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 '''Reg Cranfield''' played the [[Policeman (An Unearthly Child)|policeman]] seen during the opening credits of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', replacing [[Fred Rawlings]] from "[[The Pilot Episode]]" which was the only casting change, (''[[DWMS Summer 1994]]'', [[TCH1]]) despite the fact that Cranfield is listed as playing the part in the production paperwork for both versions of the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story. Either these sources are mistaken or Rawlings played the part in one of the unused versions.
-Cranfield, therefore, has the unique distinction of being the very first actor to appear on brozdcasted ''Doctor Who''; he later went on to appear in more than a half-dozen other ''Doctor Who'' stories into the 1970s.
+Cranfield, therefore, has the unique distinction of being the very first actor to appear on broadcasted ''Doctor Who''; he later went on to appear in more than a half-dozen other ''Doctor Who'' stories into the 1970s.
 A character in the 2013 novel, ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'', is named [[Reg Cranfield]]. In the book, Cranfield is featured patrolling along [[Totter's Lane]] as the actor did on TV.