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{{Merge|William Hartnell (Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!)|Same individual, as well as the matter being agreed upon in the talk page.}} | |||
{{Infobox Individual | |||
|image = W Hartnell.jpg | |||
|name = W. Hartnell | |||
|alias = "Billy" | |||
|species = Human | |||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |||
|job = Actor | |||
|only = Pier Pressure (audio story) | |||
|voice actor = Martin Parsons | |||
}} | |||
{{you may|William Hartnell|n1=the real William Hartnell|William Hartnell (Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!)|n2= the more explicit in-universe account of William Harntell}} | |||
'''W. "Billy" Hartnell''' was an actor in the [[20th century]]. After his death, he was buried near to [[Ijezie Obiefune]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
By [[1936]], Billy had starred in films in produced in [[London]], including ''[[I'm an Explosive]]'' and ''[[While Parents Sleep]]''. Billy's friend, [[Max Miller]], invited him down to [[Brighton]] to pick up some tips. | |||
When Miller encountered the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] and began assisting them in their investigations of some mysterious [[murder]]s and disappearances, Billy was entirely sceptical of the Doctor's stories of evil aliens and disappointed by Miller's willingness to believe them. | |||
After the alien entity was defeated and the Doctor and Evelyn departed, Miller headed back to the pub to tell Billy all about it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'') | |||
By the [[1980s]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Infinite Astronaut (comic story)|The Infinite Astronaut]]'') W. Hartnell had died and had been buried near to the grave of [[Ijezie Obiefune]], which his daughter [[Alice Obiefune|Alice]] and wife [[Ada Obiefune|Ada]] visited often. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Whodunnit? (comic story)|Whodunnit?]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* ''I'm an Explosive'' and ''While Parents Sleep'' were actual films made in the UK in the 1930s, both of which starred a young actor known as [[William Hartnell|Billy Hartnell]]. In 1936, Hartnell was 28 years old. | |||
* ''[[This Sporting Life]]'', a film that starred William in the real world, also exists in the DWU. | |||
* An [[William Hartnell (Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!)|in-universe William Hartnell]] previously appeared in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by name in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'', but was depicted as being active in the late [[21st century]]. | |||
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