An Adventure in Space and Time led to him being cast as the First Doctor himself in the 2017 "Doctor Who" episodes "The Doctor Falls" and "Twice Upon a Time" and in a series of audio adventures for Big Finish Productions. In 1966, William Hartnell (David Bradley) is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as the First Doctor and stands in front of the TARDIS console. Three years earlier, BBC executive Sydney Newman (Brian Cox) is
David Banks (actor) David Banks (actor) David Banks (born 24 September 1951 in Hull, England) is a British actor. As a theatre actor, he has played many leading roles in London and throughout the UK. His numerous TV appearances include long-running portrayals in "Brookside", playing the wrongly convicted murderer Graeme Curtis, and 181 episodes of L!ve TV’s drama series "Canary Wharf" as Max Armstrong, head of news, who was finally abducted by aliens. He also appeared in "EastEnders" in 1992, playing the photographer, Gavin, at Michelle Fowler's graduation ceremony. During the 1980s, he was the Cyberleader in the science fiction series "Doctor Who"