Vicki and Steven in Tales of the TARDIS

[@LCBK]

Hartnell had one of the best doctor laughs like an old grandpa seeing his grand children doing something silly

[@deansherry4155]

Yeah. There’s no one else that could’ve played the First Doctor other than Hartnell. I was wondering if anyone knows what episode that laugh came from?

[@LCBK]

@@deansherry4155I’m probably wrong but I wanna say the space museum where he is hiding in a dalek

[@simonmorley8403]

Steven gave the Toymaker a right hook...

[@Animeskwl]

The First Doctor's chuckle makes me tear up.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

me too me too

[@Gingercat662]

Me too!

[@finnsempire5671]

Me too 😊

[@SamuelBlack84]

The old/young man 😊

[@finnsempire5671]

Being the doctor and this incarnation of me seems to be in constant conflict with my previous incarnations

[@tayloredwards7441]

Last time Vicki saw Steven, he was mortally wounded. How reassuring all those years later to see that he got to live a full life.

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

I think its great they got these two back, the 60s companions seem to get largely forgotten (only jamie and zoe seem to be popular) but vicki was the second companion after ian and barbara left so its great the actress who probably thought this little show would never be around now nearly 60 years after she was on it not only is still around but remembers her part in it as the girl who followed susan.

[@mrcritical6751]

Sadly her exit from the show was kinda unpleasant. The guys in charge of the show at the time were constantly butting heads with William Hartnell and she was always the one to step in and defend Bill, it resulted in them firing her so she couldn’t defend him and further

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

@@mrcritical6751 Really? That's a piece of Who gossip I've never heard. She was a good friend then cos Bill was rather irritable like his character. The only other thing I've seen her in was The Duchess of Duke Street which was a great comedy drama from the 70s.

[@robertwest9296]

So lovely to see Steven and Vicki reunite and talk about their best adventures. It's all the more important for the fact the stories where they each left the Doctor no longer exist, and most of Steven's travels with the Doctor are also lost in time. DIscussing those 'missing pieces' is a wonderful touch, for fans old and new alike. It makes you want to see them in all their glory, if only they were ever found. Unlikely, of course, but we can hope.

[@Saternalius]

It's astounding how Maureen O'Brien can play Vicki as both a little girl and an old woman at the same time, but she does. And it's wonderful.

[@KendrixTermina]

This is so sweet. Gotta appreciate the First Doctor's fiendish cackle at the end

[@alanpiper3711]

They are as old as Bill Hartnell was but their stories are as young as ever! 🥰

[@papalaz4444244]

Hartnell was only 55 lol :)

[@daTribbleMaker]

@@papalaz4444244 but looked 155

[@redcurrantart]

Seriously… they’re a lot older. Hartnell was in his 50s. So basically the same age as Hugh Jackman.

[@Robert-tl2vg]

⁠@@redcurrantartI take the point but why Hugh Jackman? 🤷‍♂️

[@hotelmario510]

@@Robert-tl2vg He looks young for his age.

[@theUselessProfessor]

Steven and Vicki are my favorite Classic companions. This is so magical and special. I love them (the characters and the actors)

[@icemachine79]

I gotta admit, seeing Steven and Vicki hug brought a tear to my eye.

[@MatthewCYN15]

This episode made me tear up the most out of Tales of the TARDIS

[@DoctorWhoNose]

@@MatthewCYN15 Me too, and I only saw these episodes in reruns in the 80's, but this Doctor touched my childhood in a way that I can;t describe. My earliest memories are of the black and white intro, and cuddling up on the couch with my parents to watch it.

[@josephchambers2000]

Suggestion for series two of this if they ever do one. Carole Ann Ford and Peter Fraser remembering the Dalek Invasion Of Earth.

[@mrcritical6751]

Honestly it’s sad that William Russell isn’t in good enough shape nowadays to play Ian again for a long period, imagine how heartfelt a Susan and Ian reunion would have been

[@josephchambers2000]

@@mrcritical6751 Having only three months left to live will leave you in a bad shape.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

It would be rather crowded, but... every living Doctor and Susan.

[@starwindamada5313]

@@PosthumanHeresy They can get David Throughton and Sean Pertwee and.... does John Hurt have a son?

[@MichaelChapman-vf2jl]

My favorite part is when Steven points out the 6th Doctor’s jacket and says can you imagine the Doctor wearing this. Meanwhile us Whovians are going we can do more than imagine it

[@billgorman481]

They slipped so easily back into those wonderful characters.

[@verdiguy]

So lovely to see these two again. Of all six episodes, Maureen O'Brien's performance is my favourite, with Peter Purves and Frazier Hines being a close second. Old pros with some magic left in them.

[@dillondavis-tirado7181]

These are the most heartwarming scenes ever I’ve literally cried through some of them because of the amazing acting between the cast, these are just absolutely amazing and we as fans didn’t deserve this ❤️❤️❤️

[@HalloweenRock]

Bravo to the composer and the actors, they make these little scenes so moving and emotional. 🥰

[@josephchambers2000]

I believe it was the same composer who scored all of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

[@HalloweenRock]

I've never watched those but at least now I know it has good music.@@josephchambers2000

[@SamuelBlack84]

If only we could have seen Leela and Romana

[@Steve-jc3ww]

It would have been cool if they had William Russell come down in a bubble on the scanner like William Hartnell did in The Three Doctors.

[@pluviosity]

Steven's Big Finish stories are ones of the best written and acted. Seriously.

[@andersart1001]

Yeah, the Companion Chronicles with the new companion Andy or the Early Adventures (the *Dalek Occupation of Winter* instantly comes to mind) Spectacular, all around, some of them I liked even more than the Main Range XD

[@curlykmk47]

do you have any idea where I can watch those episodes? I am watching the Classics on Tubi and there are many gaps, unfortunately.

[@Renne308]

@@curlykmk47 They’re not episodes of the show, they’re audio dramas recorded and sold by Big Finish Productions on their website.

[@unikadas]

Gosh, there's nothing like these 1960s companions. Totally the best!

[@DoctorWhoNose]

This made me cry tears of joy, from a place deep down in my childhood. Although I am only in my 40's some of my earliest memories are of watching 1, with Vicky, Stephen, Barbara, etc. as a kid with my family on PBS; our Sunday night ritual as a child, defined me as an adult, and I like to think that Doctor Who influenced me for the better. This was beautifully written, and played to both the characters experience, and the audience regarding how the Doctor and Doctor Who has affected our lives. I am glad that new generations are finding ways to dig into the original content and that their stories continue in other mediums, such as Big Finish, especially now that bi-generation could mean that all of the previous doctors are out there, somewhere.

[@Howtragicforyou]

So happy to see two of my favorite companions just getting right back in the old groove

[@Mr3Submarine]

Tears of joy watching this. So wonderful to see Maureen and Peter again. ❤

[@R_SENAL]

Again, Thank You for uploading! Vicki Pallister and Steven Taylor, this is pretty cool and doesn't mess with any continuity at all, which is great. I mean, well, at some point we know Steven has issues with his kids and his kingdom and he abdicates, but yeah, not something you just throw out in your first conversation with an old friend. 😉

[@bellboy7809]

That was a really great trilogy of Companion Chronicles...

[@carinalv7]

These reunions makes me cry 😭 it's so beautiful

[@3geesplay236]

This is such a beautiful series. I wouldn’t say I’m the biggest fan there ever was but this is so good; it makes me love Dr. Who far more than all the shenanigans they’ve been up to lately!

[@thechrisandmikeshow]

If that ending doesn't get you in the feels, nothing will. - Chris

[@MouldedKnights]

I missed the incarnation where Blue Peter had a completion to design a Tardis for David Tennant.

[@DittoGTI]

Did they not learn from last time they did a Blue Peter x Doctor Who comp? (The absorbaloff was a BP creation)

[@kali3665]

A reunion we have always wanted and never thought we'd get. These Tales of the TARDIS are exactly what we needed. Bravo. So, when do we get Ian and Susan?

[@Nick-kz6dg]

Doubt we’ll get Ian. John Bishop had to feed William Russell his lines in Power of the Doctor. Sadly his mind isn’t all there anymore.

[@kali3665]

@@Nick-kz6dg I am so very sorry to hear that. He is what - 98 now? We got our tribute to him in Power of the Doctor. I guess that will have to suffice.

[@professorhaystacks6606]

@@Nick-kz6dg Poetic. He used to have to feed Hartnell his lines. I figured he only had that one line because that was all he could manage at his age. Last I heard Carole Ann Ford was doing alright, though. Maybe we could still see Susan? Of course, Capaldi really wanted her back and it STILL didn't happen so... who the heck knows what's going on there.

[@kali3665]

@@professorhaystacks6606 I don't know why it didn't happen either. Capaldi wanted Ford back for an episode - was she even approached?

[@professorhaystacks6606]

@@kali3665 my understanding was moffet and/or the beeb didn't want ANY classic characters back. I don't have a source though so I don't know if that is true, it was more a rumor.

[@artyfartblast3289]

Was everyone else wishing at the end, along with Steven and Vicki? ❤

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

I was I heard his laugh

[@martinhodgkins9856]

The best Tales of the Tardis, absolutely lovely.

[@GoddessNeith]

yes, my eyes are damp. it's so good to see Vicky and Steven again.

[@Gingercat662]

I just finished watching episodes with Vicki and Steven for the first time. So good to see them again. What a moving end to the video.

[@havoc697]

The way she talks about the pocket watch got To me

[@dirdib69]

The Memory Tardis isn't the Tardis' memory, it's the fans'.

[@Denchar1138]

7:21 Welcome back, you crafty old codger.

[@Christopher-e9r]

These are so great! I thought we would never get to watch these in the US thanks for uploading it!

[@thefonzkiss]

Steven dressed like a Bond Villain.

[@exodiatheforbiddenone186]

Lol Steven retired from being a bond villan lmaooo

[@Nova2AceGirl]

Aw. Seeing this as i re-watch classic who is so nice and bittersweet. I'm so sad that a majority of the old stuff being missing

[@laural.enright4780]

I've not seen full episodes of Hartnell's time but now I want to. :) These are lovely.

[@davidnottennant1161]

Brace yourself. They can drag on. The original Dalek story was 8 episodes!

[@Gingercat662]

I've been watching them these past couple months and I really like them. They've got a different style, some almost Twilight Zone like. I like the black and white too.

[@mmarshfairc3]

@@davidnottennant11617 episodes

[@DittoGTI]

​@@davidnottennant1161Master Plan has 12 plus a prequel

[@almighty7621]

Twice she was in the 60th anniversary specials, this one, and in Once and Future as the Big Baddy, Madame Union

[@lithrae1]

Ah! Gosh it's so nice to see them.

[@MatthewCYN15]

Tales of the TARDIS ep 5 - The Time Meddler -Maureen O'Brien - Vicki -Peter Purves - Steven Featuring: -William Hartnell - The Doctor Vicki and Steven have both aged But Vicki's younger curious and bright personality came back Along with Steven's younger warm smile, attitude, and confidence.

[@busywl69]

kind of stuff that just makes me grin ear to ear in joy.

[@BarryH1701]

Of all of the first Doctor's companions, we only have Susan, Vicki, Steven and Polly left. I am so thrilled that they brought back some of these original companions for these short Tales of the Tardis. They need to bring back Susan so much.

[@CyberController-]

That chuckle is iconic

[@avaorionmedia4145]

Thank You from Australia!!! :-)

[@faithnee]

Nice to see them again

[@stevemarx415]

Wow they both look so gracious . In this case age has been kind . 👍👍

[@mkdemigodzillawarrior]

You know, it's kind of a shame they didn't get Susan and Ian to do an episode. They could have recounted An Unearthly Child.

[@Budbrothers420]

They probably would of it it wasn’t for that dickhead who was trying to sue the bbc for the story rights

[@Fred-xy9ch]

We're never getting another episode with Ian. William Russell has dementia and barely managed to say his one line in Power of the Doctor

[@JavertRA]

Susan's return would be too dramatic to handle in something like this

[@chazo1367]

@@Fred-xy9ch Even worse now...the man is no longer with us. RIP a legend.

[@dirdib69]

What is loved, endures.

[@cecilharmon1832]

I really love seeing these stories

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

i never watched any episodes with Vicki and Stephen, yet somehow Tales from the Tardis makes it feels like we've known them for all this time

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

Beautiful ❤

[@stephenmcconnell1000]

Mind-blowing

[@diracsea4590]

The years have been amazing to Maureen and Peter.

[@braxtonbobo4004]

I wonder what happened to the monk after the daleks?

[@project_boredom2940]

That’s a question that Big Finish can answer my friend!

[@BH-98]

He returns in the 8th Doctor Adventures season 4

[@SirSX3]

He returned in The Daleks' Master Plan, I'm sure he returned in Big Finish as well, but I'm quite certain that Steven was referring to their encounter in The Daleks' Master Plan. Most of the episodes are missing, that's why a lot of people haven't seen it.

[@delegalco]

I really wished we could of seen the first doctor reunite with them both

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

I'm surprised they didn't just haul David Bradley in but I guess he wasn't the actor they did their time with so it wouldn't have been the same.

[@Budbrothers420]

@@JohnBloggs-m8lmad how David has been the 1st doctor the longest 😅

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

@@Budbrothers420 lol well not longer than Hartnell no but he has beaten hurndell now since hurndell only did it once and David has done it twice although only once in the actual story itself I guess.

[@Budbrothers420]

@@JohnBloggs-m8l yeah playing him hartnell was the doctor for 3 years and came back for the 10th anniversary so I say 10 years Bradley has playing him since 2013 he has less on screen time but technically is beating him now he’s also don’t audios in the time so wasn’t inactive for 6 years like harnell was

[@timelordvictorious]

Peter purvis looks good for his age

[@MarcosV.P.S7505]

7:25 Que final magnífico 🤩👌🏻🇬🇧🇧🇷👨🏻‍🦳👦🏻

[@donh7909]

Ever so touching...! 😥

[@MrPonytron]

Not gonna lie, I cried a little

[@ironluigi6159]

His little laugh gave me the chills, like he was still there

[@Jason.1734]

These are awesome 👌 😢

[@lbricks7631]

So this is what peak looks like.

[@mikerandall3819]

These stories are one thing they’ve got right

[@brendan7704]

Should’ve had David Bradley show up for a bit. They used him for so many things, it would’ve been nice to see him here. Maybe we will get him with Susan (who they’d also have to recast)

[@MatthewCYN15]

It was more moving and respectful to have Vicki see One, and One's trademark mischievous laugh rather than seeing David Bradley.

[@rogerradue2352]

did they do one for pertwee or troughtons companions?

[@Budbrothers420]

Erm the original Susan actress is still alive

[@Budbrothers420]

@@rogerradue2352yeah Jo from the 3rd doctor got one...

[@so1opiniao]

After Sarah, Vicki is my favorite companion ❤

[@bobcult]

Thanks ❤

[@reubenmanzo2054]

Actually, since Vicki was in the TARDIS before Steven, wouldn't that make her more like a big sister?

[@jaytender4949]

Technically yes but in Universe Steven was still older then Vicki when he joined the TARDIS

[@lukaszrower7612]

This moment at the end got me to 😭

[@RobertJones-st3wj]

The Monk is a character they need to bring back for the modern era

[@Budbrothers420]

They have in big finish a few times was even in the 60th audio

[@BigSmiggles]

​@Budbrothers420 point stands though we need more varied Time Lord antagonists other than the Master over and over

[@Budbrothers420]

@@BigSmiggles yeah definitely there’s a lot of them I just hope they do them right so it doesn’t ruin the classic version of the character

[@BigSmiggles]

@Budbrothers420 There's one in the Audios I would love to see on TV called The Eleven if you dont know he's a time lord with regenerative dissonance basically his previous incarnations talk through him at certain points like a split personality of sorts

[@RobertJones-st3wj]

Never been that devoted a fan to listen to the Big Finish stuff but I've heard that they have different incarnations of the Monk in them

[@paulosborne6517]

I always liked Vicki. She was so much more than just a replacement for Susan. I'm not sure that the writers fully understood or developed that - times were different, she was so young and strong male authority / hero figures were still the staple.

[@billy8660]

Where can I watch this whole thing in the us?

[@demonslayer-ny6ww]

you cant

[@emperorholocron8278]

Idk but they could’ve had David Bradley come in?

[@andersart1001]

No, this was a reunion for the cast members of the Classic!Who story, meant to celebrate past events specifically David Bradley wasn't in The Time Meddler XD

[@chazo1367]

@@andersart1001 Yeah this was more respectful, they could've had David come in for it, but this is better, because Hartnell is no longer with the world, at least we can imagine it's him stepping in and the reaction of the character to seeing 1.

[@b.a.cgameshowcarter5181]

💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@zachorryy]

Getting ready to watch the Myth Makers Vicki's final serial. Last time I watched that serial it was through a bad 3d animation of the plot as if it was made with Blender. Vicki was one of my favorite companions of the Hartnell era second only to Ian Chesterton. Pretty sure she was only in maybe 5 or 6 serials, she did not have a good relationship with the film staff and the director just wanted her out and her to be replaced. Hence Vicki leaving the show, and Katrina (and later Dodo) to replace her. Honestly I liked Stephen and Vicki as companions more than Ben and Polly at the end of the Hartnell era. Possibly a controversial take...

[@dirdib69]

I think Hartnell would have been pleased.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

wait their characters are brother and sister who knew

[@BodaciousWench]

I think brother and sister in the found family way.

[@daTribbleMaker]

Where do these come from?

[@xgridnote7288]

I believe its from Tales of the Tardis, I think its an UK Exclusive (I think, iPlayer have those) cuz production dont have the Mouse money

[@abbysands9510]

I am about to move on to the next episode but these two are the only ones that don't know that it is a remembered Tardis, guess they have been out of the game too long.

[@АндрейРейф-м4о]

Как я понял это бабуля Виктория Уотерфилд.А второго не опознаю.Спутники Второго? Доктора. И пошли вы нафиг со своей русофобией,чтоб я заморачивался с переводом.

[@RossJr8604]

This is Vicki & Steven, who was with the First Doctor after Barbara & Ian left.

[@fjccommish]

This is New Who desperately trying to ride on the memories of Classic Who, even as New Who works to destroy Classic Who in its every ideal.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@fjccommish You really are desperate to prove yourself devoid of functioning braincells, aren’t you‽

[@louiswindsor7334]

there is something so wonderful and beautiful about the first doctors laugh 🥲