Myth Makers 45: Jack Pitt (1999)

It had four castors, a shaky piece of wood, four pieces of metal, this fibre glass top and rubber bits hanging down the side. Who you might ask is JACK PITT? He was actually one of the extras who inhabited the legion of monsters seen in DOCTOR WHO during William Hartnell's era. His memories of the early days of television and (more importantly) squeezing into Venom Grubs and Mechanoids are both evocative and humorous. But what Jack really brings to MYTH MAKERS is a personal insight into William Hartnell's life. For eighteen months Jack shared digs with William and this gives him a unique view of a pivotal point in both William Hartnell's career and in the programme's history. Nicholas Briggs reminisces with Jack about DOCTOR WHO in the 1960's and uncovers some surprising facts.