Editing Patrick Troughton (section)

===''Doctor Who''===
In 1966, ''Doctor Who'' producer [[Innes Lloyd]] looked for a replacement for [[William Hartnell]] in the series' lead role. The continued survival of the show depended on audiences accepting another actor in the role, despite the bold decision that the replacement would not be a Hartnell lookalike or soundalike. Lloyd later stated that Hartnell had approved of the choice, saying, "There's only one man in England who can take over, and that's Patrick Troughton".<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, p. 68</ref> Lloyd chose Troughton because of his extensive and versatile experience as a [[character actor]]. After he was cast, Troughton considered various ways to approach the role, to differentiate his portrayal from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy [[patriarch]]. Troughton's early thoughts about how he might play the Doctor included a "tough sea captain", and a piratical figure in blackface and turban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/patrick-troughton/|title=Patrick Troughton |publisher= Doctor Who Interview Archive}}</ref> ''Doctor Who'' creator [[Sydney Newman]] suggested that the Doctor could be a "cosmic hobo" in the mould of [[Charlie Chaplin]], and this was the interpretation eventually chosen.<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, pp. 68–69</ref> Troughton was the first Doctor to have his face appear in the opening titles of the show. In one serial, ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'', Troughton played two parts: as the protagonist (The Doctor) and the antagonist (Salamander).<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC One – Doctor Who |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

During his time on the series, Troughton tended to shun publicity and rarely gave interviews. He told one interviewer, "I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it".<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, p. 72</ref> Years later, he told another interviewer that his greatest concern was that too much publicity would limit his opportunities as a character actor after he left the role.<ref name="KTEH">KTEH interview</ref>

In a rare interview with Ernest Thompson from ''[[Radio Times]]'', Troughton revealed that he "always liked dressing up, and would have been happy as a school teacher as children keep one young".<ref>Haining, p. 54</ref> Troughton was popular with both the production team and his co-stars. Producer Lloyd credited Troughton with a "leading actor's temperament. He was a father figure to the whole company and hence could embrace it and sweep it along with him". Troughton also gained a reputation on set as a practical joker.<ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, pp. 68, 74</ref>

Many of the early episodes in which Troughton appeared were among [[Doctor Who missing episodes|those discarded by the BBC]]. Troughton found ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s schedule (at the time, 40 to 44 episodes per year) gruelling, and decided to leave the series in 1969, after three years in the role. This decision was also motivated in part by fear of being [[typecast]].<ref name="KTEH"/><ref>Howe, Stammers and Walker, p. 75</ref>

[[File:Patrick Troughton, October 1986.jpg|thumb|right|Troughton at a convention in [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] in October 1986]]

Troughton returned to ''Doctor Who'' three times after formally leaving the programme. The first of these occasions was in ''[[The Three Doctors (Doctor Who)|The Three Doctors]]'', the 1972–73 serial opening the programme's 10th series. In 1983, Troughton overcame some reluctance to reprise his role and agreed to appear in the 20th-anniversary special "[[The Five Doctors]]" at the request of series producer [[John Nathan-Turner]]. He also agreed to attend ''Doctor Who'' [[Science fiction convention|conventions]], including the show's 20th anniversary celebrations at [[Longleat]] in 1983. He also appeared around the world with Nathan-Turner. Troughton enjoyed the return to the programme so much that he readily agreed to appear one more time as the [[Second Doctor]], with [[Colin Baker]]'s [[Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' (1985). Reportedly, he also advised [[Fifth Doctor]] actor [[Peter Davison]] to limit his time in the role to three series to avoid [[typecasting]] and the younger actor followed this advice.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – Doctor Who – A Brief History of a Time Lord. |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/news/briefhistory/davison.shtml |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 2013, the BBC commissioned a [[docudrama]] about the early days of ''Doctor Who'', as part of the programme's fiftieth-anniversary celebrations. Troughton appears as a character in the production, called ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', portrayed by actor [[Reece Shearsmith]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Doctor Who – Reece Shearsmith cast as Patrick Troughton|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-18/doctor-who---reece-shearsmith-cast-as-patrick-troughton|work=[[Radio Times]]|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|date=18 February 2013|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620020315/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-18/doctor-who-reece-shearsmith-cast-as-patrick-troughton/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014's "[[Robot of Sherwood]]", a still image of Troughton from 1953 appears among the future depictions of Robin Hood displayed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to the outlaw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/10498110/Review-Doctor-Who-Robot-of-Sherwood |title=Review: Doctor Who – Robot of Sherwood |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=14 September 2014 |website=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/doctor-who-robot-of-sherwood-1798181271 |title=Doctor Who: "Robot of Sherwood" |last=Wilkins |first=Alasdair |date=6 December 2014 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=7 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/doctor-recap-robot-sherwood/ |title='Doctor Who' Recap: 'Robot of Sherwood' |last=McAlpine |first=Fraser |date=7 September 2014 |website=Anglophenia |publisher=[[BBC America]] |access-date=10 January 2015 }}</ref>