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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image = Tollmaster.jpg | |||
|species = Humanoid | |||
|image=Tollmaster.jpg | |only = Delta and the Bannermen (TV story) | ||
|species= | |actor = Ken Dodd | ||
|clip = TARDIS at the toll booth - Doctor Who - Delta and the Bannermen - BBC | |||
|only= Delta and the Bannermen | |affiliation = G715}} | ||
|actor= Ken Dodd | The '''Tollmaster''' was the sole employee at [[toll port]] [[G715]]. | ||
}} | |||
The '''Tollmaster''' was | |||
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] arrived at the toll in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in [[4687]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[TARDIS Cam (feature)|TARDIS Cam]]'') the Tollmaster informed them that they were the ten billionth customers and had won a [[Nostalgia Tours]] trip to [[Disneyland]], [[1959]]. Sometime after the tour bus left, [[Gavrok]] and the [[Bannermen]] arrived in search of the [[Chimeron]] [[Queen]] [[Delta]], who had escaped them on the bus. The Tollmaster would not reveal their destination, claiming it was more than his job's worth, and Gavrok let him go only to shoot him as he ran away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | |||
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Mel]] arrived at the toll | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* In the [[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|novelisation]], the Tollmaster's only description is of being a "scaly alien" rather than having a human appearance. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Monkhouse Bob Monkhouse] was originally offered the role of the Tollmaster, but was unavailable. [[Nicholas Parsons]] was also considered. | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 4 October 2023
The Tollmaster was the sole employee at toll port G715.
When the Seventh Doctor and Mel arrived at the toll in the TARDIS in 4687, (PROSE: TARDIS Cam) the Tollmaster informed them that they were the ten billionth customers and had won a Nostalgia Tours trip to Disneyland, 1959. Sometime after the tour bus left, Gavrok and the Bannermen arrived in search of the Chimeron Queen Delta, who had escaped them on the bus. The Tollmaster would not reveal their destination, claiming it was more than his job's worth, and Gavrok let him go only to shoot him as he ran away. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the novelisation, the Tollmaster's only description is of being a "scaly alien" rather than having a human appearance.
- Bob Monkhouse was originally offered the role of the Tollmaster, but was unavailable. Nicholas Parsons was also considered.
