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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963•1h 36m•7.4/10
Science FictionDramaAdventure

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7.4/10(19)

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.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Dr. Who

William Russell

William Russell

Ian Chesterton

Jacqueline Hill

Jacqueline Hill

Barbara Wright

Carole Ann Ford

Carole Ann Ford

Susan Foreman

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

Za

Alethea Charlton

Hur

Eileen Way

Eileen Way

Old Mother

Jeremy Young

Kal

Howard Lang

Horg

Reg Cranfield

Reg Cranfield

Policeman (uncredited)

Francesca Bertorelli

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Carole Clarke

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Heather Lyons

Heather Lyons

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Mavis Ranson

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Cedric Schoeman

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Brian Thomas

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Richard Wilson

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Leslie Bates

Leslie Bates

Tribesman (uncredited)

Al Davis

Al Davis

Tribesman (uncredited)

Billie Davis

Tribesman (uncredited)

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