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
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