Tom baker doctor who12/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Sort of.Īs you might’ve gathered, Culshaw does his famous Baker impression, reading out notes from Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries. Proving he’s a dead ringer for a certain curly-haired Time Lord, Culshaw crops up in The Kingmaker, a Fifth Doctor story that also features the Fourth. ![]() Speaking of the impressionist and actor… Spoilers if you’ve not listened to this 2006 audio adventure! Which is one of the many regrets in his life.ĭavison originally wrote a scene for Baker, but the latter didn’t seem up for it, so instead, good old Shada was used again, with added Jon Culshaw. He gathered together his Doctor Who buddies, and created The Five (Ish) Doctors Reboot, actually starring six Doctors: himself, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy (he’s in The Hobbit), Paul McGann (work permitting), David Tennant, and Matt Smith (briefly).īut where was Tom? Stuck in the sodding time vortex again. To my knowledge.).ĭavison’s obvious reaction was writing a comedy spoof that proved just as enjoyable as the full episode. He didn’t make him eat a phone or anything. Peter Davison learned that The Day of the Doctor, the 50 th anniversary episode, wouldn’t feature previous incarnations of the Time Lord, apart from David Tennant, who had convinced writer, Steven Moffat to include him using the same skills he employed in Jessica Jones (good acting, I mean. Proof, if further were needed, that Tom Baker despises stories with multiple incarnations of the Doctor. “But Tom wasn’t even cast at the time The Three Doctors was recorded.” I know what you’re going to say: “But the Fourth Doctor didn’t even debut until Robot, about a year after The Three Doctors!” I counter with, that didn’t stop Peter Capaldi turning up in The Day of the Doctor. He obviously has a thing about multi-Doctor stories. Tom couldn’t even be bothered to make an appearance in the 10 th anniversary special. Peter Davison pitched the idea of using the dummy for a future Auton story, but producer, John Nathan-Turner turned it down, noting, “No one would believe that thing could move.” The Three Doctors They cameramen called this “The Mannequin Challenge,” which is a term now better associated with Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The other cast members taking part in the photocall seemed to have fun around the fake Fourth Doctor, but photographers found it difficult to make it look realistic after all, in every shot, Tom was exactly the same. The waxwork was taken from a nearby Madame Tussauds, where it was being used as a double for Cilla Black. The dummy was dressed in the Fourth Doctor’s Season 18 look, so if anyone thought his grin was forced, his eyes fearful, and his face the picture of pure terror, they could ration that he’d just been asked what he thought of Meglos. Well, he wasn’t in The Five Doctors, so it’d be pointless showing up for the publicity shoot, wouldn’t it? It’s the exact same reason Glenn Hoddle, Sylvester Stallone, and Nicola Kidman didn’t turn up for the publicity shoot: they weren’t in The Five Doctors.Ĭoincidentally, the Doctor Who production team did the exact same thing as Hollywood Big-Wigs do when booking Sylvester Stallone. That would be embarrassing and reach Peak Anorak. We could technically say The Five Doctors was co-written by Terrance Dicks and Douglas Adams, but don’t ever admit to mulling that notion over, especially not on a Doctor Who site about the times Tom Baker didn’t show up. This was left over from the never-screened serial, Shada, which was only partly filmed due to BBC strike action. Instead, Tom Baker’s part was filled by none other than Tom Baker. The Five Doctors became The Three-Point-Five Doctors, which didn’t quite have the same ring to it. William Hartnell had passed away in 1975, leaving Richard Hurndall to instead play the First Doctor.Īnd Tom Baker refused the offer to return. Only two previous incarnations turned up, however: alongside Peter Davison’s then-current Fifth Doctor, Patrick Troughton reprised his role as the Second, and Jon Pertwee as the Third. The decision I’m referring to is, of course, not appearing in The Five Doctors, the series’ 20 th anniversary which invited previous Doctors back. His tenure as the Fourth Doctor spanned seven years, while he’s also worked for various audio projects, and spent many a day at conventions, signing that photo of himself with a line of Daleks, regaling tales of how awful the Robots of Death script was, and listening to endless anecdotes about hiding behind settees.īut he’ll also be remembered for a decision he made shortly after he left Doctor Who, and we’re forced to question whether it was indicative of his relationship with the show… The Five Doctors Tom Baker has given a vast amount of his life to Doctor Who, and that’s an admirable thing. ![]()
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