IT’S SEEMS almost inconceivable now, but 20 years ago the words Doctor Who were only whispered in the corridors of power at the BBC. The show had, unfairly, become synonymous with wobbly sets, unconvincing papier mâché monsters and hammy acting.
TOP OF THE CLASS: Charlie (Greg Austin), and, right, Ram (Fady Elsayed)
This overlooked the fact that the premise — an enigmatic alien, travelling through time and space with his (mostly) human companions — is one of the most compelling, enduring and potential-filled concepts ever.