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The '''first season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[23rd November]] [[1963]] and [[12th September]] [[1964]]. It consisted of eight serials (listed below) and 42 episodes, and one pilot episode.
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{{Infobox Series
|image          =  Doctor Who logo 1.jpg
|doctor          = First Doctor
|broadcast year  = 1963
|broadcast year2 = 1964
|companion      = Susan Foreman
|companion2      = Barbara Wright
|companion3      = Ian Chesterton
|producer        = Verity Lambert
|script ed      = David Whitaker
|first ep        = An Unearthly Child (TV story)
|ep count        = 42
|story count    = 8
|start date      = [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]]
|end date        = [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]
|network        = BBC1
|runtime        = 25'
|DWM            = DWM 113
|DWM2            = DWM 138
|DWM3            = DWM 209
|DWM4            =
|DWM25          = DWM 466
|DWMSE          = DWMSE 7
|DWMSE2          = DWMSE 12
|DWMSE3          = DWMSE 34
|DWMSE4          =
|ref book        = The Discontinuity Guide
|ref book2      = Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor
|ref book3      = The Sixties
|ref book4      = Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes
|ref book5      = About Time 1
|ref book6      = TCH 1{{!}}The Complete History 1
|ref book7      = TCH 2
|ref book8      = TCH 3
|doc            = Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (documentary)
|doc2            =
|doc3            =
|doc4            =
|doc5            =
|mythmakers      = MM VHS 4
|mythmakers2    = MM VHS 33
|mythmakers3    = MM VHS 34
|mythmakers4    = MM VHS 38
|mythmakers5    = MM VHS 41
|mythmakers6    = MM VHS 43
|mythmakers7    = MM VHS 46
|mythmakers8    = MM VHS 54
|mythmakers9    = MM DVD 36
|mythmakers10    =
|next            = Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|
|trailer        =
|trailer2        =
|clip            = First Time Entering the TARDIS - An Unearthly Child - Doctor Who - BBC
|clip2          = The Doctor is ridiculed - Classic Doctor Who - BBC
|clip3          = The reincarnation of Yetaxa - Doctor Who - The Aztecs - BBC
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'''Season 1''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]] to [[12 September (releases)|12 September]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]. It starred [[William Hartnell]] as the [[First Doctor]], [[Carole Ann Ford]] as [[Susan Foreman]], the Doctor's granddaughter, and [[William Russell]] and [[Jacqueline Hill]] as companions [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. The season opened with ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''.


[[Image:Title-1a.jpg|right|250px]]
== Overview ==
The season consisted of eight serials comprised of forty-two episodes, as well as [[The Pilot Episode|a pilot episode]] which was never aired on [[television]] until [[1991 (releases)|1991]]. More accurately, the production team made several versions of the pilot episode. The inaugural season established many of the concepts that continue to the present day and also introduced the hugely popular [[Dalek]]s. Two of the three historical stories of this season are presently considered lost, in total (as is the case of ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') or partially (''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''), although audio recordings of all episodes remain.


==Stories==
== Television stories ==
*[[An Unearthly Child]] aka "100 000 BC"
{| {{prettytable}}
*[[The Daleks]] aka "The Mutants"
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
*[[The Edge of Destruction]] aka "Inside the Spaceship"
|-
*[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]  
|1
*[[The Keys of Marinus]]
|''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''
*[[The Aztecs]]  
||[[Anthony Coburn]]
*[[The Sensorites]]  
|4
*[[The Reign of Terror]]  
|First appearances of the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
===Notes===
|-
Unseen by the public, several versions of [[The Pilot Episode]] preceded this.
|2
|''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
|[[Terry Nation]]
|7
|First appearance of the [[Dalek]]s, first story to be written by [[Terry Nation]] and the first story to have episodes directed by [[Christopher Barry]] and [[Richard Martin]].
|-
|3
|''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''
|[[David Whitaker]]
|2
|First story set entirely within the TARDIS, with no other cast apart from the regular actors, and the only one in the classic series.
|-
|4
|''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
|[[John Lucarotti]]
|7
|First storyline based around a historical figure and the first story to be written by [[John Lucarotti]]. First story to have missing episodes.
|-
|5
|''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''
|[[Terry Nation]]
|6
|Only story by Terry Nation not to feature the Daleks until ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' in [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. First, and only, televised appearance of the [[Voord]].
|-
|6
|''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''
|[[John Lucarotti]]
|4
|First story to tackle the concept of changing history.
|-
|7
|''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''
|[[Peter R. Newman]]
|6
|First story clearly stated to be set in the future. First, and only, televised appearance of the [[Sensorite]]s.
|-
|8
|''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''
|[[Dennis Spooner]]
|6
|First story to feature location filming and the first story to be written by future [[script editor]] [[Dennis Spooner]].
|}


==Main Cast==
=== Notes ===
*[[The First Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[William Hartnell]]  
* Unseen by the public, an [[The Pilot Episode|early version]] of the episode "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]" was produced, but was not broadcast until [[26 August (releases)|26 August]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] (Bank Holiday Monday) when it was shown on [[BBC2]] as part of ''The Lime Grove Story'', a special day of programming to mark the closure of [[Lime Grove Studios]].
*[[Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* Stories consisted of between two and seven episodes, with each episode having a distinct title. Some stories have been given different titles over the years; see individual articles for details.
*[[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]]
*[[Barbara Wright]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]]


===Notes===
== Cast ==
''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' introduced all the regular cast.
* [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]] - [[William Hartnell]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]]
* [[Barbara Wright]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]]
* [[Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]]


==Production==
=== Recurring ===
===Creation===
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Dalek operator|operated]] by [[Robert Jewell]], [[Kevin Manser]], [[Michael Summerton]], [[Gerald Taylor]], and voiced by [[Peter Hawkins]], [[David Graham]]
The series was essentially the creation of a committee, with the following amongst the many who created the various parts that went into the series: [[Donald Wilson]] ([[time travel]]), [[Sydney Newman]] ([[First Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]), [[C. E. Webber]] ([[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], scenario for the first episode), [[Anthony Coburn]] (Susan's name, [[the TARDIS]] looking like a [[police box]], [[David Whitaker]] (Susan as the Doctor's granddaughter).


===Production overview===
=== Guest ===
[[Verity Lambert]] was chosen by Sydney Newman as [[Producer]] of the series and [[Mervyn Pinfield]] was assigned as [[Associate Producer]], picking up on the mainly technical side of the series such as dealing with the in-camera SFX.
* [[Za]] - [[Derek Newark]]
* [[Hur]] - [[Alethea Charlton]]
* [[Old Mother]] - [[Eileen Way]]
* [[Kal]] - [[Jeremy Young]]
* [[Horg]] - [[Howard Lang]]
* [[Temmosus]] - [[Alan Wheatley]]
* [[Alydon]] - [[John Lee (actor)|John Lee]]
* [[Dyoni]] - [[Virginia Wetherell]]
* [[Ganatus]] - [[Philip Bond]]
* [[Antodus]] - [[Marcus Hammond]]
* [[Kristas (The Daleks)|Kristas]] - [[Jonathan Crane]]
* [[Elyon]] - [[Gerald Curtis]]
* [[Thal]]s - [[Chris Browning]], [[Katie Cashfield]], [[Vez Delahunt]], [[Kevin Glenny]], [[Ruth Harrison]], [[Lesley Hill]], [[Steve Pokol]], [[Jeanette Rossini]], [[Eric Smith]]
* [[Marco Polo]] - [[Mark Eden]]
* [[Tegana]] - [[Derren Nesbitt]]
* [[Ping-Cho]] - [[Zienia Merton]]
* [[Kublai Khan]] - [[Martin Miller]]
* [[Chenchu]] - [[Jimmy Gardner]]
* [[Man at Lop]] - [[Leslie Bates]]
* [[Mongol bandit|Mongol Bandit]] - [[Michael Guest]]
* [[Malik]] - [[Charles Wade]]
* [[Acomat]] - [[Philip Voss]]
* [[Ling-Tau]] - [[Paul Carson (actor)|Paul Carson]]
* [[Wang-Lo]] - [[Gabor Baraker]]
* [[Kuiju]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]]
* [[Empress (Marco Polo)|Empress]] - [[Claire Davenport]]
* [[Vizier (Marco Polo)|Vizier]] - [[Peter Lawrence]]
* [[Office foreman|Office Foreman]] - [[Basil Tang]]
* [[Yeng]] - [[O. Ikeda]]
* [[Arbitan]] - [[George Coulouris]]
* [[Voord]]s - [[Martin Cort]], [[Peter Stenson]], [[Gordon Wales]]
* [[Altos]] - [[Robin Phillips]]
* [[Sabetha]] - [[Katharine Schofield]]
* Voice of [[Morpho (species)|Morpho]] - [[Heron Carvic]]
* [[Warrior (The Keys of Marinus)|Warrior]] - [[Martin Cort]]
* [[Darrius]] - [[Edmund Warwick]]
* [[Vasor]] - [[Francis De Wolff]]
* [[Ice Soldier]]s - [[Michael Allaby]], [[Alan James]], [[Peter Stenson]], [[Anthony Verner]]
* [[Tarron (The Keys of Marinus)|Tarron]] - [[Henley Thomas]]
* [[Larn]] - [[Michael Allaby]]
* [[Senior judge (The Keys of Marinus)|Senior judge]] - [[Raf De La Torre]]
* [[First judge]] - [[Alan James]]
* [[Second judge]] - [[Peter Stenson]]
* [[Kala (The Keys of Marinus)|Kala]] - [[Fiona Walker]]
* [[Aydan]] - [[Martin Cort]]
* [[Eyesen]] - [[Donald Pickering]]
* [[Guard (The Keys of Marinus)|Guard]] - [[Alan James]]
* [[Yartek]] - [[Stephen Dartnell]]
* [[Autloc]] - [[Keith Pyott]]
* [[Tlotoxl]] - [[John Ringham]]
* [[Ixta]] - [[Ian Cullen]]
* [[Cameca]] - [[Margot Van der Burgh]]
* [[First victim|First Victim]] - [[Tom Booth]]
* [[Aztec captain|Aztec Captain]] - [[David Anderson]]
* [[Tonila]] - [[Walter Randall]]
* [[Perfect Victim]] - [[Andre Boulay]]
* [[John (The Sensorites)|John]] - [[Stephen Dartnell]]
* [[Carol Richmond|Carol]] - [[Ilona Rodgers]]
* [[Maitland (The Sensorites)|Maitland]] - [[Lorne Cossette]]
* [[First Sensorite]] - [[Ken Tyllsen]]
* [[Second Sensorite]] - [[Joe Greig]]
* [[City Administrator (The Sensorites)|Third Sensorite]] - [[Peter Glaze]]
* [[Fourth Sensorite]] - [[Arthur Newall]]
* [[First Elder (The Sensorites)|First Elder]] - [[Eric Francis]]
* [[Second Elder (The Sensorites)|Second Elder]] - [[Bartlett Mullins]]
* [[Sensorite]]s - [[Anthony Rogers (actor)|Anthony Rogers]], [[Gerry Martin]]
* [[First Scientist]] - [[Ken Tyllsen]]
* [[Second Scientist]] - [[Joe Greig]]
* [[Warrior (The Sensorites)|Warrior]] - [[Joe Greig]]
* [[Commander (The Sensorites)|Commander]] - [[John Bailey]]
* [[First human|First Human]] - [[Martyn Huntley]]
* [[Second human|Second Human]] - [[Giles Phibbs]]
* [[Jean-Pierre (The Reign of Terror)|Small Boy]] - [[Peter Walker]]
* [[Rouvray]] - [[Laidlaw Dalling]]
* [[D'Argenson]] - [[Neville Smith]]
* [[Sergeant (The Reign of Terror)|Sergeant]] - [[Robert Hunter]]
* [[Lieutenant (The Reign of Terror)|Lieutenant]] - [[Ken Lawrence]]
* [[Soldier (The Reign of Terror)|Soldier]] - [[James Hall]]
* [[Judge (The Reign of Terror)|Judge]] - [[Howard Charlton]]
* [[Jailer (The Reign of Terror)|Jailer]] - [[Jack Cunningham]]
* [[Webster (The Reign of Terror)|Webster]] - [[Jeffry Wickham]]
* [[Road works overseer|Overseer]] - [[Dallas Cavell]]
* [[Peasant (The Reign of Terror)|Peasant]] - [[Dennis Cleary]]
* [[James Stirling]] - [[James Cairncross]]
* [[Jean (The Reign of Terror)|Jean]] - [[Roy Herrick]]
* [[Jules Renan]] - [[Donald Morley]]
* [[Shopkeeper (The Reign of Terror)|Shopkeeper]] - [[John Barrard]]
* [[Danielle]] - [[Caroline Hunt]]
* [[Léon Colbert]] - [[Edward Brayshaw]]
* [[Maximilien Robespierre]] - [[Keith Anderson]]
* [[Physician (The Reign of Terror)|Physician]] - [[Ronald Pickup]]
* [[Soldier 1 (The Reign of Terror)|Soldier]] - [[Terry Bale]]
* [[Paul Barras]] - [[John Law]]
* [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] - [[Tony Wall]]
* [[Soldier 2 (The Reign of Terror)|Soldier]] - [[Patrick Marley]]


Initially, the series was only ordered for the first four episodes that made up 100 000 BC and came close to going no further. This was extended to thirteen episodes, but the production team had either eleven (''[[100,000 BC]]'' and ''[[The Daleks|The Mutants]]'') or eighteen (''[[100,000 BC]], ''[[The Daleks|The Mutants]]'', ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'').  To solve this problem, David Whitaker wrote the two episode ''[[Inside the Spaceship]]'', something that normally wouldn't have happened due to an existing rule that prohibited [[Script Editor]]s writing for the series they were editing. (Otherwise they could simply have "hired" themselves and deprived other script writers of work.)
== Production ==
=== Creation ===
The series was borne out of a need to fill a gap in the Saturday teatime schedule between ''Grandstand ''and ''Juke Box Jury''. A meeting between [[Donald Wilson]], [[Sydney Newman]] and [[Donald Baverstock]] was held to discuss potential shows to fill this gap. Newman, having had recent experience producing a successful sci-fi show at ABC, suggested that a sci-fi show would be of great potential. From there, the show was formed through various meetings and developing proposals. The show, as we know it, was essentially the creation of a committee, with the following amongst the many who created the various parts that went into the series: Donald Wilson ([[time travel]]), Sydney Newman (the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]), [[C. E. Webber]] ([[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and the scenario for the first episode), [[Anthony Coburn]] (Susan's name, [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] looking like a [[police box]] and the idea that the Doctor's ship would have an abbreviated/acronymic name) and [[David Whitaker]] (Susan being the Doctor's granddaughter).


The first through to third season story titles have been a contentious issue for more information. See [[Disputed story titles]].
=== Production overview ===
[[Verity Lambert]] was chosen by Sydney Newman as [[producer]] of the series (although Don Taylor was first approached), due to his experience working with her on projects for several years, and [[Mervyn Pinfield]] was assigned as [[associate producer]], picking up mainly on the technical side of the series such as dealing with the in-camera SFX.


Stories considered during this season, but ultimately going unmade included:
Initially, the series was only ordered for the first four episodes that made up ''An Unearthly Child'' and came close to going no further. This was extended to thirteen episodes, but the production team had either eleven (''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') or eighteen (''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' and ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''). To solve this problem, David Whitaker wrote the two episode ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'', something that normally would not have happened due to an existing rule that prohibited [[script editor]]s writing for the series they were editing. This was so that they could not simply commission themselves and deprive other script writers of work.


*''[[The Masters of Luxor]]'' (a.k.a. ''The Robots'') by [[Anthony Coburn]]
The first to third season story titles have been a contentious issue. For more information, see [[disputed story titles]].
*''[[The Hidden Planet]]'' (a.k.a. ''Beyond the Sun'') by [[Malcolm Hulke]]
*''[[The Red Fort]]'' by [[Terry Nation]]
*''[[The Miniscules]]'' by [[C. E. Webber]] (a variant on this idea appeared as ''[[Planet of Giants]]'', aired during [[Season 2]])


==Stories set during this season==
Stories considered during this season, but ultimately unmade, included:
*A segment of ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' in which the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Eighth Doctor]]s meet occurs during Episode 3 ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''.
*The [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] book ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' is set after ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
*The [[Past Doctor Adventures]] books ''[[City at World's End]]'' and ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'' are set after ''[[The Reign of Terror]]''
*The short stories ''[[The Last Days]]'' from ''[[Short Trips (anthology)|Short Trips]]'' and ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'' from ''[[Short Trips and Side Steps]]'' are also set after ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and therefore between the ending of Season 1 and the start of [[Season 2]].


==Adaptations and merchandising==
* ''[[The Masters of Luxor (unproduced TV story)|The Masters of Luxor]]'' (a.k.a. ''The Robots'') by [[Anthony Coburn]]
===Video===
* ''[[The Hidden Planet (unproduced TV story)|The Hidden Planet]]'' (a.k.a. ''Beyond the Sun'') by [[Malcolm Hulke]]
====VHS====
* ''[[The Red Fort (unproduced TV story)|The Red Fort]]'' by [[Terry Nation]]
*An Unearthly Child
* ''[[Farewell Great Macedon (unproduced TV story)|Farewell Great Macedon]]'' by [[Moris Farhi]]
*The Daleks (in 2 parts)
* ''[[The Giants (unproduced TV story)|The Miniscules]]'' by [[C. E. Webber]] (a variant on this idea appeared as ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'', aired during [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]])
*The Edge of Destruction and The Pilot Episode
*The Keys of Marinus
*The Aztecs
*The Senorites
*The Reign of Terror (With linking narration of Missing episodes)
*[[The Hartnell Years]] (Pilot Episode)


See episode articles for full detials
== Stories set before this season ==
The following stories are the known adventures set prior to ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'':


====DVD's====
=== Novels ===
*[[The Beginning]] Box Set
* ''[[Frayed (novel)|Frayed]]''
*The Aztecs
* ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]''


===Novelisations===
=== Short stories ===
*[[Doctor Who and An Unearthly Child]]
* ''[[One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story)|One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes]]''
*[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]
* ''[[The Exiles (short story)|The Exiles]]''
*[[Doctor Who – The Edge of Destruction]]
* ''[[Childhood Living (short story)|Childhood Living]]''
*[[Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus]]
* ''[[Indian Summer (short story)|Indian Summer]]''
*[[Doctor Who – The Sensorites]]
* ''[[The Price of Conviction (short story)|The Price of Conviction]]''
*[[Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror]]
* ''[[Bide-a-Wee (short story)|Bide-a-Wee]]''
* ''[[The Gift (ST short story)|The Gift]]''
* ''[[Losing the Audience (short story)|Losing the Audience]]''
* ''[[The Splintered Gate (short story)|The Splintered Gate]]''
* ''[[Urrozdinee (short story)|Urrozdinee]]''
* ''[[A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)|A Big Hand for the Doctor]]''
* ''[[The Arboreals (short story)|The Arboreals]]''


===Audiobooks===
=== Audio ===
*[[Marco Polo (audiobook)|Marco Polo]]
* ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]''
*[[The Reign of Terror (audiobook)|The Reign of Terror]]
* ''[[The Alchemists (audio story)|The Alchemists]]''
* ''[[The Sleeping Blood (audio story)|The Sleeping Blood]]''
* ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]''
* ''[[Hunters of Earth (audio story)|Hunters of Earth]]''


===Theatrical film===
=== Comics ===
*[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]
* ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]''


==External Links==
== Stories set during this season ==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season1.shtml BBC Website Guide to Season 1]
=== Novels ===
* ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]''


{| class="browser"
=== Short stories ===
* ''[[Who Discovered America? (short story)|Who Discovered America?]]''
* ''[[The Ruins of Time (short story)|The Ruins of Time]]''
* ''[[The Last Days (short story)|The Last Days]]''
* ''[[Mire and Clay (short story)|Mire and Clay]]''
* ''[[The Duke's Folly (short story)|The Duke's Folly]]''
* ''[[The Mother Road (short story)|The Mother Road]]''
* ''[[Tell Me You Love Me (short story)|Tell Me You Love Me]]''
 
=== Audio ===
* ''[[A Small Semblance of Home (audio story)|A Small Semblance of Home]]''
* ''[[The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance]]''
* ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]''
* ''[[The Masters of Luxor (audio story)|The Masters of Luxor]]''
* ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]''
 
=== Comics ===
* ''[[In-Between Times (comic story)|In-Between Times]]''
* ''[[The Path of Skulls (comic story)|The Path of Skulls]]''
 
* The First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan's involvement in ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]''
 
== Ratings ==
* Average: 8.1 million
* Highest: 10.4 million (five-way tie)
* Lowest: 4.9 million (''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' episode 1, due to a widespread power cut)
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== VHS releases ====
* ''An Unearthly Child'' (1990/2000)
* ''The Daleks'' (2-part version) (1989)
* ''The Daleks [Remastered]'' (2001)
* ''The Edge of Destruction and Dr. Who: The Pilot Episode'' (2000)
* ''The Keys of Marinus'' (1999)
* ''The Aztecs'' (1992)
* ''The Sensorites'' (2002)
* ''The Reign of Terror'' (2003) (with linking narration of missing episodes, also includes ''The Faceless Ones'' episodes 1 and 3 & ''The Web of Fear'' episode 1)
* ''[[The Hartnell Years]]'' (1991) (Pilot Episode)
 
See episode articles for full details.
 
==== Loose Cannon VHS releases ====
* ''Marco Polo'' (2002)
* ''The Reign of Terror'' (2000) (episodes 4 and 5 only)
 
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
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|-
! style="width:30%;" | '''Serial name'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R1 release date'''
|-
| ''[[The Beginning (DVD box set)|The Beginning]]'': <br /> ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' (4 episodes)<br /> ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' (7 episodes)<br /> ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' (2 episodes)<br /> ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' (reconstruction)
| 13 × 25 min.<br />1 × 30 min.
| 30 January 2006
| 2 March 2006
| 28 March 2006
|-
| ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''
| 6 × 25 min.
| 21 September 2009
| 7 January 2010
| 5 January 2010
|-
| ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''
| 4 × 25 min.
| 21 October 2002
| 2 December 2002
| 4 March 2003
|-
|-
|''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'' - Special Edition
|4 x 25 min.
|11 March 2013
|20 March 2013
|12 March 2013
|-
|''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''
| 6 × 25 min.
| 23 January 2012
| 2 February 2012
| 14 February 2012
|-
| ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' (episodes 1-3 & 6 of 6, animated reconstructions of episodes 4 & 5)
| 6 × 25 min.
| 28 January 2013
| 6 February 2013
| 12 February 2013
|}


| class="next"|'''Next season''':<br />[[Season 2]]
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[[BritBox]] is available only in the [[US]] and [[UK]]. [[iTunes]] stores carry ''Doctor Who ''serials in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], the UK and US.
 
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Edge of Destruction]]''
* ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Marco Polo]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus]]''
* ''[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Aztecs]]''
* ''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Sensorites]]''
* ''[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror]]''
 
=== Audiobooks ===
* ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
* ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''
 
=== Theatrical film ===
* ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' - based upon the second serial, ''The Daleks''.
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season1.shtml BBC Website Guide to Season 1]
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 3 November 2024

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You may wish to consult Series 1 for other, similarly-named pages.

Season 1 of Doctor Who ran from 23 November 1963 to 12 September 1964. It starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, and William Russell and Jacqueline Hill as companions Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. The season opened with An Unearthly Child and concluded with The Reign of Terror.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

The season consisted of eight serials comprised of forty-two episodes, as well as a pilot episode which was never aired on television until 1991. More accurately, the production team made several versions of the pilot episode. The inaugural season established many of the concepts that continue to the present day and also introduced the hugely popular Daleks. Two of the three historical stories of this season are presently considered lost, in total (as is the case of Marco Polo) or partially (The Reign of Terror), although audio recordings of all episodes remain.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 An Unearthly Child Anthony Coburn 4 First appearances of the First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and the TARDIS.
2 The Daleks Terry Nation 7 First appearance of the Daleks, first story to be written by Terry Nation and the first story to have episodes directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin.
3 The Edge of Destruction David Whitaker 2 First story set entirely within the TARDIS, with no other cast apart from the regular actors, and the only one in the classic series.
4 Marco Polo John Lucarotti 7 First storyline based around a historical figure and the first story to be written by John Lucarotti. First story to have missing episodes.
5 The Keys of Marinus Terry Nation 6 Only story by Terry Nation not to feature the Daleks until The Android Invasion in 1975. First, and only, televised appearance of the Voord.
6 The Aztecs John Lucarotti 4 First story to tackle the concept of changing history.
7 The Sensorites Peter R. Newman 6 First story clearly stated to be set in the future. First, and only, televised appearance of the Sensorites.
8 The Reign of Terror Dennis Spooner 6 First story to feature location filming and the first story to be written by future script editor Dennis Spooner.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Unseen by the public, an early version of the episode "An Unearthly Child" was produced, but was not broadcast until 26 August 1991 (Bank Holiday Monday) when it was shown on BBC2 as part of The Lime Grove Story, a special day of programming to mark the closure of Lime Grove Studios.
  • Stories consisted of between two and seven episodes, with each episode having a distinct title. Some stories have been given different titles over the years; see individual articles for details.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

Creation[[edit] | [edit source]]

The series was borne out of a need to fill a gap in the Saturday teatime schedule between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury. A meeting between Donald Wilson, Sydney Newman and Donald Baverstock was held to discuss potential shows to fill this gap. Newman, having had recent experience producing a successful sci-fi show at ABC, suggested that a sci-fi show would be of great potential. From there, the show was formed through various meetings and developing proposals. The show, as we know it, was essentially the creation of a committee, with the following amongst the many who created the various parts that went into the series: Donald Wilson (time travel), Sydney Newman (the First Doctor and Susan), C. E. Webber (Ian and Barbara and the scenario for the first episode), Anthony Coburn (Susan's name, the TARDIS looking like a police box and the idea that the Doctor's ship would have an abbreviated/acronymic name) and David Whitaker (Susan being the Doctor's granddaughter).

Production overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Verity Lambert was chosen by Sydney Newman as producer of the series (although Don Taylor was first approached), due to his experience working with her on projects for several years, and Mervyn Pinfield was assigned as associate producer, picking up mainly on the technical side of the series such as dealing with the in-camera SFX.

Initially, the series was only ordered for the first four episodes that made up An Unearthly Child and came close to going no further. This was extended to thirteen episodes, but the production team had either eleven (An Unearthly Child and The Daleks) or eighteen (An Unearthly Child, The Daleks and Marco Polo). To solve this problem, David Whitaker wrote the two episode The Edge of Destruction, something that normally would not have happened due to an existing rule that prohibited script editors writing for the series they were editing. This was so that they could not simply commission themselves and deprive other script writers of work.

The first to third season story titles have been a contentious issue. For more information, see disputed story titles.

Stories considered during this season, but ultimately unmade, included:

Stories set before this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following stories are the known adventures set prior to An Unearthly Child:

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan's involvement in The Forgotten

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Average: 8.1 million
  • Highest: 10.4 million (five-way tie)
  • Lowest: 4.9 million (An Unearthly Child episode 1, due to a widespread power cut)

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • An Unearthly Child (1990/2000)
  • The Daleks (2-part version) (1989)
  • The Daleks [Remastered] (2001)
  • The Edge of Destruction and Dr. Who: The Pilot Episode (2000)
  • The Keys of Marinus (1999)
  • The Aztecs (1992)
  • The Sensorites (2002)
  • The Reign of Terror (2003) (with linking narration of missing episodes, also includes The Faceless Ones episodes 1 and 3 & The Web of Fear episode 1)
  • The Hartnell Years (1991) (Pilot Episode)

See episode articles for full details.

Loose Cannon VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Marco Polo (2002)
  • The Reign of Terror (2000) (episodes 4 and 5 only)

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
The Beginning:
An Unearthly Child (4 episodes)
The Daleks (7 episodes)
The Edge of Destruction (2 episodes)
Marco Polo (reconstruction) 		13 × 25 min.
1 × 30 min. 		30 January 2006 2 March 2006 28 March 2006
The Keys of Marinus 6 × 25 min. 21 September 2009 7 January 2010 5 January 2010
The Aztecs 4 × 25 min. 21 October 2002 2 December 2002 4 March 2003
The Aztecs - Special Edition 4 x 25 min. 11 March 2013 20 March 2013 12 March 2013
The Sensorites 6 × 25 min. 23 January 2012 2 February 2012 14 February 2012
The Reign of Terror (episodes 1-3 & 6 of 6, animated reconstructions of episodes 4 & 5) 6 × 25 min. 28 January 2013 6 February 2013 12 February 2013

Download/streaming availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox Google Play iTunes
An Unearthly Child
(4 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓ ✓
The Daleks
(7 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓
The Edge of Destruction
(2 episodes) 		✓
Marco Polo
The Keys of Marinus
(6 episodes) 		✓
The Aztecs
(4 episodes) 		UK, US ✓ ✓
The Sensorites
(6 episodes) 		✓
The Reign of Terror

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Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

Theatrical film[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Aliens and Enemies of Season 1
An Unearthly Child
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The Keys of Marinus
Voords • Yartek • Vasor • Eyesen • Kala • Aydan • Morpho • Screaming Jungle
The Aztecs
The Sensorites
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