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=='''WILLIAM HARTNELL'''== | =='''WILLIAM HARTNELL'''== | ||
''The First Doctor (1963-1966)'' | ''The First Doctor (1963-1966)'' | ||
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The Hartnell series was sold in seven "Groups" of stories. | The Hartnell series was sold in seven "Groups" of stories. | ||
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| + | * Nine stories from groups A, B and C were dubbed into [[Arabic]]. | ||
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| + | * Three stories from Groups D and E were dubbed into [[Spanish]]. | ||
| + | * That the BBC retained the negatives for the majority of Groups A to E could be down to the fact that they sold the serials to a much wider global market, whereas all subsequent sales were only to a handful of Commonwealth countries. Did they have longer period of rights on those serials? | ||
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| + | * Only '''six''' countries (all in the Commonwealth) bought Group F in the 1960s. | ||
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| + | * Only '''three''' countries bought this serial, making it the lowest-selling Hartnell serial. | ||
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From 1985, the BBC reissued the surviving 17 Hartnell stories for the [[United States]] market, also later sold to [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. [[Sweden]] also aired them in the 2000s. | From 1985, the BBC reissued the surviving 17 Hartnell stories for the [[United States]] market, also later sold to [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. [[Sweden]] also aired them in the 2000s. | ||
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Revision as of 01:41, 16 January 2011
WILLIAM HARTNELL
The First Doctor (1963-1966)
Selling the first Doctor
The Hartnell series was sold in seven "Groups" of stories.
Click on the story title to go to the list of countries where that serial was screened.
GROUP A
| A | An Unearthly Child | 4 |
| B | The Daleks | 7 |
| C | Inside the Spaceship | 2 |
GROUP B
| D | Marco Polo | 7 |
| E | The Keys of Marinus | 6 |
- Groups A and B were the biggest selling batch of stories, selling to 34 countries.
GROUP C
| F | The Aztecs | 4 |
| G | The Sensorites | 6 |
| H | The Reign of Terror | 6 |
| J | Planet of Giants | 3 |
| K | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | 6 |
| L | The Rescue | 2 |
- Nine stories from groups A, B and C were dubbed into Arabic.
- The same nine stories were also dubbed into Spanish
GROUP D
| M | The Romans | 4 |
| N | The Web Planet | 6 |
| P | The Crusade | 4 |
GROUP E
| Q | The Space Museum | 4 |
| R | The Chase | 6 |
| S | The Time Meddler | 4 |
- Three stories from Groups D and E were dubbed into Spanish.
- That the BBC retained the negatives for the majority of Groups A to E could be down to the fact that they sold the serials to a much wider global market, whereas all subsequent sales were only to a handful of Commonwealth countries. Did they have longer period of rights on those serials?
GROUP F
| T | Galaxy 4 | 4 |
| U | The Myth Makers | 4 |
| W | The Massacre | 4 |
| X | The Ark | 4 |
| Y | The Celestial Toymaker | 4 |
| Z | The Gunfighters | 4 |
| AA | The Savages | 4 |
| BB | The War Machines | 4 |
| CC | The Smugglers | 4 |
- Only six countries (all in the Commonwealth) bought Group F in the 1960s.
GROUP G
| DD | The Tenth Planet | 4 |
- Only three countries bought this serial, making it the lowest-selling Hartnell serial.
GROUP H
| T/A | Mission to the Unknown | 1 |
| V | The Daleks' Master Plan | 12 |
- These two serials were not sold anywhere, mainly due to censorship issues.
From 1985, the BBC reissued the surviving 17 Hartnell stories for the United States market, also later sold to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Sweden also aired them in the 2000s.
| A | An Unearthly Child | 4 |
| B | The Daleks | 7 |
| C | Inside the Spaceship | 2 |
| E | The Keys of Marinus | 6 |
| F | The Aztecs | 4 |
| G | The Sensorites | 6 |
| J | Planet of Giants | 3 |
| K | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | 6 |
| L | The Rescue | 2 |
| M | The Romans | 4 |
| N | The Web Planet | 6 |
| Q | The Space Museum | 4 |
| R | The Chase | 6 |
| S | The Time Meddler | 4 |
| X | The Ark | 4 |
| Z | The Gunfighters | 4 |
| BB | The War Machines | 4 |
