First Doctor (Doctor Who Timeline 1)



The First Doctor is a principal character in the Doctor Who Timeline 1 Universe. Known primarily as the Doctor, he debuted in Doctor Who 101-1, an Unearthly Child in 1963.

History
The Doctor is a member of the Time Lord race from planet Gallifrey. After he and his granddaughter, Susan Foreman left their home to travel through time and space aboard their TARDIS, they settled in the Shoreditch neighborhood of London, England in 1963. On November 22, Susan is followed to the TARDIS by school teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, leading to a verbal confrontation with the Doctor and their introduction to the TARDIS. Upon starting up the TARDIS, the foursome engaged on multiple adventures.

Over the next few years, other companions would come and go, including Vicki Pallister, Steven Taylor, Katarina, Dodo Chaplet, Ben Jackson, and Polly Wright. The First Doctor's adventures would end on December 25, 1986 as he would regenerate into his next form, the Second Doctor.

Danaverse Connection
During his regeneration into the Second Doctor, the First Doctor's timeline was paused by the Council of the Multiverse and he was recruited by them to join. With time unpaused and regeneration complete, the First Doctor decided he would work with them, but not become a part of them, choosing instead to form the Council of Doctors, consisting of each Doctor after they have regenerated.

Information
The First Doctor is portrayed chiefly by William Hartnell with other live action portrayals by Richard Hurndall and David Bradley. This is Hartnell's only Danaverse appearance. Hurndall's other Danaverse appearance includes Farrer in the Avengers 609, Legacy of Death. Bradley's other Danaverse appearances include other Doctor Who Timeline 1 characters, Shansheeth Blue in the Sarah Jane Adventures 402, the Death of the Doctor and Solomon in Doctor Who 702, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, as well as Church Keeper in Captain America, the First Avenger. Bradley also has the distinction of portraying Hartnell in a docudrama, an Adventure in Space and Time.