad as can be! he is the Doctor playing an actor playing The Doctor timey wimey etc! ;)

[@jackwalker2232]

I love this scene so much it’s like William looking out at the future of doctor who thinking “Do you know what it’s gonna be alright”

[@FocusMedia96]

I always felt like this scene was a past looking towards its future type of scene, like if Hartnell could see Smith and all his brilliant work and how far DW has come over 50+ years, that even when he left that it would still continue on and yes even become the worlds longest tv series! Just such a sentimental moment!

[@darcyrianephillips5756]

Watching this really pulls heart strings. And the silent acknowledgment from one Doctor to another really shows that he knows that he will influence more people by being there, but not always the same. Watching this and seeing the two Doctors share a simple nod and smile at the TARDIS control panel brought tears to my eyes instantly. I can't get over how Doctor Who has influenced the lives of not only the show characters, but the fans who watch the show. We all remember the different Doctors and their quirks, but it is always that one man who strives to be a constant hope and light in the universe.

[@R3ini3r525]

13 Doctors 51 years still changes lives

[@Speedsnapcreations]

14 doctors 55 years Still changes lives

[@Urbanfisho]

Such a nice touch! He knew the Doctor was in good hands.

[@LeQuackQuack]

Growing up, my best and oldest friend was a gentleman by the name of Johnny Maynard. Johnny introduced me to Doctor Who to some extent and had stories about the show to tell me. He gave me magazines and newspaper clippings about it. Johnny was a navy man, and his best friend while in the navy went into acting later. His best friend was a gentleman by the name of William Hartnell. "The First Doctor!" Johnny told me excitedly. ^^ He talked about how stern he was at times and the differences between his performance and the rest of the doctors. I miss Johnny. We lost him a long time ago when I was barely becoming a teenager. I am glad to see that there are still people around who love Hartnell and his performance, enough to honor him, and to keep the spark, the joy, that Doctor Who can and does bring, alive to this day. May it never die out.

[@brickthedoosh3906]

I don't understand the hatred for the future doctors. People hated David after Eccelston then people hated Smith after David, and now every seems to dislike Capaldi. Obviously, it's become a psychological trend of this generation to hate anything new, yet we ignore everything old. It's one hell of a paradox. Point is. The same one's that hate the "new" doctors, aren't even aware of the classic Doctor Who series with Hartwell. In my opinion, we all grow a custom to what our perspective of a series is, and when it changes we don't agree because it's alters our view of the show. Life is something that is going to constantly change. Hate to burst your bubble. But time moves on. Our favorite shows will never be the same, music will change, fashion will change. And once we're gone, the cycle will reset. It's a sad realization, but it's logical.

[@sarahhoch8138]

I loooovee Capaldi.

[@peterandben]

I didn't think I'd like Capaldi. I loved Matt Smith, and I didn't really like Peter's intro at the end of the Time of the Doctor. Combine that with the hate he started getting immediately on social media, and I was sure he was horrible. Then I started watching, and he's one of my favorite doctors.

[@Lythgoemania]

It's ridiculous, isn't it? "We hate Matt Smith because he isn't Tennant" "We hate Capaldi because he isn't as fun as Smith and he isn't young and hawt like da other Doctors" The cycle will carry on when Capaldi leaves and everyone starts hating on the new Doctor. It really is pathetic.

[@peterandben]

It really is. I started watching at smith (and subsequently watched every other episode as well), and I was worried that I'd be like so many others and just hate the next doctor for no reason. I was relieved to find that Capaldi was great! Doesn't hurt that we share a first name :)

[@exexpat11]

The only thing Capaldi has suffered from is consistant good scripts. He needs better writers, that is all. His acting and potrayal is on target.

[@AndrewChapman]

I love this scene and the scene before it where William Hartnell cries and says "I don't want to go" because it felt very moving. Even I nearly cried. And yes I loved it when Matt Smith appeared because it's like William Hartnell is somehow foreshadowing Doctor Who's longevity. While I think about it, Star Trek will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2016. They should do a docudrama movie about how Star Trek was developed and how they launched the original series in 1966.

[@EthalaRide]

This moment makes me cry. You never really will know the true impact you will have on people, especially people you will never meet, and that's poignant for the people who really do touch millions or who are apart of the start of something truly huge and iconic. This little transcendence into past and future works so well for this BBC special. Like the Van Gogh scene in Matt Smith's run, having past artists being able to glimpse at how loved they will be, as well as the people who were truly moved and affected by them being able to communicate that appreciation. It's beautiful.

[@Jmandude5]

Once you see the green screen error of having the time rotor behind Matt Smith at 1:26 you can never unsee it.

[@Dalekscientist]

It may have been intentional to show that he wasn't actually there

[@Jmandude5]

@@Dalekscientist Matt actually wasn't available during the filming of this, so yes he wasn't there, however I don't think it was an intentional choice to have him be standing in front of it when just moments before he was behind it.

[@jamesa.fitzpatrick1566]

Remember this when you're making the actual show.

[@pinoypizza]

When I first watched An Adventure in Space and Time, though it was very sad and dramatic, it wasn't until THIS scene where tears were finally shed. Glorious, glorious scene, and I think nobody watching saw it coming. David Bradley did wonderful here, and I certainly wouldn't mind if he can reprise the role again if ever they want to have the First Doctor appear in the show.

[@Renowildfire1]

Made me cry like a baby the first time I seen this and still brings a few tears to my eyes. Such a beautiful moment.

[@johnstenton6023]

Matt smith and William Hartnell, Matt Smith and Tom Baker. I've watched every Dr.Who over the decades, and its impacted on all our lives. Take care and stay safe one and all.