Harry Potter Star Cast in Doctor Who Drama

One of the stars of the Harry Potter films is set to play the first ever Doctor in forthcoming BBC Two Doctor Who drama An Adventure in Space and Time.

David Bradley – who played Argus Filch in the Potter flicks – has been cast as William Hartnell, the first actor to play the iconic Time Lord.

William Hartnell (on the left) will be played by David Bradley (on the right).

The one-off 90-minute drama will be written and executive produced by Mark Gatiss, and tell the story of the genesis of the long-running sci-fi series, which first aired on the BBC on November 23, 1963.

BBC Head of Drama Sydney Newman – credited with creating the show – will be played by Bourne Identity star Brian Cox, while producer Verity Lambert will be portrayed by Call the Midwife actress Jessica Raine.

Speaking to the BBC, Bradley - who also played the villain in recent Who episode 'Dinosaurs On A Spaceship' - said “I’m absolutely thrilled. I first heard about this role from Mark while watching the Diamond Jubilee flotilla from the roof of the National Theatre. When he asked if I would be interested, I almost bit his hand off!

“Mark has written such a wonderful script not only about the birth of a cultural phenomenon, but a moment in television history. William Hartnell was one of the finest character actors of our time and as a fan I want to make sure that I do him justice.”

Gatiss added, “what a cast! I’m utterly delighted that everyone’s favourite Time Lors will be in such brilliant and stellar company. We have a terrific team who can’t wait to tell the fascinating and surprising story of how the Doctor began his journey through space and time.”

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The ‘Adventure’ will start shooting this February and be broadcast later in the year as part of The Doctor’s 50th anniversary celebrations on the BBC.

And with speculation rife that all the living Doctors will pop up in the forthcoming series of Who, Bradley could also potentially be in line to reprise the role on show. Obviously that's just conjecture at this point, but stranger things have happened.

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and can't wait to see this drama. He rambles on both Twitter and MyIGN.

Source : ign[dot]com