William Hartnell
| Relationship | Randy presents Hartnell as an early Doctor Who lead he admires, compares him favorably with Troughton, and places him among the classic Doctors he discusses most warmly. |
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| Sentiment | Positive |
| Assessment | Randy praises Hartnell's work, says he liked him more than Troughton, and says Hartnell did a great job as the Doctor. |
William Hartnell is the first Doctor Who actor Randy Charles Johnson discusses here. Randy says Hartnell started the series, notes that Hartnell played the Doctor from late 1963 to 1966, and describes his performance as very good.
Randy's view
Randy is openly positive about Hartnell. He says he prefers Hartnell slightly over Troughton, says he was never a huge Troughton fan, and still calls Hartnell's work as the Doctor great.
Context
The commentary places Hartnell in the classic early run of Doctor Who and mentions that he was replaced after becoming ill and struggling to remember his lines. Randy presents that as part of Hartnell's history, not as criticism of Hartnell himself.
Related articles
Source note: The transcript is clear about Randy's opinions, but the page is still based on a single commentary source, so the article stays close to what he explicitly says.
References
- Randy Johnson, William Hartnell (randy commentary), archived transcript.