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The Pilot Episode

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Original Pilot
Season: 1
Doctor: First Doctor
Companion Susan
Ian
Barbara
Original Airdate: 26th August 1991
Format: 1 25-minute episode
Production Code: 0
Writer: Anthony Coburn
Director: Waris Hussein
Producer: Verity Lambert


The pilot is made up of two sections.

Section 1 are the scenes of An Unearthly Child set in the School, Ian's car and the Junkyard. They are very similar to the broadcast version but with a few minor changes.

Section 2 is made up of 3 parts:

Part 1 - The scenes set inside the TARDIS Console room. This version has several technical problems and problems with the dialogue
Part 2 - Begins with the teachers and Doctor entering the TARDIS, there is some kind of problem and the take is abandoned.
Part 3 - The scene from the teachers first entering the TARDIS until the end of the episode, comlete with end credits of An Unearthly Child.


Cast

Doctor - William Hartnell

Ian Chesterton - William Russell

Barbara Wright - Jacqueline Hill

Susan Foreman - Carole Ann Ford


Crew

Anthony Coburn (Writer), Waris Hussein (Director), Verity Lambert (Producer), Mervyn Pinfield (Associate Producer), David Whitaker (Story Editor), Peter Brachacki (Designer), Norman Kay (Incidental Music)


Bad Guys

  • The Doctor - The closest this episode comes to a bad guy. He kidnaps two innocent teachers knowing they might never be able to return home, just to protect the secret of his existence.


Story Notes

  • This episode was discovered in 1978 in a mislabeled film can
  • Episode exists on 16mm telerecordings
  • Episode held in BBC's Film and Videotape Library


Statistics

Duration

The Pilot - 25'23"


Ratings

The Pilot - N/A


Continuity

Cultural References

Location Filming

Quotes

Story Arcs

Errors and Plot Holes

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