Hugh David

Hugh David (17th July 1925-11th September 1987) directed The Highlanders and Fury from the Deep. David was also an actor and an associate of Rex Tucker, who was involved in pre-production on Doctor Who in 1963. In this capacity, Tucker offered David the opportunity to play the First Doctor but David declined. Furthermore, the series' original producer Verity Lambert deemed the then 38-year-old David as being too young for the part.