Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)

Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, two humble teachers during 1963, discover a genius student's grandfather, simply known as "the Doctor", and his police box time machine. Deciding that the pair knows too much about his otherworldly origins, they are whisked away on a journey through time and space.

Cast (35)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

William Hartnell

The Doctor

William Russell

Ian Chesterton

Jacqueline Hill

Barbara Wright

Carole Ann Ford

Susan Foreman

Derek Newark

Za

A

Alethea Charlton

Hur

Eileen Way

Old Mother

J

Jeremy Young

Kal

H

Howard Lang

Horg

Reg Cranfield

Policeman (uncredited)

F

Francesca Bertorelli

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

C

Carole Clarke

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Heather Lyons

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

M

Mavis Ranson

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

C

Cedric Schoeman

Schoolboy (uncredited)

B

Brian Thomas

Schoolboy (uncredited)

R

Richard Wilson

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Leslie Bates

Tribesman (uncredited)

Al Davis

Tribesman (uncredited)

B

Billie Davis

Tribesman (uncredited)

R

Roy Denton

Tribesman (uncredited)

B

Bob Haddow

Tribesman (uncredited)

B

Bill Nichols

Tribesman (uncredited)

F

Frank Wheatley

Tribesman (uncredited)

E

Elizabeth Body

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

J

Jean Denyer

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

V

Veronica Dyson

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

D

Diane Gay

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

B

Brenda Proctor

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

L

Lyn Turner

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

D

Doreen Ubells

Tribeswoman (uncredited)

A

Antonia Moss

Child (uncredited)

J

Julie Moss

Child (uncredited)

D

David Rosen

Child (uncredited)

T

Trevor Thomas

Child (uncredited)

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