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|thwr=45|thwr2=156|thwr3=189|thwr4=191}}'''''The Three Doctors''''' was the first serial of [[season 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |thwr=45|thwr2=156|thwr3=189|thwr4=191}}'''''The Three Doctors''''' was the first serial of [[season 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
The serial marked several milestones for the program. Most notably, it was the first [[List of multi-Doctor stories|multi-Doctor]] story, establishing the concept of the Doctor being able to meet his past incarnations. As such, it also marked the return of [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] to the roles of the [[First Doctor]] and [[Second Doctor]] respectively. Narratively, this tenth anniversary special also ended the three year long story arc of the Third Doctor being [[Exile on Earth|exiled]] to [[Earth]], which had begun in [[season 7]] in 1970. Additionally, the special saw [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Sergeant Benton]] enter [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for the first time. It was incidentally the first use of the phrase "it's [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside than it is on the outside]]," notably by the Third Doctor as a suggestion for what Benton ''should'' say. | The serial marked several milestones for the program. Most notably, it was the first [[List of multi-Doctor stories|multi-Doctor]] story, establishing the concept of the Doctor being able to meet his past incarnations. As such, it also marked the return of [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] to the roles of the [[First Doctor]] and [[Second Doctor]] respectively. Narratively, this tenth anniversary special also ended the three year long story arc of the Third Doctor being [[Exile on Earth|exiled]] to [[Earth]], which had begun in [[season 7]] in 1970. Additionally, the special saw [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Sergeant Benton]] enter [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for the first time. It was incidentally the first use of the phrase "it's [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside than it is on the outside]]," notably by the Third Doctor as a suggestion for what Benton ''should'' say. The story also saw the Doctor be given a new [[dematerialisation circuit]] as well as all his knowledge on how to use the TARDIS returned to him by the Time Lords, ending the three year story arc of the Third Doctor's exile on Earth that was imposed on the Second Doctor at the end of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', though it wouldn't be until his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] that the Doctor would be seen cutting all ties of his exile on Earth. | ||
Though Troughton eagerly made more reappearances in multi-Doctor stories, this was the last time Hartnell appeared as the First Doctor, and his only multi-Doctor outing. He had been suffering from arteriosclerosis and his condition was beginning to heavily deteriorate from the terminal sickness. His wife advised against a physically demanding role out of concern for his failing health. For this reason, Hartnell's role in the story was limited to pre-recorded appearances on video screens, while seated in a chair at [[Ealing Television Film Studios]], and delivered his lines with the aid of cue cards. Nearing the end, Hartnell succumbed to his illness only two years later. | Though Troughton eagerly made more reappearances in multi-Doctor stories, this was the last time Hartnell appeared as the First Doctor, and his only multi-Doctor outing. He had been suffering from arteriosclerosis and his condition was beginning to heavily deteriorate from the terminal sickness. His wife advised against a physically demanding role out of concern for his failing health. For this reason, Hartnell's role in the story was limited to pre-recorded appearances on video screens, while seated in a chair at [[Ealing Television Film Studios]], and delivered his lines with the aid of cue cards. Nearing the end, Hartnell succumbed to his illness only two years later. | ||