Doctor Who star Mark Gatiss has revealed he has an idea for a sequel to An Adventure in Space and Time.
The 2013 film saw David Bradley play the role of William Hartnell, the first actor to assume the part of the iconic Time Lord, in a dramatisation of the beginnings of the BBC show.
Despite being a decade old, Gatiss has revealed he has ideas for a follow-up to the special, with other periods in the show’s history being ripe for adaptation.
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“The origins of everything, that's always the interesting thing. The other interesting thing is crisis,” he told Radio Times. “The documentary about The Trial of a Time Lord is an absolutely fascinating piece of work, because it's so full of what ifs and conflict.
“It's a strange thing to say, but the darkest hour for the show would definitely make a very interesting drama, wouldn't it? I mean, the personal conflicts, the professional conflicts, the resignations... that's the one, isn't it?
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“And I suppose out of the darkness comes the light, because there's a rosy future to look forward to. There's something very moving about [Tales of the TARDIS] rounding all that off.”
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An Adventure in Space and Time will soon be added to BBC iPlayer as part of The Whoniverse, which has been created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the show. One of the other new projects is spin-off Tales of the TARDIS, which focuses on classic duos from the show.
“I like them. I always have a slight suspicion that the thing that's best about Doctor Who is that Doctor Who's in it,” said former showrunner Steven Moffat of the spin-off. “You don't improve a Doctor Who by taking Doctor Who out of it.”
Doctor Who returns for three 60th anniversary specials later in 2023. The show airs on BBC One in the UK and Disney+ elsewhere.
Classic episodes of Doctor Who will be made available via BBC iPlayer in the UK from November 1.
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