I was watching the DVD of the original 1963 Doctor Who episode An Unearthly Child, and the director's commentary on the unaired 'pilot' episode has Verity Lambert (producer: 1963-65) detailing the character of the Doctor.
Doctor Who, as he was invisaged initially, was somebody who was capable of being quite dangerous and very unpredictable. At the same time he could be very supportive and avunculuar and kind. That was what was interesting about the character - that he had all these different sides to him - and also rather childlike in certain respects. And completely and utterly anti-authoritarian - that was the crucial bit about him.
In response, Gary Russell remarked
He had a kind of rebelliousness in him... He could be anything. He could be gentle. He could be nice. He could also be very angry and dangerous - and that's what made him fascinating.
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