A biographical drama that brings to life the unlikely partnership between actor William Hartnell and producer Verity Lambert as they created the longest running science fiction series ever made. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they embarked on an epic adventure that would change television history. With emphasis on Hartnell's original lead role in Doctor Who, the film dramatises the development and early years of the series from 1963 to 1966, recreating elements from actual locations depicted in the show and shot at the BBC Television Centre before its closure.