THE FIRST DOCTOR - WILLIAM HARTNELL

THE FIRST DOCTOR – Portrayed by William Hartnell (and Richard Hurndall)

The First Doctor as portrayed by William Hartnell - the original, you might say.

First appearance: 

• AN UNEARTHLY CHILD – 23 November 1963.

Final Appearance: 

• THE TENTH PLANET – 29 October 1966.

Notable Returns: 

• THE THREE DOCTORS – 30 December 1972-20 January 1973
• THE FIVE DOCTORS – 23 November 1983
• THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR – 18 May 2013.

Companions: 

• Susan
• Ian Chesterton
• Barbara Wright
• Vicki
• Steven Taylor
• Katarina
• Dorothea ‘Dodo’ Chaplet
• Ben Jackson
• Polly

First Encounters:

• The Daleks – THE DALEKS – 21 December 1963-1 February 1964
• Time Lords – THE TIME MEDDLER – 3-24 July 1965
• The Cybermen – THE TENTH PLANET – 8-29 October 1966

Doppelgangers: 

• Dalek Duplicate (THE CHASE)
• The Abbot of Amboise (THE MASSACRE)

Aliases: 

• Doctor Foreman (AN UNEARTHLY CHILD)
• Maximus Pettulian (The ROMANS)
• Zeus (THE MYTH MAKERS)
• Doctor Galigari (THE GUNFIGHTERS).

Dalek Encounters:

• THE DALEKS
• THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH
• THE CHASE,
• THE DALEKS’ MASTERPLAN

Cybermen Encounters

• THE TENTH PLANET

Given Age

• None

Cause of Regeneration:

• Old age – THE TENTH PLANET

The First Doctor as portrayed by Richard Hurndall in 'The Five Doctors'