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|name = ''Dead Ringers'' (2000–07, 2014–) | |||
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|image = Friday Night Comedy Dead Ringers thumbnail.jpg | |||
|starring = Jon Culshaw | |||
|starring2 = Jan Ravens | |||
|starring3 = Phil Cornwell | |||
|starring4 = Duncan Wisbey | |||
|first release = 7 January 2000 | |||
|end release = | |||
|network = {{il|[[BBC Radio 4]]|[[BBC One]]|[[BBC Two]]}} | |||
|clip = Tom Baker Doctor Who Eurostar spoof - Dead Ringers - BBC comedy impressions | |||
|clip2 = Christmas Day Doctor Who Style Dead Ringers BBC Comedy Greats | |||
|clip3 = Doctor Who vs The Cybermen spoof - Dead Ringers - BBC comedy | |||
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'''''Dead Ringers''''' is a [[British]] radio and television comedy impressions show. Originally airing from 2000 to 2007, the series returned to [[BBC Radio 4]] in 2014. The show regularly parodies several incarnations of [[the Doctor]]. | |||
[[Jon Culshaw]] plays multiple Doctors on ''Dead Ringers'', most notably the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]]. | |||
[[Phil Cornwell]] parodied the [[Ninth Doctor]] in a sketch. In the spoof, [[Christopher Eccleston]] comes home to his family, die-hard ''Star Trek'' fans, and has to admit to them that he is going to play the next Doctor. And the end of the sketch, he agrees to only do one year to appease his bitter relatives. | |||
In another sketch entitled ''Christmas Day at Doctor Who's'', the Tenth Doctor discusses the problems spending Christmas with your past incarnations. The [[Second Doctor|Second]], Fourth, [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and [[Ninth Doctor]]s sit in front of the TV declaring several famous people such as Cat Deeley and the Queen as aliens. They give each other presents, mostly unwanted. The Tenth Doctor brings out a turkey covered in tin foil, which frightens the Second Doctor, as all his villains were made from tin foil. The Tenth Doctor wants to watch something good on TV, while the Ninth calls his successor poncy. The Fourth Doctor laments that the party is duller the dark side of the planet Aurelia, and then spikes the punch, laughing sinisterly. After the party, the Tenth Doctor, drunk, says his previous selves were not bad people and that they like him. He staggers away, with a sign on his back saying "exterminate me". | |||
[[Category:Real world | [[David Tennant]] appeared in the sketch ''[[Tony Blair Regenerates (TV story)|Tony Blair Regenerates]]'' for the series finale of the television show, where he portrays a new incarnation of outgoing prime minister Tony Blair (played by Culshaw). | ||
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More recently, the [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] and [[Thirteenth Doctor]]s have been parodied on the sketch series, sometimes together with their companions, like [[Clara Oswald]], [[Bill Potts]] or [[Graham O'Brien]]. The [[Dalek]]s have also made multiple appearances in the series, all the way back to 2000. | |||
[[Nev Fountain]] is one of the main writers for ''Dead Ringers''. He and Culshaw were credited together on ''[[Dead Ringers meets Doctor Who (TV story)|Dead Ringers meets Doctor Who]]'' (2003), in which Culshaw again played the Fourth Doctor. | |||
[[Category:Parodic comedy sketches from non-DWU series]] | |||
[[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | |||
[[Category:Television overviews]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 2 August 2024
Dead Ringers is a British radio and television comedy impressions show. Originally airing from 2000 to 2007, the series returned to BBC Radio 4 in 2014. The show regularly parodies several incarnations of the Doctor.
Jon Culshaw plays multiple Doctors on Dead Ringers, most notably the Fourth and Tenth.
Phil Cornwell parodied the Ninth Doctor in a sketch. In the spoof, Christopher Eccleston comes home to his family, die-hard Star Trek fans, and has to admit to them that he is going to play the next Doctor. And the end of the sketch, he agrees to only do one year to appease his bitter relatives.
In another sketch entitled Christmas Day at Doctor Who's, the Tenth Doctor discusses the problems spending Christmas with your past incarnations. The Second, Fourth, Seventh and Ninth Doctors sit in front of the TV declaring several famous people such as Cat Deeley and the Queen as aliens. They give each other presents, mostly unwanted. The Tenth Doctor brings out a turkey covered in tin foil, which frightens the Second Doctor, as all his villains were made from tin foil. The Tenth Doctor wants to watch something good on TV, while the Ninth calls his successor poncy. The Fourth Doctor laments that the party is duller the dark side of the planet Aurelia, and then spikes the punch, laughing sinisterly. After the party, the Tenth Doctor, drunk, says his previous selves were not bad people and that they like him. He staggers away, with a sign on his back saying "exterminate me".
David Tennant appeared in the sketch Tony Blair Regenerates for the series finale of the television show, where he portrays a new incarnation of outgoing prime minister Tony Blair (played by Culshaw).
More recently, the Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctors have been parodied on the sketch series, sometimes together with their companions, like Clara Oswald, Bill Potts or Graham O'Brien. The Daleks have also made multiple appearances in the series, all the way back to 2000.
Nev Fountain is one of the main writers for Dead Ringers. He and Culshaw were credited together on Dead Ringers meets Doctor Who (2003), in which Culshaw again played the Fourth Doctor.
