Doctor Who (2013 specials) Jackie. On 19 September 2013, scenes were filmed in the evening at Puzzlewood with fake snow being scattered over certain areas. On 5 October 2013, Doctor Who producer Marcus Wilson revealed via Twitter that filming was complete. In addition to the 50th anniversary episode featuring Matt Smith and David Tennant, a further special was produced to celebrate "Doctor Who's" half-century. "An Adventure in Space and Time", written by Mark Gatiss, was a feature-length docudrama detailing the conception and initial production of "Doctor Who". It featured David Bradley as William Hartnell and Reece Shearsmith as Patrick Troughton; Matt Smith has a
The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of "regeneration", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance