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|broadcast date = [[13th November]] [[1999]] | |||
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'''''The Pitch of Fear''''' was a comedy sketch parodying the initial pitch meeting for, and subsequent broadcast of, ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
== Summary == | |||
Mr. Borusa sees [[Muffin the Mule]] out of his office, declaring that he too is sorry. He then welcomes in Sydney, and reads his pitch for a series he mistakenly pronounces. "Drwhoo." | |||
Sydney then discusses his idea, | |||
== Cast == | |||
* Mr. Bousa - [[Mark Gatiss]] (uncredited) | |||
* Sydney - [[David Walliams]] (uncredited) | |||
* - [[Paul Putner]] | |||
==References== | |||
*The name [[Borusa]] | |||
It stars Gatiss as Mr. Borusa (in reference to the [[Time Lord]] of the [[Borusa|same name]]), [[David Walliams]] as [[Sydney Newman]], and [[Paul Putner]]. | It stars Gatiss as Mr. Borusa (in reference to the [[Time Lord]] of the [[Borusa|same name]]), [[David Walliams]] as [[Sydney Newman]], and [[Paul Putner]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:47, 21 April 2013
The Pitch of Fear was a comedy sketch parodying the initial pitch meeting for, and subsequent broadcast of, Doctor Who.
Summary
Mr. Borusa sees Muffin the Mule out of his office, declaring that he too is sorry. He then welcomes in Sydney, and reads his pitch for a series he mistakenly pronounces. "Drwhoo."
Sydney then discusses his idea,
Cast
- Mr. Bousa - Mark Gatiss (uncredited)
- Sydney - David Walliams (uncredited)
- - Paul Putner
References
- The name Borusa
It stars Gatiss as Mr. Borusa (in reference to the Time Lord of the same name), David Walliams as Sydney Newman, and Paul Putner.
Alongside The Web of Caves and The Kidnappers, it was the first of three sketches first broadcast as part of BBC Two's Doctor Who Night on 13th November 1999.
All three sketches were later released as a special feature on Disc One of the DVD box-set, The Beginning.
