An Adventure in Space and Time asked to create a show that will fill the gap between "Grandstand" and "Juke Box Jury". He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine) she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director, Waris Hussein (Sacha Dhawan), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled "Doctor Who" and, despite some trepidation, he
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Doctor Who": "The Adventure Games is a series of episodic third-person adventure games, based on the BBC TV series "Doctor Who" and developed by Sumo Digital. Charles Cecil served as executive producer and worked with Sean Millard and Will Tarratt on the design. Each episode was made available for free download to residents of the UK via the BBC's official "Doctor Who" website; a UK internet address is required to both download and install them, though several of the games subsequently were made available for international sale. The first one was released on 5 June