Later Appearances
Despite the regeneration television audiences would see the First Doctor on screen twice more (not counting flashbacks or charity specials like Dimensions in Time). For the 10th anniversary of the programme in 1973, Hartnell appeared in The Three Doctors, which also saw Patrick Troughton reprise his role as the Second Doctor. Due to failing health, however, Hartnell could not participate in any of the regular filming, so his scenes were shot separately at Ealing Studios (not his garden or garage at home, as long suggested by fan legend).
William Hartnell died on 23 April 1975, so for the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors, the role of the First Doctor was played by Richard Hurndall, though a film insert of Hartnell's Doctor taken from The Dalek Invasion of Earth opened the programme.
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