The Doctor (Doctor Who) Big Finish Productions. Matt Smith made a brief "imagined" cameo seen only by actor William Hartnell (portrayed by David Bradley), in the movie dramatising the early years of Doctor Who "An Adventure in Space and Time". In early production documents, the Doctor was said to be 650 years old, although this was never stated on screen. By the time the Doctor did cite his age ("Let me see, in human terms, 400, yes, 450 years" in the serial "The Tomb of the Cybermen" (1967); he kept a 500-year diary), he had already regenerated to a younger form. The intention at
An Adventure in Space and Time However, the proposal was rejected, and Gatiss was told that there was no available slot or budget. In order to make the film understandable to a general audience, not all personnel involved in the creation of "Doctor Who" are represented. For example, the role of original story editor David Whitaker is merged with that of associate producer Mervyn Pinfield; co-creator Donald Wilson and writer C.E. Webber are also excluded. Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, including missing episodes such as "Marco Polo". Gatiss also had ambitions to recreate the death of Sara Kingdom