So few of his stories survive, it's a crying shame. Terry Nation withdrew permission for the BBC to use the Daleks as he was trying to sell them to US TV. This meant that Troughton's introductory story became unavailable and foreign TV stations were reluctant to buy they second Doctor's series. Thus they became "worthless".
@Zac Mumblethunder Yes, I know. Which is why the Era rests in the Hands of Ryan the Filmmaker and the others with skills like them. Along with the kind donations of those who hopefully recorded it.
@@christopherwarwick5956 I only saw him in the three Doctors, but even though JP is my Doctor, and, as I only realised when I bought the DVDs, quite a role model, somehow PT has always been my favourite.
And that, is why Patrick Troughton's second incarnation of The Doctor, is, and will always be, my favourite. Such a charming performance. I started watching Doctor Who in 1968, after a few years of my parents not allowing me to, as I had seen the Cybermen in 1966's 'The Tenth Planet', when I was three, and they scared the bejeezus out of me, and gave me nightmares for ages afterwards. You just knew, though, that you'd be safe with this scruffy little man in charge. A lovely remaster there. Not many people realise that the TARDIS console was light green - it appears white under harsh studio lights, when filmed.
My mother wrote to each of the three Doctors (as there were then) to get their autographs for my tenth birthday. Patrick had run out of Dr Who photos to send out, so sent a personal one taken on his boat on the Norfolk Broads together with a lovely letter saying that he hoped I didn't mind too much. He must have had a batch printed at his own cost. It felt so much more personal and caring than a publicity shot.
This is one of the few colourisings I've ever seen that respect the colour temperature and saturation! This is probably how it'd look, it's how it was lit.
It does my withered cynical heart good to see this level love and attention given to who is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated actors to play the Doctor. The layers he brings to the character… along with the genuine friendship and warmth between the cast. We need more 2nd Doctor
This is a late ass reply but it needs to be said that if not for Hartnell and THEN Troughton afterward, the show would’ve died. Troughton had to sell the idea of being the same man after the regeneration part, it had to be believable for kids too as that was the prime demographic for the show back then.
I am old enough to have been watching Doctor Who since the William Hartnell days but I didn't really get into it until Patrick Troughton came along. I was a bit disappointed when he changed but quickly came to enjoy the new doctor. I will always regards Patrick Troughton as 'my' Doctor thanks to his quirky portrayal. I've seen all 13 Doctors so far (15 if you count the War Doctor and Peter Cushing) and I'm looking forward to seeing who will step into the TARDIS next.
Lol, I'm of the same old I think. I not only remember the Hartnell days, but the Invasion of the Daleks movie that hit the movie theatres here in NZ when I was young. I remember Hartnell as a grumpy old bugger.
@@bobblum5973 Add in the classic Hartnell line... "That is the Time Path Detector. it';s been a part of the TARDIS ever since I built it" And coupled with what Troughton says in this clip.. and also stated with that air of truthfulness, (but also an air of unhidden self pride) "Where did you get it?" "Why... I built it!" And also, in The Wheel In Space, a medical doctor examines The Doctor, and makes no comment on, or expresses surprise at, anything when he examines his chest. Indicating the absence of Two hearts. When people talk about modern day deconstruction, it pretty much started with the Pertwee Regeneration (not decrying them, but just saying they took it down a different path)
@@Erekose2023 Yes, that's all part of them finding their way with the Doctor's backstory. There are many times where they tried to tease bits of his/her past while keeping as much mystery as possible. In Sylvester McCoy's era there were some good ones, like his reference to the Hand of Omega (I think it was) and how "we had troubles with it" (or similar phrasing) to imply he was involved with it at that time. He immediately restated it as "they" instead of "we", again making us think he's lying or at least covering up his past. I actually like them not filling in all the details, it gives room for character growth. Even the advent of the War Doctor was worked in quite well, and I was glad to see them build up the continuity to include Paul McGann's 8th Doctor and tie together original Who, movie, and new Who as one long narrative.
I like to think, working retrospectively, that the Doctor claimed to have built the TARDIS and was a human from the future so the Time Lords couldn’t track him. Though I also like Robert Holmes’ idea that the Time Lords knew where he was the whole time, and even guided him without him knowing.
to some of the who fans that just only watch the current show yes he is for fans who actually watch both and have actually seen an episode or two or a story of his he isn't.
@@doctorwhocolour . I've been against colorization since the beginning for it's garish look. You conquered that. This looks like restored color film stock Bravo,!
Added bonus? I finally got to see Victoria. All I knew about her was that Sarah Jane Smith borrowed one of her dresses in the Time Baker episode "Pyramid of Mars"
Wonderful Patrick Troughton!!! Such a brilliantly comical, entertaining characterization of the good Doctor!!! In very sharp contrast to William Hartnell's grumpy old granddad Doctor!!! So sad that Deborah Watling passed away recently! Thank goodness the very talented Frazer Hines is still with us!!! 🙂🌻💛🙏
It's always so interesting looking at the Troughton era since, to me at least, more than almost any other actor he influenced what we think of as the core components of The Doctor
@@richardconnold5207 - Especially in the story 'The Mind Robber'. When the TARDIS disintegrates, and Zoe and Jamie are left clinging on to the console, the camera lingers on Zoe's rather peachy bottom. Well, it was the odder end of the 1960's. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking with it. 🤔🤔🤔
My mother wrote to each of the three Doctors (as there were then) to get their autographs for my tenth birthday. Patrick had run out of Dr Who photos to send out, so sent a personal one taken on his boat on the Norfolk Broads together with a lovely letter saying that he hoped I didn't mind too much. He must have had a batch printed at his own cost. It felt so much more personal and caring than a publicity shot.
@@zacmumblethunder7466 I was very confused when the Doctor changed from Troughton to Pertwee and back again several times as I was watching. I'm American, so I was watching on 1970s public television, and whenever it was a science fiction program or animated... nobody gave a shit how it was aired. They would air episodes out of order, skip episodes completely, change seasons for a month, I look back on it now and do not understand how I made sense of anything.
@@cdarklock At least you got something before Pertwee. Chicago PBS had Tom Baker over and over...and over, before they got Davison and *_then_* some Pertwee.
Will always remember meeting him. It was at a party thrown by some friends of ours who knew him. I was very young, but old enough to know who he was, and my elder brother and I went up to him and shyly asked for his autograph. He signed it, 'Patrick Troughton, Doctor Who Number Two!'
@@doctorwhocolour It only dawned on me years later just how amazing. When you are 8 (or whatever... I think I was about 8) you take things for granted. It would have been only about three years before he died. The friends were a musical family so perhaps they had some theatrical connection... anyway, there he was, talking to some people, just another guest in an obscure village in SE England. Sadly I lost the autograph, but not the memory.
It's interesting what you say. The console was _only_ painted lime green because on black and white film under studio lights that colour looked ultra-bright white.
I hate to be _that_ person, but lime green is a really bright yellowy green. I don't know what console green is called, but it's a lot nicer than lime. Actually, I've only just realised that it's the same colour as my bathroom tiles - I've got TARDIS tiles! Pity the bathroom isn't bigger on the inside though.
Wow. Great work. I didn't start watching until 1973 so I grew up with Pertwee and Baker, but when PBS in the early 80s started getting the Hartnel and Troughton shows in movie form (what they had restored and completed) I was even more drawn in. To me the 2nd Doctor had way better stories. Daleks and Cybermen everywhere. Loved Zoe and Vicki. Mad crushes on both of them. Named my first cat after Wendy Padburys character lol.
amazing work. really gives you an idea of what doctor who would look like it switched to 35mm eastman colour film in 1966 like with the avengers(the patrick mcnee series).
@@nedkabinder Mrs. Peel was so cool 😎 Lovely, highly intelligent, and deadly! It's a bit off topic, but I loved how she rarely needed rescuing. She rescued Steed just as often as he rescued her!
By 1966, most all TV in America was in color, and "The Avengers" had a regular slot on Saturday nights on ABC, so color was a logical move. It would be another four years or so before the UK would go all color.
This is incredible I know the classic series has it charm with black and white. But this proof of concept should push for a colourised version of remaining episodes as this is the proof it can work. Even recent episode with a flashback colourised an old episode for a clip
@@doctorwhocolour When Laurel and Hardy films came out on DVD, nearly all their talkies had been colourised and there was an option as to which version to watch. This clip is beautifully done.
What a delightfully humorous and sentimental scene, with the Second Doctor at his paternal (and clownish) best. I too join the chorus of fans who nominate Patrick Troughton as the most popular past incarnation of the black and white era, similarly overjoyed with the colourised tribute. 😊😊😊😊
@@jezz2k I have a friend who is a fan and he loves the show and he's a few years younger I'm 43 he's turning 34 thus year and he as of a few years ago u dunno about now can't watch classic who cause of the bad special effects I said to him yes some are bad and some for the time have aged well. His favorite companion is rose mine is Jamie And Sarah Jane. I asked him whatever happened to watching something for the story and not the special effects? I showed him some of the ark in space and he liked it but we did poke fun at the bubble wrap lol. I don't mind doing that one
Excellent work. The colouring choices are good, not too...colourful? Like this is what it could have looked like were it shot on colour then and this is an original film print that's been discovered.
I hope that whenever they decide to do collection boxsets of the first six seasons, they decide to colourise all the episodes (but still have the black and white versions on the blu-ray too...)
Not only is the colouring impressive, but also the sharp audio quality. I don't know how muffled the audio was from the original version of the episode but it always amazes me when the audio from programs in the sixties or earlier are in a quality where the dialogue is clear.
My fav Dr. I met Deborah twice before she passed and she was lovely. The 2nd time was in Australia and she remembered me from the first time (helps being one of the only ones wearing aftershave at conventions lol). I’m really happy I got to meet her.
Patrick Troughton is my favourite Doctor from the old series. I think he was the model for the Matt Smith Doctor, with his playful attitude. Back then if it had been broadcast in colour, we wouldn't know the difference as we had a black and white set but well done!
Not counting the Pertwee “lost episode” as they where easily colored and it’s the 70s where color is commonplace. Both Hartnell and Troughton are synonymous with B&W and it’s the norm with that era. But if we are spoiled as everything should be the same. Colorization is a option. Now here is a gift from god if it’s even possible? Every lost/missing episodes should be found and returned to the BBC and the World!!!
Every time a woman walked into the tardis with the doctor for the first time I'm convinced they're assuming they're about to get, ahem, buggered and are surprised to find out there's a spaceship in there instead of a good old-fashioned rogering.
I think for better or for worse they're holding off until they can really release a whole season, be it animated reconstructions or what have you. We've yet to get there for any of the seasons, although three of them are at least down to just one serial needing that treatment. So who knows?
@@charmerci Yes, that's right, it's very well documented. Many of the ones that were erased have since had animated reconstructions released (too many to list). So for the first season, once there's an animated reconstruction of "Marco Polo" that would allow you to release all of season 1. Similarly a new animated reconstruction of "The Crusade" would allow a release of season 2, and a new animated reconstruction of "The Space Pirates" would allow a release of season 6.
Without troughton being so good as the doctor the show would have been cancelled So we owe a lot not just to Newman and lambert and hartnell but to Patrick troughton whose love of the show and great comic skill gave it a new life, one that is still going even with chibnal
Victoria: I can't believe it. It's so big. Jack Harkness:.... Victoria: What are all these knobs? Jack Harkness:.... Victoria: you must be how old? Face of Boe: ಠ_ಠ
The Doctor's bring folks in the TARDIS like they're hoping to REALLY impress them. I'm surprised there's not mood lighting and Barry White playing in the background! (Well the musical equivalent!)
Yes, I'm joking! Thanks for sharing! I never miss an opportunity to watch Classic Who! My mother loved this show. She passed a few months ago so now I enjoy it for both of us!
On a more somber note I wish I had never watched the Timeless child episode, It really diminishes the classic Doctors. It was more special...more mysterious when he was 450 years old and a on the run time lord who was still just in his second incarnation. But now he is actually this immortal being who is heaven knows how old. And Pat T's doctor is just one in a long line of Doctors Who can never be beaten really. There is no real tension anymore when u watch classic or even new WHO. The Doctor can just keep on regenerating with no end and no consequences. I'll bet Chris Chibnal is the kind of person who ruins everything he does or touches. Its like your at a party any everyone there says, " It was a great Party until Chris showed up!"
The tomb of the cybermen is my second favourite story of the second Doctor era and I love it alot and this doctor who story holds up really well and also you have just got a new subscriber me keep up the good work and it is the only cybermen story from the 1960st era of classic Dr who that has all four episodes surviving in the BBC archives I really enjoy watching this video i and watching the temb of the cybermen on i got my copy the revshtash 3 box set witch i really recommend to any classic Dr who fan who has not got the temb of the cybermen and the three doctors and the robots of death special editions on dvd
Interesting thing is that Doctor implies that he created his TARDIS and perfect it's design, yet later in new-who it is shown that he stole TARDIS (or TARDIS stole him). Even in later episodes Rani and Master has their own TARDIS-es which would be problematic if Doctor's was one of the kind.
This followed after, I presume, the lost adventure "The Evil of the Daleks". I say lost because only the audio and a series of production stills had been archived.
