Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

StuOz A drama about how Doctor Who came to be on TV.Perhaps the best British TV drama made in years.I like Doctor Who but I am more into US science fiction like Star Trek and Irwin Allen...which also came out of the 1960s. My point is: this is for fans of 1960s sci-fi in general. Not just Doctor who fans.Everybody is this drama is perfectly casted, mainly the guy playing William Hartnell.The Daleks and The Tardis are perfectly matched to how they looked back then.It gets a little sad towards the end, so there is more to this than a sci-fi blast from the past.

bob the moo Earlier this year, on the gentle prodding of IMDb user Theo Robertson, I decided that I would go back and watch Doctor Who from the beginning. This was interested to me since I can just about remember the image of Davison as the Doctor but really the actual moments I remember are from the era of McCoy and Baker (an era that brought the show to an end for many years); so watching the originals was interesting to me if for no other reason than I had never seen them. The timing was good because I was glad to have made that connection before all the 50th anniversary stuff kicked off.All through the fuss and hype, I did feel like we were celebrating where the show was right now, not its roots and as a result I was really glad of this film for focusing on the origins of the show. As Theo will probably tell you better than I, the facts are dusted up in the sake of a good story and the film moves better for it. I disagree with Theo where he says this film presented it as some sort of great cultural moment – I thought the film did a good job of showing how throwaway it was, how little interest there was and how it is more or less a matter of good fortune that the characters caught the public imagination and made an impression that has endured for decades. The story is presented in an affectionate manner, particularly towards Hartnell, who is probably given a bit too much nostalgic cheer for what he deserves, but he is given his dues and is very well played by Bradley.The tone of the show is affectionate and humorous; we are not spared the fluffed lines and the set malfunctions and yet these are given over to part of the charm. The supporting cast play up their outsider status in a pleasing way, although as Theo says, I'm not sure if Cox was told that his role was to inject energy and color into the film, but his performance is so overblown as to be pure caricature. Still though, it all works really well and with so much hype and fanfare for the current show, it was so nice to have something looking back with such gentle affection – I didn't even mind the appearance of Matt Smith as I thought that was a nice moment and more a nod to the origins than it was to the present.

Prismark10 Mark Gatiss always wanted to tell the story about the origins of Doctor Who and although this is a well worn tale for die hard fans, for the casual viewer this is based in a time when the television industry was a lot different.A Canadian Head of Drama with pizazz having an idea, a Jewish female producer being the first female producer at BBC drama and an Indian Muslim tasked with directing the first episode. Maybe this was a series designed to fail rather than last half a century.David Bradley well known for playing the curmudgeonly Filch in the Harry Potter films plays the curmudgeonly William Hartnell, an actor well known for playing army types and small time hoods before he got the keys for the TARDIS and enchanted children of all ages.We have recreation in colour of some of the well known scenes from early Doctor Who, some of these episodes now lost in time.The drama had to be distilled in 90 minutes so a lot of the story had to be left out. Hartnell could be difficult to work with and had abrasive relationships with some of his producers. The writer managed to get cameos from past actors from the early series and used scenes and lines from previous episodes such as Tennant's final line before he regenerated 'I don't want to go' which was reused here when Hartnell discovers he is to be replaced by another actor.

littlehobbit13 I've watched all the Doctor who anniversary specials now: Day of the Doctor, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, and just now An Adventure in Space Time.There's a moment at the end of An Adventure in Space Time, where they're filming Hartnell's departure, that sums up the entirety of Doctor Who's legacy, I think. Hartnell begins to flip switches on the console, and as he looks up, he sees Matt Smith's Doctor standing at the console with him. Smith smiles at Hartnell, and Hartnell smiles back. In that moment, you see the Doctor's legacy, and it's a beautiful moment. The moment only lasts about 45 seconds, and it moved me to tears.It was unexpected, and it was right, and it was perfect.I think anyone wishing to call themselves a "true" Whovian should see this Special. The production does an amazing job of showing you how hard it was to get everything going, and how much the cast and crew had to do to keep make the show what it was. It's funny to take a step back, as you're watching, and remember that these are all real people you're getting attached to. As you watch bits of the Who family slowly move on. As you watch Hartnell truly become the Doctor, playing with little kids who only see him at such. As you watch Hartnell find out he'll no longer be playing the Doctor. (I don't think I'll ever be able to watch Tennant's farewell the same way again, and I wonder if it wasn't an intentional nod to Hartnell.) The film closes out with what I think most fans would agree is still the most moving and best written speech of the entire series: "One day I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine."