The accuracy of Rigelsford's reference work has been disputed, for example for unsourced and previously unheard-of quotes from William Hartnell and Roger Delgado, or the omission of the entirety of Season 18 from one of his Doctor Who reference works.
The most famous fictional examples are perhaps Battery Sergeant Major Tudor Brynne 'Shut Up' Williams, portrayed by Windsor Davies in the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Company Sergeant Major Percival Bullimore and Company Sergeant Major Claude Snudge played by William Hartnell and Bill Fraser, respectively, in the 1958-63, Granada television comedy series, The Army Game.
From 1924, Blaker became guardian to the sixteen year old William Hartnell.
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He is also one of only three directors (the others being Douglas Camfield and Lennie Mayne) who directed all of the first four actors to play the Doctor, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker.
Heavens Above!, a movie starring Peter Sellers and William Hartnell