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'''Stephen Fry''' (born [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957]]) is an English actor and [[Writer|author]] who voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''.
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'''Stephen Fry''' (born [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/stephen-fry.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' webcast ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]''. He later played [[C (Spyfall)|C]], the head of [[MI6]], in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[List of Doctor Who television stories|television story]] ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''.


Fry also wrote the initial script for episode 11 of [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|series 2]] of the revived [[Doctor Who]].<ref>[[DWM 360]], p6</ref> Believing the script to be too complex however, [[Russell T Davies]] decided it would be better suited for season three, giving the crew more time for preparation. The script was replaced with ''[[Fear Her]]'', and was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations to the script. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436992/trivia?tr=tr0789400</ref> This episode was, according to Fry in an interview with Bob Tyrer<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7sp4dW-Zoo</ref>, about the "Sub-Arthurian legend of [Sir] Gawain and the Green Knight", or "Gavin" as Fry playfully refers to him as, conjecturing that Gavin would be the modern form of the name Gawain. In the original legend, "It describes how Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table, accepts a challenge from a mysterious "Green Knight" who challenges any knight to strike him with his axe if he will take a return blow in a year and a day. Gawain accepts and beheads him with his blow, at which the Green Knight stands up, picks up his head and reminds Gawain of the appointed time. In his struggles to keep his bargain Gawain demonstrates chivalry and loyalty until his honour is called into question by a test involving Lady Bertilak, the lady of the Green Knight's castle.".<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight</ref> Fry had weaved a Doctor Who story into this in his original script.
Apart from his acting credits, Fry also wrote [[The 1920s (unproduced TV story)|the initial script]] for episode 11 of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s [[series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|second series]].<ref>[[DWM 360]], p6</ref> Believing the episode would be too expensive, however, [[Russell T Davies]] moved it to the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|third series]] so that it could be rewritten. The series 2 slot was filled by ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'' and ultimately Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. ([[DWMSE 14]])


Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry is a well-known British film and TV personality whose early credits include ''Fry and Laurie'', ''Blackadder'' (written by [[Richard Curtis]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]], and ''Jeeves and Wooster''). More recently he provided the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', is currently the host of panel show ''QI'', and appears in the forthcoming ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''. He was also the narrator of the UK ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several videogames based on the series.
== Career ==
Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry's early acting credits included ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'', ''Blackadder'' (written by [[Richard Curtis]], produced by [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Tim McInnerny]]), and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. He has also been the presenter of the BBC panel show ''QI'' from 2003 to 2016.


In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults". [[Steven Moffat]] responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm</ref>
Fry has also appeared in a number of feature films, including ''V for Vendetta'', [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings (franchise)|The Hobbit]]: The Desolation of Smaug''. He was also the narrator of the UK ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series.


== In the DWU ==
== Personal life ==
Stephen Fry is mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'' as one of the many celebrities attending the opening of the [[Tomorrow Window]]s at [[Tate Modern]].
He was a great friend to Douglas Adams for many years, as well as to [[Lalla Ward]]; Fry introduced the latter to her future husband [[Richard Dawkins]] at one of Adams' parties.{{Fact}}
 
In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults." [[Steven Moffat]] responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm</ref>
 
Fry is openly gay<ref>''Stephen Fry: Out There'' (BBC Two, 2013)</ref>, notably coming in as the second most influential gay person (behind only [[Russell T Davies]]) of Britain in ''The Independent''<nowiki/>'s Pink List in 2007.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070508102003/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.stephenfry.com Official site]
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Stephen Fry (born 24 August 1957[1]) voiced the Minister of Chance in the Doctor Who webcast Death Comes to Time. He later played C, the head of MI6, in the Doctor Who television story Spyfall.

Apart from his acting credits, Fry also wrote the initial script for episode 11 of Doctor Who's second series.[2] Believing the episode would be too expensive, however, Russell T Davies moved it to the third series so that it could be rewritten. The series 2 slot was filled by Fear Her and ultimately Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. (DWMSE 14)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside of the Doctor Who universe, Fry's early acting credits included A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder (written by Richard Curtis, produced by John Lloyd and starring Rowan Atkinson and Tim McInnerny), and Jeeves and Wooster. He has also been the presenter of the BBC panel show QI from 2003 to 2016.

Fry has also appeared in a number of feature films, including V for Vendetta, Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He was also the narrator of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was a great friend to Douglas Adams for many years, as well as to Lalla Ward; Fry introduced the latter to her future husband Richard Dawkins at one of Adams' parties.[source needed]

In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as Doctor Who as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults." Steven Moffat responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." [3]

Fry is openly gay[4], notably coming in as the second most influential gay person (behind only Russell T Davies) of Britain in The Independent's Pink List in 2007.[5]

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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Famous Birthdays
  2. ↑ DWM 360, p6
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm
  4. ↑ Stephen Fry: Out There (BBC Two, 2013)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070508102003/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece
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