Series One costume index

I urgently needed to do some research into the The Doctor’s costumes during the Hartnell era, and the quickest way to collate the information I required was to effectively produce a costume index.

So to kick off my new blog, over the next few weeks I thought I’d share what I gathered.

Researching Series One has chucked up a few interesting things I hadn’t immediately spotted, such as the subtle changes from the un-aired pilot to the broadcast episodes. I never thought a wing collar shirt and a silk cravat could make all the difference!

It also came to dawn on me one of the biggest misconceptions about his costume - Hartnell never wore a Frock Coat or Morning Coat!

It was simply a fitted double-breasted lounge jacket to a Capaldi length, with very cut-away fronts, making it look a bit like a Morning Coat.

If you look at this picture, you can see there is no tell-tale waistline seam, which is fundamental to Frock Coats and Morning Coats.

I think the problem has been the picture quality of the 1960s recordings. His jacket just reads as a big black shape, and we all assume it is a Frock Coat when it plainly is not.

The myth was perpetuated in the The Five Doctors when Richard Hurndall was dressed in a proper Morning Coat (a close relation to the Frock Coat) very similar to Patrick Troughton.
Notice how it is knee-length compared to Hartnell’s jacket which is thigh-length.

So, let the Costume index commence!

An Unearthly Child

Un-aired pilot

TARDIS scenes
Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt Plain white dress shirt

Tie Black conventional modern style

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Brown brogues

Hat Black Astrakhan Ambassadors style

Junk yard scene
As above, plus:

Cloak Black calf-length with velvet collar and chain fastening at neck

Scarf Narrow striped wool

Broadcast version
As above, with these substitutions:

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Mid blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Episodes: 2 - The Cave of Skulls,
3 - The Forest of Fear, 4 - The Firemaker

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Brown brogues

The Daleks

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

Episode: 1 - The Dead Planet

The Doctor carries a Panama hat

Episodes :
2 -The Survivors,
3 - The Escape

The Doctor does not wear the coat for large parts of these episodes, giving good view of his waistcoat and the usually unseen waistband of his trousers

Episode:
4 - The Ambush

The Doctor use his glasses

The Edge of Destruction

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

Marco Polo

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

NB. The Doctor briefly wears glasses, previously used in a photocall for An Unearthly Child

The Keys of Marinus

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

Episodes: 3 - The Screaming Jungle,
4 - The Snows of Terror

The Doctor does not appear due to William Hartnell being on holiday

NB: Aside from the episodes William Hartnell does not appear in, The Doctor carries his walking stick throughout the story

The Aztecs

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

NB: Aside from a couple of minor scenes, The Doctor carries his walking stick throughout the story

The Sensorites

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

NB: The Doctor wears a monocle on a black silk ribbon around his neck

Episode:
4 - A Race Against Death

The Doctor briefly wears glasses, previously used in a photocall for An Unearthly Child

Episodes:
5 - Kidnap,
6 - A Desperate Venture

The Doctor wears his calf-length cloak, first seen in An Unearthly Child. It is now clasped with a rope

The Reign of Terror

Coat Three-quarter length black double breasted coat

Waistcoat Cream vertically striped tapestry, with four pockets

Shirt White wing-collar design

Tie Navy blue silk cravat, tied in a large bow

Trousers High waisted, bold grey windowpane hound’s-tooth design wool

Shoes Black spats shoes

Episodes: 1 - A Land of Fear, 2 - Guests of Madame Guillotine, 3 - A Change of Identity

The Doctor carries his walking stick and wears a monocle on a black silk ribbon around his neck

Episodes: 3 - A Change of Identity,
4 - The Tyrant of France, 5 - A Bargain of Necessity, 6 - Prisoners of Conciergerie

The Doctor assumes the disguise of a Regional Officer of the Provinces, including an ankle-length cloak with large collar, clasped with a chain. This cloak crops up in futures adventures.