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[[File:Arthur_horse.jpg|thumb|Arthur onboard the SS Madame De Pompadour. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')]]
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'''Arthur''' was the name given by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to a white [[horse]] which had wandered through a [[time window]] from [[18th century]] [[France]] onto the ''[[SS Madame de Pompadour]]''. The Doctor wanted to keep Arthur although [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] would not let him. He protested; "I let you keep Mickey!" When the [[Clockwork Droid]]s sealed off the time window to [[1758]] to keep the Doctor out, he used Arthur to break through the seal and rescue [[Madame de Pompadour]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
|image      = Arthur (TGITF).jpg
|species    = Horse
|origin      = [[France]]
|first      = The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)
|appearances = {{il|[[GAME]]: ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road To... (comic story)|The Road To...]] ''}}
|clip        = Seven years bad luck - Doctor Who - The Girl in the Fireplace - Series 2 - BBC
|bts        = How to Jump a Horse Through a Mirror - Doctor Who Confidential - The Girl in the Fireplace - BBC
}}
'''Arthur''' was the name given by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to a grey [[horse]] which had wandered through a [[time window]] from [[18th century]] [[France]] onto the [[SS Madame de Pompadour|SS ''Madame de Pompadour'']]. The Doctor wanted to keep Arthur although [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] would not let him. He protested, "I let you keep [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]]!" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
 
Becoming irritated after Rose and Mickey wandered off despite his warnings, the Doctor confided his frustrations in Arthur as he indulged in an attempt at reverse psychology, telling the horse that he was free to roam the ship. Arthur, however, did not respond, and the Doctor agreed that he was not convicing. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Road To... (comic story)|The Road To...]] '')
 
When the [[Clockwork Droid]]s sealed off the time window to [[1758]] to keep the Doctor out, he used Arthur to break through the seal and rescue [[Madame de Pompadour]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Arthur appeared as a character in the video game ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]''.
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 11 June 2024

Arthur was the name given by the Tenth Doctor to a grey horse which had wandered through a time window from 18th century France onto the SS Madame de Pompadour. The Doctor wanted to keep Arthur although Rose would not let him. He protested, "I let you keep Mickey!" (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

Becoming irritated after Rose and Mickey wandered off despite his warnings, the Doctor confided his frustrations in Arthur as he indulged in an attempt at reverse psychology, telling the horse that he was free to roam the ship. Arthur, however, did not respond, and the Doctor agreed that he was not convicing. (COMIC: The Road To... )

When the Clockwork Droids sealed off the time window to 1758 to keep the Doctor out, he used Arthur to break through the seal and rescue Madame de Pompadour. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Arthur appeared as a character in the video game LEGO Dimensions.

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