A  SECOND  DOCTOR ?

Patrick Troughton 1966-1969
Cosmic hobo. Baggy trousers. When I say run. Recorder. Stovepipe hat. Twinkling eyes. Butterfingers. Jamie, Jamie, hold on!

 

"It is hard for those of us who are a bit younger, and who grew up with much more action and colour, to watch older shows like the original Doctor Who. But I think it’s necessary to get a full understanding of where The Doctor came from."  -  The Dr. Who Files

 

Well, as I have said, my first Doctor was Tom Baker in the early 70s.  Today I find some of those episodes hard to take, although, I know there are purests who will only watch the older ones and don't care for the action and bright colours of the Second Coming.  I personally find researching and reading about the early Doctors story lines much more interesting.  Having a clear knowledge of where the Doctor(s) are coming from can be very helpful.

 

Now, my son, Andrew has watched most of the total series.  Including the movies.  And I will say that he is more knowledgeable than myself.

 

 

 

Patrick Troughton portrayed The Doctor from 1966 through 1969.  He introduced us to THE DALEKS!  His predecessor was brought down by the Cybermen, and for the first time a new incarnation of the Doctor appeared - The Second Doctor.

 

"The Doctor,magically transformed, was younger with a new personality which in some ways set the stage for all later Doctors.

This Doctor displayed considerable knowledge and expertise gained through extensive travels, and had even gained some small measure of control over the TARDIS, although not much more than his predecessor.

Troughton's Doctor also had a sense of wonder, coupled with a child-like playfulness. But while he often played the fool, capering with a disarming smile and playing his recorder, he hid the mind of a brilliant scientist.

The second Doctor's first story, which no longer exists in the BBC archives, was The Power of the Daleks. The six-part story was broadcast between November and December of 1966.
His last regular story was The War Games, broadcast in 1969. It was this ten-part story that revealed the Doctor's origins, which heretofore had only been hinted at: he was one of a race called the Timelords, who had mastery over time and space, but who were content to watch without interfering. The Doctor was taken back to his at the time unnamed home world, and put on trial for the crime of stealing a TARDIS and interfering in the universe outside. His sentence was a forced regeneration, and exile on Earth in the twentieth century, with the knowledge of how to operate the TARDIS blocked from his mind."  -  from  kasterborus.com

 

 

 

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