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Simon Benjamin Brodkin (born 29 September 1977) is an English comedian, performing both on the stand-up circuit and in comedy television series. He is best known for playing a cheerful chav character called Lee Nelson , but also performs as other comedy characters , such as a Liverpudlian footballer called Jason Bent .
Called An Unearthly Child, the episode was the first of a four-part serial that saw actor William Hartnell take the role of the time-travelling Doctor – a character he played for three years.
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Jun 10, 2010 · Comedian Simon Brodkin brings his comic creations to life, his lead character Lee Nelson entertains with chat and games along with other characters, footballer Jason Bent, holiday rep Chris Young and TV medic Doctor Bob.
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- The First Episode Transported The Characters to The Stone Age
- The First Series Was A Hit
- The Concept of ‘Regeneration’ Was Invented to Prolong The Show
- The Show Was Cancelled in 1989
- It Continues to Captivate Audiences
Recorded in September 1963 on black and white video tape, An Unearthly Child tells the story of Susan, a schoolgirl who harbours strange, ‘alien’ views about the world. Concerned about her, two of her teachers visit her home, where they meet her cranky and mysterious grandfather – called ‘the Doctor’ – then hear Susan’s voice from inside a police p...
The success of the eagerly anticipated new show was cast into jeopardy before it had even been aired by something beyond Hussein’s control. Just a day earlier, US President John. F Kennedy had been assassinatedin Dallas, and the frenzied coverage of the earth-shaking event ultimately delayed the programme’s launch. However, the delay was slight, an...
In 1966, Hartnell’s health began to fail, so the show-runners began to search for a replacement, and more fundamentally, an excuse for changing the Doctor’s appearance. In the end, they decided that the alien Doctor could have a new power, regeneration: an idea which is partly responsible for the show’s extraordinary longevity. The character actor ...
However, the show was not without its problems. In 1989, with viewing figures plummeting and the public tired of unrealistic sets and cheesy dialogue, the show was cancelled. It was revived, however, with spectacular success in 2005 by Russel T. Davies, who updated it for a modern audience by casting the leather jacket-sporting Christopher Ecclesto...
Today, the global phenomenon Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction TV show of all time. It has consistently provided career-launching exposure for recent Doctors such as David Tennant and Matt Smith, and the first female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, proved similarly popular. Buzz around who will be cast as the new Doctor towards the end of ...
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The first episode of Doctor Who was aired on 23 November 1963. The cover of the Radio Times that week announced "a new Saturday-afternoon television series of adventures in time and space".
An Unearthly Child (sometimes referred to as 100,000 BC) [2] is the first serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC TV in four weekly parts from 23 November to 14 December 1963.
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13 episodes (2 series) Simon Brodkin brings his critically acclaimed characters - including chav Lee Nelson and footballer Jason Bent - to a BBC Three audience. Stars Simon Brodkin, Terry Noble, Kathy Berry and Ben Willbond.
