![]() Yet Bradley almost seems to go out of his way to say the lines with different tones and inflections. How difficult would it be to mimic the way Hartnell spoke those lines? They are, after all, some of the most iconic lines in Doctor Who history and were actually repeated at the end of the show. So take his attempt at the “One day, I shall come back” speech. I’m not an actor, but if I was and I was doing an impression of William Hartnell, I’d look at the tapes and I’d make sure I got stuff spot on. Again, don’t get me wrong, he was mostly brilliant, and looked and acted like William Hartnell to a scary degree, but then on the other hand, he got things carelessly incorrect. Mark Gatiss will have seen these issues himself after all.Īnyway, on a similar note, one thing that bugged me was David Bradley’s performance. It’s actually making me feel autistic, because I know that it’s a small thing, but it just seems so willfully wrong. You just know that people will notice, so why go out of your way to make things incorrect? I just don’t get it. But again, we’re talking about Doctor Who, one of the most written about shows of all time with some of the most passionate fans. If this was any other TV show, I wouldn’t notice, and I have no doubt that the average viewer neither noticed nor cared. Was it just to get the Menoptera costumes in? Surely it would have been more fun to try to recreate the costumes of the Delegates from MTTU? Similarly, why have Verity Lambert leave during the filming of the Web Planet when the truth was she left after Mission to the Unknown. The thing is though, you would expect Gatiss to get some basic parts right.įor example, you might say I’m being hyper-critical for pointing it out, but having David Bradley hold up the 1965 Doctor Who annual, complete with a picture of a Menoptera on the front, whilst filming the Reign of Terror is just sloppy as far as I’m concerned. It was cool seeing actors dressed as Menoptera or original Cybermen, just like it was good to see some actors cast because of their resemblance to the people they were playing.īut I don’t think you could expect anything less when it’s been so lovingly brought together by a Doctor Who fan like Mark Gatiss. In many ways, An Adventure in Space and Time got it right. I suspect that I might get some flak in my direction for being as nit-picking as I’m going to be, but to me, if you’re going to do nostalgia, do it right.Īs much as I’d love to let the error of having a 1965 Doctor Who annual on display during the filming of the Reign of Terror slide, I just can’t. ![]() If You’re Going To Do Nostalgia, Do It Right So I was happy with it mainly.īut I didn’t think it was as good as it could have been, and here’s why… Well…that and the nostalgic reconstruction of the sets and costumes.Īnd despite being around 90 minutes long, I felt it flew by. Indeed, Raine’s portrayal of Lambert was the main strength of the show. Most of the actors were very well cast, with the star of the show in my opinion being Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert. Yes, it was very enjoyable, and as a piece of TV drama – which I suppose it the point of it rather than a documentary – it hit the spot. While the majority of reviews have given it five stars – indeed I haven’t seen any lower than that – I wouldn’t give it quite as much credit. Naturally, this is not a man who engages in hyperbole oh no.ĭoctor Who – An Adventure in Space and Time Review: Thoughts One particular Superfan – you know who I’m on about, I’m sure – declared that it was the best piece of drama in television history, no less. The show has been broadcast, the reviews are in, and on the whole the thoughts are that it was a resounding success. Other than the main event, the Day of the Doctor, what I’ve been looking forward to is An Adventure in Space and Time, the biopic of the origins of the show and William Hartnell’s tenure as the lead character. It’s Doctor Who Anniversary Week which means there’s plenty of Who related stuff on TV, Radio and in the press.
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