The Doctor Falls Bradley was filmed as part of the filming of the Christmas Special in June 2017. David Bradley appears at the episode's conclusion as the First Doctor. Bradley portrayed William Hartnell, the First Doctor's actor, in the docudrama "An Adventure in Space and Time" and appeared as the villain Solomon in "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship", as well as voicing the character of Shansheeth Blue in "Death of the Doctor" in the "Doctor Who" spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures". The episode was watched by 3.75 million viewers overnight. Compared to other programmes that aired on the same night, "Doctor Who" fared
William Russell (actor) of the programme's fiftieth anniversary celebrations. Russell appeared as a character in the drama, portrayed by actor Jamie Glover. Russell also had a cameo role in "An Adventure in Space and Time" playing a BBC Commissionaire (security guard) named Harry. The same year, Russell portrayed both Ian and the First Doctor in the Big Finish audio play "The Light at the End", produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Doctor Who". On 2 December 1988, Russell and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis , had their first child Alfred Enoch, when he was 64 years old. Alfred is now an