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
David Graham (actor) the early voices of the Daleks, following the death of the Dalek designer Raymond Cusick. David Graham (actor) David Graham (born 1924 or 1925) is an English character actor and voice artist. Born in London, he trained as an actor in New York City following service in the Royal Air Force as a radar mechanic, and has since worked mainly in British television. Graham is known for his voice work for the series "Doctor Who" and "Thunderbirds" during the 1960s. Graham played several characters in the science-fiction TV series "Doctor Who" during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably Dalek voices