The Weakest Link: Doctor Who Special: Difference between revisions

The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' special of '''''[[The Weakest Link (series)|The Weakest Link]]''''' was a special edition of the game show hosted by [[Anne Robinson]], featuring ''Doctor Who'' actors as contestants. It was broadcast on [[BBC One]] on Friday [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/512ff74e0a404969a60885d24505fed9|title=Weakest Link|publisher=BBC Genome|accessdate=29 August 2022}}</ref>, the day before the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 3]] premiere ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''.

== Contestants ==

* [[John Barrowman]], [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]]

* [[Noel Clarke]], [[Mickey Smith]]

* [[Tracy Ann Oberman]], [[Yvonne Hartman]]

* [[David Tennant]], [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]

* [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]], [[Jake Simmonds]]

* [[Camille Coduri]], [[Jackie Tyler]]

* [[Nicholas Briggs]], Daleks & Cybermen Voices

* [[Claire Rushbrook]], [[Ida Scott]]

* [[K9 Mark IV]], Voiced by [[John Leeson]] & operated by [[Mat Irvine]]

== Rounds ==

Camille splits her prize money between Multiple sclerosis and Child carers charities.

== Crew ==

* Presented by - [[Anne Robinson]]

* Featuring - [[Jon Briggs]]

* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Paul Farrer]]

* [[Title sequence|Titles]] - [[Jump]]

* Computers - [[Lumina]]

* [[Make-up|Make-Up]] - [[Anna Lubbock]]

* [[Costumes|Costume]] - [[Rebecca Allen]]

* [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Patrick Doherty]]

* [[Camera operator|Camera Supervisor]] - [[Phil Palmer]]

* [[Studio sound|Sound]] - [[Julian Pasqua]], [[Bill O'Reilly]]

* [[Studio lighting|Lighting]] - [[Oliver Lifely]], [[Pete Dale]], [[David Bishop]]

* [[Vision mixer|Vision Mixer]] - [[Ian Reed]]

* Floor Manager - [[Wayne Eagles]]

* Production Team - [[Alice Ounsted]], [[Mei Ye Li]], [[Lucy Baker]], [[Simon Crossley]]

* [[Continuity supervisor|Script Supervisor]] - [[Sue Root]]

* [[Production co-ordinator|Production Co-ordinator]] - [[Cecilia Evans]]

* [[Researcher]]s - [[David Cheesman]], [[Catriona Dickey]], [[Rachael Fowler]], [[Danielle Longhurst]], [[Stewart McCartney]], [[Chris Miller]], [[Rebecca Milloy]], [[Nicholas Shearing]], [[Anna Strom]], [[Gill Win]]

* Celebrity Booking - [[Amanda Chiddle]], [[Denise Palmer]]

* Programme Associate - [[Ali Crockatt]]

* Programme Finance Co-ordinator - [[Michael Gilligan]]

* [[Assistant producer|Assistant Producers]] - [[Henry Anderton]], [[Sarah Crawford]], [[Claire Knowles]], [[Simon Magson]], [[Paula Van Langen]]

* Edit Assistant Producer - [[Benjamin Southworth]]

* Devised by - [[Fintan Coyle]] & [[Cathy Dunning]]

* Development Team - [[Andrew Brereton]], [[Lynn Sutcliffe]]

* [[Editor]] - [[Andrew Frampton]]

* [[Production manager|Production Manager]] - [[Robert High]]

* [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - [[Martin Scott]]

* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Ivan Youlden]]

* [[Producer]] - [[Lamees Nuseibeh]]

* [[Series producer|Series Producer]] - [[Alexandra McLeod]]

* BBC

* bbc.co.uk/weakestlink

* © BBC MMVII

== Notes ==

[[File:The Weakest Link Anne Robinson pulls plug.jpg|thumb|[[Anne Robinson]] pulls the plug on the [[Anne Droid]].]]

* While the other contestants were actors appearing as themselves, K9 remained in-character. K9 was the first contestant to lose and have to leave the programme because the producers told the others to vote him off, just in case he broke down.

* [[Anne Droid]] was introducing the show, but halfway through her lines, her cable was pulled out by Anne Robinson who continued the presentation.

* Most of the actors introduced themselves as their character, including David Tennant who said that he came from [[Gallifrey]] and that he was [[The Doctor's age|925 years old]].

* Nick Briggs did the voice of a [[Dalek]] during his introduction and later on to explain one of his elimination choices (this time at Robinson's insistence). He also later on said, as a [[Cyberman]], that he had accidentally turned off his screen.

* Anne Robinson asked John Barrowman to sing the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]], which John did.

* When Tracy-Ann Oberman was voted off, she said: "They should turn Anne Robinson into a Cyberman! Maybe she already is a Cyberman!"

* Nicholas Briggs jokingly stated that Daleks do not play [[golf]] because "they're covered in their own [[sense globe|balls]]."

* When David Tennant was voted off, he said that he thought that Anne Robinson was going to be the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and that she maybe was already lined up to take over as soon as he left.

* Three of the questions on round three also appeared in the episode ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''.

* [[Sylvester McCoy]] is mentioned versus the phrase "the real McCoy".

* The [[Third Doctor]]'s catchphrase "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" is partly addressed in a question that is not completed before the end of a round, but can still be deciphered from the dialogue.

* The contestants had chosen to allow the cast members who were the "main family" of ''Doctor Who'' to progress into the later rounds, resulting in the elimination of the celebrities who played guest characters. However, this did not stop top-billed stars John Barrowman and David Tennant from being voted off before the final round.

* It was repeated on [[BBC One]] immediately before ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''.

== Footnotes ==

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