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|image = Doctor Who it's a square world.jpg | |||
|doctor = Doctor Fotheringown | |||
|writer = [[Michael Bentine]] | |||
|broadcast date = [[31 December (releases)|31 December]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]] | |||
|setting = Studio | |||
|director = [[Joseph McGrath]] | |||
|producer = [[Joseph McGrath]] | |||
|music = [[Harry Rabinowitz]] | |||
|series = Sketches from other shows on a ''Doctor Who'' DVD | |||
|next = Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show) | |||
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'''''The Doctor's New Invention''''' was a parodical sketch based on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' that featured on ''[[It's a Square World (series)|It's a Square World]]''. | |||
== | == Synopsis == | ||
[[Doctor Fotheringown]] is invited to be interviewed in a studio about his new invention, his | [[Doctor Fotheringown]] is invited to be interviewed in a studio about his new invention, the first rocket set to be shot into space by British scientists. Soon, the clumsy, eccentric old man accidentally presses the launch button on the working model brought into the studio, sending him and his interviewer into orbit. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | |||
* [[Doctor Fotheringown]] - [[Clive Dunn]] | * [[Doctor Fotheringown]] - [[Clive Dunn]] | ||
* [[Interviewer (It's a Square World)|Interviewer]] - [[Michael Bentine]] | * [[Interviewer (It's a Square World)|Interviewer]] - [[Michael Bentine]] | ||
Other roles played by: | |||
* [[Frank Thornton]] | |||
* [[Leon Thau]] | |||
* [[Joe Gibbons]] | |||
* [[Freddie Earlle]] | |||
* [[Jan Williams]] | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* Writer - [[Michael Bentine]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Michael Bentine]] | ||
* Additional Material - [[Clive Dunn]] | * Additional Material - [[Clive Dunn]] | ||
* Director - [[Joseph McGrath]] | * [[Film editor|Film Editor]] - [[Jim Latham]] | ||
* Producer - [[Joseph McGrath]] | * [[Film cameraman|Film Cameraman]] - [[Tony Leggo]] | ||
* Music | * [[Special effects|Special Effects]] - [[Jack Kine]] | ||
* [[Graphics]] - [[Tom Taylor]] | |||
* [[Wardrobe supervisor|Wardrobe Supervisor]] - [[Michael Endacott]] | |||
* [[Make-up supervisor|Make-Up Supervisor]] - [[Cherry Alston]] | |||
* [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[George Djurkovic]] | |||
* [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - [[James Gilbert]] | |||
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Joseph McGrath]] | |||
* [[Producer]] - [[Joseph McGrath]] | |||
* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Harry Rabinowitz]] | |||
== | == Story notes == | ||
* Notably the first | * Notably, this is the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' parody, only 39 days after the original broadcast of the first episode ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. | ||
* This also makes Clive Dunn the second actor to play the Doctor in any medium. | * This also makes Clive Dunn the second actor to play the Doctor in any medium. | ||
* Clive Dunn dons William Hartnell's original [[First Doctor]] costume. | * Clive Dunn dons William Hartnell's original [[First Doctor]] costume. | ||
* The sketch was released on [[DVD]] in ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]: Special Edition''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 22 October 2024
The Doctor's New Invention was a parodical sketch based on Doctor Who that featured on It's a Square World.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Fotheringown is invited to be interviewed in a studio about his new invention, the first rocket set to be shot into space by British scientists. Soon, the clumsy, eccentric old man accidentally presses the launch button on the working model brought into the studio, sending him and his interviewer into orbit.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Other roles played by:
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writer - Michael Bentine
- Additional Material - Clive Dunn
- Film Editor - Jim Latham
- Film Cameraman - Tony Leggo
- Special Effects - Jack Kine
- Graphics - Tom Taylor
- Wardrobe Supervisor - Michael Endacott
- Make-Up Supervisor - Cherry Alston
- Designer - George Djurkovic
- Executive Producer - James Gilbert
- Director - Joseph McGrath
- Producer - Joseph McGrath
- Music - Harry Rabinowitz
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Notably, this is the first Doctor Who parody, only 39 days after the original broadcast of the first episode An Unearthly Child.
- This also makes Clive Dunn the second actor to play the Doctor in any medium.
- Clive Dunn dons William Hartnell's original First Doctor costume.
- The sketch was released on DVD in The Aztecs: Special Edition.
