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As Hartnell finds himself at the centre of an ever-changing parade of co-stars, Newman takes notice of the actor's failing health. Hartnell goes to Newman and asks that he be given a reduced workload, however Newman tells him that he has reluctantly decided that he should be replaced with the producers figuring out [[regeneration|a way]] to keep the character of the Doctor going, but with a new actor: [[Patrick Troughton]]. Hartnell returns home and bursts into tears, devastated at leaving the role he has grown to love. | As Hartnell finds himself at the centre of an ever-changing parade of co-stars, Newman takes notice of the actor's failing health. Hartnell goes to Newman and asks that he be given a reduced workload, however Newman tells him that he has reluctantly decided that he should be replaced with the producers figuring out [[regeneration|a way]] to keep the character of the Doctor going, but with a new actor: [[Patrick Troughton]]. Hartnell returns home and bursts into tears, devastated at leaving the role he has grown to love. | ||
Hartnell reports for his final day on the set, where he meets Troughton and prepares to shoot his final scene. As he does so, he has a vision of the future: [[Matt Smith|a young man in a tweed jacket and bow-tie]]/[[Ncuti Gatwa|a young man in a brown-orange leather coat]] smiling reassuringly from across the TARDIS console, signifying a long life ahead for the character he originated. | Hartnell reports for his final day on the set, where he meets Troughton and prepares to shoot his final scene. As he does so, he has a vision of the future: [[Matt Smith|a young man in a tweed jacket and bow-tie]]/[[Ncuti Gatwa|a young dark-skinned man in a brown-orange leather coat]] smiling reassuringly at him from across the TARDIS console, signifying a long life ahead for the character he originated. | ||
As the film ends, the real William Hartnell is seen delivering his farewell to [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. | As the film ends, the real William Hartnell is seen delivering his farewell speech to [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. | ||
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* The recreation of the prop used for the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]]'s [[TARDIS control console|TARDIS console]] would go on to make several appearances in ''Doctor Who''. It appeared as a console in a [[Clara's TARDIS|TARDIS]] stolen by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', as the console in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|First Doctor's TARDIS]] in ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', as the console in a [[Fugitive Doctor|mysterious incarnation of the Doctor]]'s [[Fugitive Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', and as the console in [[TARDIS 1 (The Timeless Children)|two]] [[TARDIS 2 (The Timeless Children)|TARDISes]] stolen by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'', the first of which is seen again in ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''. | * The recreation of the prop used for the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]]'s [[TARDIS control console|TARDIS console]] would go on to make several appearances in ''Doctor Who''. It appeared as a console in a [[Clara's TARDIS|TARDIS]] stolen by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'', as the console in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|First Doctor's TARDIS]] in ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', as the console in a [[Fugitive Doctor|mysterious incarnation of the Doctor]]'s [[Fugitive Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'', and as the console in [[TARDIS 1 (The Timeless Children)|two]] [[TARDIS 2 (The Timeless Children)|TARDISes]] stolen by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] in ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'', the first of which is seen again in ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* The film's original broadcast on [[BBC Two]] was immediately followed by a rebroadcast of all four episodes of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' on [[BBC Four]]. | * The film's original broadcast on [[BBC Two]] was immediately followed by a rebroadcast of all four episodes of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' on [[BBC Four]]. | ||
** The film was re-broadcast on [[BBC Four]] on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], the [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]]. In this broadcast, the film has received a few changes | ** The film was re-broadcast on [[BBC Four]] on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], the [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]]. In this broadcast, the film has received a few changes — notably scenes representing the original filming of ''An Unearthly Child'' have been altered, due to ongoing disputes with Stef Coburn, son of [[Anthony Coburn]], over rights to the story, which have also prevented it from appearing on [[BBC iPlayer]]; and the scene of Hartnell seeing [[Matt Smith]]’s [[Eleventh Doctor]] was updated to replace Smith with [[Ncuti Gatwa]] as the then-incoming [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. | ||
*** This broadcast immediately followed ''[[The Daleks in Colour (TV story)|The Daleks in Colour]]'', also on BBC Four. Both productions were preceded by the [[Whoniverse ident]] in its televised debut, and both were added to [[BBC iPlayer]]'s [[Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|Whoniverse]] catalog of ''Doctor Who'' content. Incidentally both the 2013 premiere and the 2023 repeat fell on a [[Thursday]]. | *** This broadcast immediately followed ''[[The Daleks in Colour (TV story)|The Daleks in Colour]]'', also on BBC Four. Both productions were preceded by the [[Whoniverse ident]] in its televised debut, and both were added to [[BBC iPlayer]]'s [[Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|Whoniverse]] catalog of ''Doctor Who'' content. Incidentally both the 2013 premiere and the 2023 updated repeat fell on a [[Thursday]]. | ||
=== Cast notes === | === Cast notes === | ||
