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{{Infobox Individual
|name= Oscar Botcherby
|image            = Oscar Botcherby 2.jpg
|image= oscar.jpg
|species          = Human
|alias=
|job              = Actor
|species=Human
|job2              = manager
|origin= [[Earth]]
|affiliation      = Las Cadenas
|only= The Two Doctors
|origin           = [[Shepton Mallet]]
|actor= James Saxon
|mother            = Oscar Botcherby's mother{{!}}Mother
}}
|father            = Oscar Botcherby's father{{!}}Father
'''Oscar Botcherby''' was a [[England|English]] resident of [[20th century]] [[Spain]].
|partner          = Anita (The Two Doctors)
|only             = The Two Doctors (TV story)
|main actor       = James Saxon
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'''Oscar Botcherby''' was an [[actor]] who collected [[moth]]s in [[Andalusia]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Oscar's passion was stage acting, though he was working between roles as manager at ''[[Las Cadenas]]'', a restaurant in [[Seville]], owned by a friend of his. Oscar collected [[moth]]s, expertly using [[cyanide]] to kill them. He had a Spanish girlfriend named [[Anita (The Two Doctors)|Anita]], whom he took moth hunting. In [[1985]], he met the [[Sixth Doctor]] outside the hacienda occupied by the [[Sontaran]]s.
=== Early life ===
Oscar was an [[England|Englishman]] whose [[Oscar Botcherby's father|father]] served as an [[air raid warden]] in [[Shepton Mallet]] during [[World War II]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}) As a boy, Oscar angered the owners of an [[apple]] [[orchard]] and watched ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'', which left a strong impression on him. [[Oscar Botcherby's mother|His mother]] once faded the colours of his favourite [[shirt]] in the wash. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) At a young age, he took up [[lepidoptery]] and used [[cyanide]] rather than [[ammonia]] as he believed that it was more humane. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})


Later, while Oscar was working at ''Las Cadenas,'' [[Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig|Shockeye]] and the [[Second Doctor]] (who had been temporarily transformed into an [[Androgum]]) entered and ordered a massive meal. After the Second Doctor and Shockeye ate their meal and ran up a large bill of 81,600 ''[[peseta]]s,'' Oscar refused to accept the twenty [[narg]] note Shockeye offered as payment. Enraged, Shockeye stabbed and killed him with a meat knife. In his dying words he regretted that no one would see his definitive ''[[Hamlet]],'' and told Anita to look after his moth collection.
Oscar went on to become a stage [[actor]]. He toured the [[United States of America]] once, performing ''[[The Way of the World]]'' - whilst he believed his performance to have been wonderful, the theatre critic of the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' described it as "monumental in its ineptitude". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) He displeased the [[British Council]] and, claiming to be between roles, moved to [[Spain]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})
 
=== Seville and death ===
Living in [[Andalusia]], Oscar managed [[Las Cadenas]] in the [[Barrio Santa Cruz]] in [[Seville]] for a friend ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}) and worked there for at least three years. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) He entered into a relationship with [[Anita (The Two Doctors)|Anita]], who took him to an olive grove on [[Doña Arana]]'s [[hacienda]] to hunt moths. The pair witnessed the landing of a [[Sontaran]] [[spacecraft]] and met the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]], whom Oscar took to be [[police officer]]s due to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s appearance.
 
[[File:Oscar's last moments.jpg|thumb|left|Oscar's last moments. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})]]
Oscar and Anita directed the Doctor and Peri to the Arana house, after which they returned to Las Cadenas. Oscar served [[Shockeye o' the Quawncing Grig]] and the part-[[Androgum]] [[Second Doctor]] and attempted to collect their bill of 81,500 [[peseta]]s, rejecting Shockeye's twenty [[narg]] note. Angered by him, Shockeye stabbed him with a [[knife]] before leaving. Oscar died with Anita, the Sixth Doctor and Peri at his side, regretting that nobody would see his definitive ''[[Hamlet]]'' and asking Anita to look after his moth collection ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}) and [[Teddy (The Two Doctors)|Teddy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}})
 
== Legacy ==
The Sixth Doctor used the cyanide that Oscar left behind in the olive grove to kill Shockeye, telling him that he got his "just desserts" ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}) and feeling that he had avenged Oscar.
 
Oscar's [[murder]] was not solved by the authorities and his file was eventually joined by that of the [[Arana (The Two Doctors)|Doña Arana]], whose disappearance was never solved. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}})
 
== Alternate timeline ==
In an [[alternate timeline]], the Sixth Doctor was able to save Oscar's life by arriving at Las Cadenas thirty seconds before he was stabbed by Shockeye. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|So Vile a Sin (novel)}})
 
== Personality ==
Oscar was a bumbling and unworldly man ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) who could not stand the sight of [[blood]]. His passions were [[lepidoptery]] and [[acting]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}) although his knowledge of [[William Shakespeare]]'s work was not extensive. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}})
 
== Appearance ==
In his forties, Oscar was a podgy-looking man. Whilst hunting [[moth]]s, he dressed not unlike somebody on [[safari]] in [[Africa]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}})


Later, the Doctor used the cyanide left by Oscar to kill Shockeye, effectively giving Oscar his revenge. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'')
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Oscar Botcherby was an actor who collected moths in Andalusia.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Oscar was an Englishman whose father served as an air raid warden in Shepton Mallet during World War II. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) As a boy, Oscar angered the owners of an apple orchard and watched The War of the Worlds, which left a strong impression on him. His mother once faded the colours of his favourite shirt in the wash. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"]) At a young age, he took up lepidoptery and used cyanide rather than ammonia as he believed that it was more humane. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Oscar went on to become a stage actor. He toured the United States of America once, performing The Way of the World - whilst he believed his performance to have been wonderful, the theatre critic of the Boston Globe described it as "monumental in its ineptitude". (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"]) He displeased the British Council and, claiming to be between roles, moved to Spain. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Seville and death[[edit] | [edit source]]

Living in Andalusia, Oscar managed Las Cadenas in the Barrio Santa Cruz in Seville for a friend (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) and worked there for at least three years. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"]) He entered into a relationship with Anita, who took him to an olive grove on Doña Arana's hacienda to hunt moths. The pair witnessed the landing of a Sontaran spacecraft and met the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown, whom Oscar took to be police officers due to the TARDIS's appearance.

Oscar's last moments. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Oscar and Anita directed the Doctor and Peri to the Arana house, after which they returned to Las Cadenas. Oscar served Shockeye o' the Quawncing Grig and the part-Androgum Second Doctor and attempted to collect their bill of 81,500 pesetas, rejecting Shockeye's twenty narg note. Angered by him, Shockeye stabbed him with a knife before leaving. Oscar died with Anita, the Sixth Doctor and Peri at his side, regretting that nobody would see his definitive Hamlet and asking Anita to look after his moth collection (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) and Teddy. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor used the cyanide that Oscar left behind in the olive grove to kill Shockeye, telling him that he got his "just desserts" (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) and feeling that he had avenged Oscar.

Oscar's murder was not solved by the authorities and his file was eventually joined by that of the Doña Arana, whose disappearance was never solved. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"])

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate timeline, the Sixth Doctor was able to save Oscar's life by arriving at Las Cadenas thirty seconds before he was stabbed by Shockeye. (PROSE: So Vile a Sin [+]Loading...["So Vile a Sin (novel)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Oscar was a bumbling and unworldly man (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"]) who could not stand the sight of blood. His passions were lepidoptery and acting, (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) although his knowledge of William Shakespeare's work was not extensive. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"])

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

In his forties, Oscar was a podgy-looking man. Whilst hunting moths, he dressed not unlike somebody on safari in Africa. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"])

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