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-'''''Doctor Who'' action figures''' were made by''' [[Denys Fisher Toys]]''' in the [[1970s]] . The line included characters from the early [[Fourth Doctor]] period. Amongst the available options were:
+'''''Doctor Who'' action figures''' were made by '''[[Denys Fisher Toys]]''' in the 1970s. The range included characters from the early [[Fourth Doctor]] period. The toys were designed by American toy company Mego, though they were not released in the US.
-* the [[K1]] [[robot]] from ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''
-* the [[Fourth Doctor]], dressed roughly in [[season 12]] garb
+The figures available were:
-* [[Leela]], dressed vaguely like her [[season 14]] self
-* a [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] roughly of the ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' type
+* The [[K1]] [[robot]] from ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''.
-* [[K9]]
+* The [[Fourth Doctor]], dressed roughly in [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 12]] garb, with [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], and complete with [[The Doctor's scarf|his signature scarf]].
-* [[the TARDIS]]
+* [[Leela]], dressed vaguely like her [[Season 14 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 14]] self, with [[knife]].
+* A "[[Red Dalek's subordinate|Red Top]]" [[Dalek]] with friction-drive wheels, which was silver with a [[red]] [[dome]], a large [[blue]] [[eyestalk]] and blue [[sensor globe]]s.
+* A [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]], roughly of the ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' type (albeit with a nose).
+* [[K9]], with friction-drive wheels.
+* [[the Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]], which had two buttons — one red, the other green — on top of the toy which would make the inside of the police box revolve, along with the rooftop light, so that a figure placed inside (such as the Doctor) could be made to "materialise" or "dematerialise" as if by magic.
+An [[Denys Fisher Toys Advert|advertisement]] for these action figures features on the DVD release of ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]''.
+:Identical figures were also made available in Italy from Harbert, with the boxes featuring Italian text — thus, the Giant Robot became a ''Super Robot'' (the actual translation would have been "Robot gigante"); Leela became ''Lella''; the Cyberman became a ''Ciberniano''; and the TARDIS became a ''Cabina della Polizia'' (which translates as "Cabin of the Police").
+:However, the names ''Doctor Who'' (which would actually have translated as "Il dottore Who") and ''Dalek'' (which doesn't translate into Italian at all) remained unchanged.
+The line was still available from Denys Fisher in 1979. However, the Leela figure was no longer available as [[Louise Jameson]] had by now left the series.<ref>"Curiosities from from The Space Museum: 1976/1977" by Christopher J. Hill. Doctor Who Appreciation Society fanzine ''TARDIS'', Issue 1 (July 2020).</ref>
+The line is notably similar to a series of toys released by [[Bif Bang Pow!]] starting in 2011.
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="150" hideaddbutton="true">
+Denys Fisher K1.jpg|K1
+Dfdocb.jpg|The Doctor
+DenysFisherLeela.jpg|Leela
+Ultra-denys-fisher-mego-dr-dalek.jpg|Dalek
+DenysFisherCyberman.jpg|Cyberman
+DenysFisherK9.jpg|K9
+TOCYMath.jpg|TARDIS
+</gallery>
+== Footnotes ==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Action figures]]
 [[Category:Doctor Who action figures]]