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|image = One Born Every Minute | |image = One Born Every Minute.jpg | ||
|season number = | |season number = | ||
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|main character = | |main character = | ||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
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|director = | |director = | ||
|producer = | |producer = | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 15 March 2013 | ||
|network= | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 4' sketch | |format = 4' sketch | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
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|made prev = | |made prev = | ||
|made next = | |made next = | ||
|series = [[Comic Relief]] | |series = [[Comic Relief]] specials | ||
|prev = | |prev = The Doctor Drops In (TV story){{!}}The Doctor Drops In | ||
|next = The Doctor Appears (TV story){{!}}The Doctor Appears | |||
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'''''One Born Every Minute''''' was a comedy sketch broadcast on [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] during that year's [[Comic Relief]] fund-raiser. It | '''''One Born Every Minute''''' was a comedy sketch broadcast on [[15 March (releases)|15 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] during that year's [[Comic Relief]] fund-raiser. It parodied the {{wi|Channel 4}} documentary series ''[[One Born Every Minute (series)|One Born Every Minute]]'' and the [[BBC]] dramas ''[[Call the Midwife (series)|Call the Midwife]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
A couple about to give birth in a modern British [[hospital]] call for a midwife on the intercom in their hospital room. | A couple about to give birth in a modern British [[hospital]] call for a midwife on the intercom in their hospital room. Several characters from ''[[Call the Midwife]]'' enter, replete with "reassuring [[1950s]] speak" and post-[[World War II|war]] advice on how to give birth. Dissatisfied, the expectant parents try their intercom another time, now requesting a Doctor. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises and out pops the [[Eleventh Doctor]] with the dire warning that the couple's twins, Jonathan and Edward, will one day grow up to be the most frightening creature imaginable: [[Jedward]]. Horrified, the midwives ask the Doctor to take them back to the [[1950s]]. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' is also referred to, but described only as "Strictly". | * ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' is also referred to, but described only as "Strictly". | ||
* | * A joke is made about [[Bruce Forsyth]]'s longevity on British television. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* Smith recorded his portion of the skit on 18th December 2012, whereas the ''Call the Midwife'' cast recorded their part at a later date. | * Smith recorded his portion of the skit on 18th December 2012, whereas the ''Call the Midwife'' cast recorded their part at a later date. | ||
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