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Three children have written to [[Jimmy Savile]], asking if he can fix it for them to "meet Doctor Who". The [[Fourth Doctor]] materialises in the studio to meet the girls and hands out pieces of his [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]], [[jelly baby|jelly babies]] and tickets to the [[Doctor Who Exhibition]]s. The Doctor then dematerialises with the children, and rematerialises with them on the other side of the studio.<ref name="The Diary of Doctor Who">''The Diary of Doctor Who'', "June", page 16. ''[[Doctor Who: Chronicles 1975]]''</ref> | |||
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* [[Tom Baker]] is not billed on the closing credits, with the show's regular "With the Help of..." listing reading simply "Dr. Who". | * [[Tom Baker]] is not billed on the closing credits, with the show's regular "With the Help of..." listing reading simply "Dr. Who". | ||
* The pieces of the Doctor's scarf were attached to the main scarf with Velcro, enabling Baker to detach them when required and hand them out to the young fixees.<ref name="The Diary of Doctor Who" /> | |||
* This skit is unlikely to see the light of day again as a DVD Special Edition or Blu-ray extra due to the Jimmy Savile controversy. | |||
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[[Category:Parodic comedy sketches from non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Parodic comedy sketches from non-DWU series]] | ||
[[Category:1975 television stories]] | [[Category:1975 television stories]] | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 23 June 2021
Jim'll Fix It special was a short skit broadcast on the second ever episode of Jim'll Fix It in 1975.
Synopsis
Three children have written to Jimmy Savile, asking if he can fix it for them to "meet Doctor Who". The Fourth Doctor materialises in the studio to meet the girls and hands out pieces of his scarf, jelly babies and tickets to the Doctor Who Exhibitions. The Doctor then dematerialises with the children, and rematerialises with them on the other side of the studio.[1]
Plot
to be added
Cast
Crew
- Writer - ad-libbed
- Producer - Roger Ordish
References
to be added
Story notes
- Tom Baker is not billed on the closing credits, with the show's regular "With the Help of..." listing reading simply "Dr. Who".
- The pieces of the Doctor's scarf were attached to the main scarf with Velcro, enabling Baker to detach them when required and hand them out to the young fixees.[1]
- This skit is unlikely to see the light of day again as a DVD Special Edition or Blu-ray extra due to the Jimmy Savile controversy.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Diary of Doctor Who, "June", page 16. Doctor Who: Chronicles 1975
