Dr. Who
First appearance Dr. Who and the Daleks
Last appearance daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Portrayed by Peter Cushing
Information
Gender Male
Occupation Inventor
Family Susan, Barbara (granddaughters)
Louise (niece)
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PERSONALITY
Whereas the contemporary televisionincarnation of the character was depicted as an abrasive, patronising, and cantankerous extraterrestrial, as portrayed by Cushing, Dr. Who is an eccentric inventor who claims to have created a time machine, named TARDIS, in his back garden.[4] He is a gentle, grandfatherly figure, naturally curious, sometimes absent-minded but not afraid to fight for justice. He is shown to have a keen and somewhat juvenile sense of humour, a strong sense of adventure, a will of iron and very strong morals.
Unlike his counterpart, where the character’s real name is ambiguous, his surname is clearly stated to be “Who” in both films.
Companions
In the first film, Dr. Who travels with his two granddaughters: Susan (Roberta Tovey), who is portrayed as a younger character than the Susan depicted in the series, and Barbara (Jennie Linden). They are joined by Ian Chesterton (Roy Castle), Barbara’s”new boyfriend”, who is depicted as a generally clumsy and comical figure (whereas the version of the character is more heroic, and his relationship with Barbara is amicable and professional rather than romantic).
In the sequel, Susan is joined by Dr. Who’s niece Louise (Jill Curzon) and an inept male companion, police constable Tom Campbell (Bernard Cribbins).
TARDIS
The exteriorof Dr. Who’s TARDIS (not ‘the’ TARDIS, as referred to in the television series) resembles a police box, although the films, unlike the series, offer no explanationas to why the machine has this appearance. Other than using the contrivance of the craft’s interior being larger than its exterior, the interior set bears no relation to the clean, high-tech version of the time. In the first film it is filled with a chaotic jumble of wiring and electronic equipment, replaced in the second film by a number of simple consoles adorned with buttons, gauges and lights.
Other appearances
In addition to the two films, Dr. Who has appeared in a Dell comic strip adaption of the film, the comic strip daleks versus the Martians in the 1996″Spring Special” of Doctor Who Magazine, and the short story The House on Oldark Moor by Justin Richards, published in the BBC Books collection Short Trips and Sidesteps.
Proposed radio series
During the late 1960s, there were plans for a radio series starring Peter Cushing as the voice of Dr. Who. A collaboration between Stanmark Productions and Watermill Productions, a pilot was recorded and a further 52 episodes were to be produced. The pilot story (titled Journey into Time) featured Dr. Who and his granddaughter travelling to the time of the American Revolution. The script was written by future Doctor Who series writer Malcolm Hulke. The recording was subsequently lost.[5]