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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' were a series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' 16" - 17" tall dolls squarely aimed at the collectible market,<ref>[http://www.tonnerdoll.com/doctorwho.htm Each page of the Tonner website] carries a message declaring that its products "are not toys; they are products intended for the adult collector ages 14 years and older"</ref> with an average price of close to USD 200.  A part of the reason for the expense was not only their dimensions, but also the unusual degree of attention taken on each doll's clothing — a particular forté of the prestigious [[wikipedia:Tonner Doll Company, Inc.|Tonner Doll Company]].

Along with each figure came an equally collectible box.  In the case of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' figures, the box was in the [[regeneration]] colours of orange and gold, and featured [[Gallifrey]]an script and the [[RTD]]-era [[Doctor Who logo|logo]].

The ''Doctor Who'' figures were released in the summer of [[2010]]<ref name="TonnerPress">[http://www.tonnerdirect.com/t-td-newsletter.aspx Tonner Direct newsletter press release], dated 19 February 2010, indicates anticipated delivery "this summer"</ref> and were considered a part of Tonner's 2010 Collection.<ref>[http://www.tonnerdoll.com/2010collection.htm Tonner's 2010 Fashion Dolll and Character Figure Collection list]</ref> This was odd timing for a [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series 3]]-era [[Martha Jones]] figure to make her debut. Indeed, given that it came out after the transmission of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', the [[Tenth Doctor]] figure would have been seen by initial purchasers as a ''past'' incarnation of [[the Doctor]]. However, prototype dolls were seen as early as [[January]] [[2009]] at the International Dolls Expo.<ref>[http://collectdolls.about.com/b/2009/01/31/tonner-dolls-unveils-new-doctor-who-line.htm  Report from the 2009 IDEX]</ref> This means that the dolls were under development no later than [[2008]] — when Jones and the Tenth Doctor were still very much active characters. The reasons for the long delay are not well understood, but Tonner obliquely acknowledged the long development cycle in a 2010 press release, indicating the delay may have had to do with waiting for approvals to come through.<ref name=TonnerPress/>     

!USD [[wikipedia:Suggested retail price|MSRP]]

|[[File:Tonner 17 tall Gwen Cooper.jpg|150px]]

|[[File:Tonner 17 tall Jack Harkness.jpg|150px]]

|[[File:Tonner 17 tall Martha Jones.jpg|150px]]

|Sculpted in the likeness of [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] of the [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]], this Tonner Character Figure wears a two-piece suit including shirt, tie, socks, shoes and [[sonic screwdriver]].

|[[File:Tonner 17 tall Tenth Doctor.jpg|150px]]

|Faux suede duster; fully lined.

|[[File:Tonner 17 Tenth Doctor Time Lord's coat.jpg|150px]]

==External links==

*[http://www.tonnerdirect.com/ Official ''Tonner'' website]

==Footnotes==

[[category:action figures]]