History Film / AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime

* GoodLuckGesture: During filming [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks the Daleks' first serial]], she crosses her fingers behind her back, hoping this would boost the ratings. Thankfully, this works.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The ending of the docudrama briefly elaborates on what became of Hussein, Verity, Sydney and William.

Much acclaim was given to David Bradley's performance as Hartnell. Many viewers noted that with the makeup, David Bradley looked uncannily like the First Doctor. He made such an impression that he was tapped to play the First Doctor in the series proper for the 2017 Christmas Special, the final part of the GrandFinale for Creator/PeterCapaldi's Twelfth Doctor. David Bradley, Claudia Grant, Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover (who played Creator/CaroleAnnFord, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell) also appear in a series of First Doctor stories produced by Creator/BigFinish.

** What appears to be a close-up of a Dalek turns out to be JFK's assassin.

* NumberOfTheBeast: Creator/TheBBC sold their Dalek playsuit at 66s.6d (sixty six shillings and sixpence), or £3.6.6.[[note]]Which amounts to £3.33 in "new" British money, £56.84 today.[[/note]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Quite a little trick]] in the sixties!

** William Hartnell, just before he films his regeneration scene, looks over the TARDIS to find Creator/MattSmith, in-character as the 11th Doctor (who was current Doctor at the time of filming), smiling back at him.

** William Hartnell, just before he films his regeneration scene, looks over the TARDIS to find Creator/MattSmith, in-character as the 11th Doctor (who was the current Doctor at time of filming), smiling back at him.

* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DavidBradley, Jessica Raine, Creator/BrianCox, Creator/NicholasBriggs, Creator/JeanMarsh, Reece Shearsmith, and Sacha Dhawan have or will appear on ''Doctor Who'' before and after the docudrama. Same can be said for William Russell, Carole Ann Ford, Mark Eden and Anneke Wills, but what's special about their case is they are also characters here played by different actors/actresses.

* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DavidBradley, Jessica Raine, Creator/BrianCox, Creator/NicholasBriggs, Creator/JeanMarsh and Creator/ReceShearsmith have or will appear on ''Doctor Who'' before and after the docudrama. Same can be said for William Russell, Carole Ann Ford, Mark Eden and Anneke Wills, but what's special about their case is they are also characters here played by different actors/actresses.

* LargeHam: Sydney Newman. His brash, Hollywood-style personality is in stark contrast to the sedate, by-the-rules approach of the BBC. And for a double helping of ham, Newman is played by Creator/BrianCox.
-->[[CatchPhrase "Pow! Pow! Pow!"]]

--->'''Announcer:''' This is the BBC. The following program is based on actual events. It is important to remember, however, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E6TheAztecs that you can't rewrite history, not one line.]] Except, perhaps, when you embark on [[TitleDrop an adventure in space and time...]]

* TropesAreNotBad: Sydney wants to avoid sci-fi cliches like {{Tin Can Robot}}s and [[EyeOnAStalk Bug-Eyed]] [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters]]. The Daleks combine both these features yet help the show achieve popular success.

* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DavidBradley, Jessica Raine, Creator/BrianCox, Creator/NicholasBriggs, Jean Marsh and Rece Shearsmith have or will appear on ''Doctor Who'' before and after the docudrama. Same can be said for William Russell, Carole Ann Ford, Mark Eden and Anneke Wills, but what's special about their case is they are also characters here played by different actors/actresses.

* ReplacementScrappy: (InUniverse) Hartnell is visibly upset over his show's RevolvingDoorCasting of both behind-the-scenes personnel and on-camera talents, and he makes it clear to them. Ironically (and TruthInTelevision), the only replacement he didn't resented is [[Creator/PatrickTroughton his own]].

* {{Blooper}}: While filming "The Daleks", director Christopher Barry is first seen sitting in the production studio with Verity on his left and Mervyn Pinfield on the right. Less than half a minute later, Verity and Mervyn have swapped places.

** At the very end, there is a TV showing the real William Hartnell delivering his famous goodbye speech.

** Creator/MarkEden, had playeed the title character of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E4MarcoPolo "Marco Polo"]]. Here, he portrays the executive who orders ''Doctor Who'' cancelled (and a scene shows the cast filming "Marco Polo").

* GoodLuckGesture: During filming the Daleks' first serial, she crosses her fingers behind her back, hoping this would boost the ratings. Thankfully, this works.

** William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, who played the original companions Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman in the show's first seasons, appear. Anneke Wills, known for her role as Polly Wright, and Jean Marsh (companion Sara Kingdom, Morgana Le Fay) show up in the cheering crowd during the celebrations after finishing "The Web Planet". (In real life, Verity Lambert stayed on later.)

** Hartnell's earlier flubs ("Check the fornicator!") turn out to be this when it becomes apparent he's ill and his memory is starting to suffer.

Much acclaim was given to David Bradley's performance as Hartnell. Many viewers noted that with the makeup, David Bradley looked uncannily like the First Doctor. He made such an impression that he was tapped to play the First Doctor in the series proper for the 2017 Christmas Special, the final part of the GrandFinale for Creator/PeterCapaldi's Twelfth Doctor. David Bradley, Claudia Grant, Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover (who played Creator/CaroleAnnFord, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell) are also going to appear in a series of First Doctor stories produced by Creator/BigFinish.

'''Sydney Newman:''' (''under his breath'') [[OneOfUs I like it...]]

It stars Creator/DavidBradley as Creator/WilliamHartnell, Jessica Raine as the show's first producer Creator/VerityLambert, and Creator/BrianCox as BBC Head of Drama Creator/SydneyNewman.

* NumberOfTheBeast: Creator/TheBBC sold their Dalek playsuit at 66s.6d (sixty six shillings and sixpence), or £3.6s.6d.[[note]]Which amounts to £3.33 in "new" British money, £56.84 today.[[/note]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Quite a little trick]] in the sixties!

Much acclaim was given to David Bradley's performance as Hartnell. Many viewers noted that with the makeup, David Bradley looked uncannily like the First Doctor. He made such an impression that he was tapped to play the First Doctor in the series proper for the 2017 Christmas Special, the final part of the GrandFinale for Creator/PeterCapaldi's Twelfth Doctor. David Bradley, Claudia Grant, Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover (who played Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell) are also going to appear in a series of First Doctor stories produced by Creator/BigFinish.

Much acclaim was given to David Bradley's performance as Hartnell. Many viewers noted that with the makeup, David Bradley looked uncannily like the First Doctor. He made such an impression that he was tapped to play the First Doctor in the series proper for the 2017 Christmas Special, the final part of the GrandFinale for Creator/PeterCapaldi's Twelfth Doctor. David Bradley, Claudia Grant, Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover are also going to appear in a series of First Doctor stories produced by Creator/BigFinish.

* CelebrityParadox: Creator/DavidBradley, Jessica Raine, Creator/BrianCox, Creator/NicholasBriggs, Jean Marsh and Rece Shearsmith have or will appear on ''Doctor Who'' before and after the docudrama. Same can be said for William Russell, Carole Ann Ford and Anneke Wills, but what's special about their case is they are also characters here played by different actors/actresses.

* BitterSweetEnding: The original creators of the show depart one by one to an increasing air of melancholy, and Bill himself is eventually forced to depart the show due to ill health, but their legacy lives on half a century later.

Much acclaim was given to David Bradley's performance as Hartnell. Many viewers noted that with the makeup, David Bradley looked uncannily like the First Doctor. He made such an impression that he was tapped to play the First Doctor in the series proper for the 2017 Christmas Special, the final part of the GrandFinale for Creator/PeterCapaldi's Twelfth Doctor.

* NumberOfTheBeast: Creator/TheBBC sold their Dalek playsuit at 66s.6d (sixty six shillings and sixpence), or £20.6s.6d.[[note]]Which amounts to £20.33 in "new" British money.[[/note]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Quite a little trick]] in the sixties!