First Doctor Hurndall. At the beginning of the programme a film insert of Hartnell's Doctor taken from "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" was used. In "The Name of the Doctor", which combined stock footage of Hartnell with Carole Ann Ford in CGI and newly shot footage, the First Doctor is depicted stealing the TARDIS in its original form. In "The Day of the Doctor", Hartnell is shown along with the other twelve doctors as they move Gallifrey to a single moment in time. He was voiced by John Guilor, over archival footage of Hartnell. A child version of the character appears in
First Doctor to his first incarnation's initial lack of altruism prior to meeting the Daleks in "Into the Dalek". A portrait of the First Doctor is hanging in a UNIT safe house in "The Zygon Invasion". First Doctor The First Doctor is the initial incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He was portrayed by the actor William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966. Hartnell reprised the role once, in the tenth anniversary story "The Three Doctors" (1973), although due to his failing health the story was written so he would not have to appear