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|image          = Comic relief 2007.jpg
|season number  = [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|8]]
|doctor          = Tenth Doctor
|doctor          = Tenth Doctor
|enemy = [[Lauren Cooper]]
|enemy           = [[Lauren Cooper]]
|setting        = Classroom
|setting        = [[Classroom (Comic Relief 2007)|Classroom]]
|writer          = [[Catherine Tate]]
|writer          = Catherine Tate
|director        = [[Gordon Anderson]]
|director        = [[Gordon Anderson]]
|producer        = [[Martina Klitch]]
|producer        = [[Martina Klitch]]
|broadcast date  = [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] [[2007]]
|broadcast date  = 16 March 2007
|network        = [[BBC One]]
|network        = BBC One
|format          = 1x6 minutes
|format          = 1x6 minutes
|nav            = 0
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|series          = [[Comic Relief]] sketches
|next            = One Born Every Minute (TV story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' skit that crossed over with ''The Catherine Tate Show''.  
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a special ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' skit that crossed over with ''[[The Catherine Tate Show (series)|The Catherine Tate Show]]''.


[[The Doctor]] uses the alias "Mr. Logan", Lauren questions him on whether he is the Doctor. He eventually becomes annoyed and reveals his identity by pulling out his [[sonic screwdriver]].  
The Doctor uses the alias "Mr Logan". Lauren questions him on whether he is the Doctor. He eventually becomes annoyed and reveals his identity by pulling out his sonic screwdriver.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A man supposedly known as "Mr. Logan" is teaching Lauren. Though she is convinced that he is the Doctor.
A man supposedly known as "Mr Logan" is teaching Lauren. Though she is convinced that he is the Doctor.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The Doctor, under the name of "Mr. Logan", teaches an English class. The Doctor and Lauren argue over whether "Logan", a Scottish man, is qualified to teach English. Lauren accuses him of being the Doctor, then argues with him over Shakespeare. Eventually, "Logan" gets fed up with Lauren's nonsense, pulls out his sonic screwdriver (revealing himself to be the Doctor), and uses it to turn Lauren into a figurine of [[Rose Tyler]]. Lauren then incomprehensibly manages to say "I still am bovvered", despite now being an inanimate object.
The Doctor, under the name of "Mr Logan", teaches an English class. The Doctor and Lauren argue over whether "Logan", a [[Scotland|Scottish]] man, is qualified to teach English. Lauren accuses him of being the Doctor, then argues with him over [[William Shakespeare]]. The argument continues to escalate, as "Logan" warns Lauren that he will have to fail her in the entire module if she can't keep her mouth closed, and also that he will have to call her parents, but Lauren remains defiant. Eventually, "Logan" is unable to put up with Lauren's belligerence any longer. He pulls out his sonic screwdriver (revealing himself to be the Doctor), and uses it to turn Lauren into an [[Doll|action figure]] of [[Rose Tyler]]. Lauren then incomprehensibly manages to say, "I still ain't bovvered", despite now being an inanimate object.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Tennant]]
* [[Lauren Cooper]] - [[Catherine Tate]]
* [[Lauren Cooper]] - [[Catherine Tate]]
* [[Liese Jackson]] - [[Niky Wardley]]


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* [[Writer]] - [[Catherine Tate]]
* [[Writer]] - [[Catherine Tate]]
* [[Director]] - [[Gordon Anderson]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Gordon Anderson]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Martina Klitch]]
* [[Producer]] - [[Martina Klitch]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor cites the gag "Doctor Who?".  
* Lauren asks the Doctor if he just arrived from [[Mars]].
* Lauren asks the Doctor if he parked [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on a meter.
* "Mr Logan" is trying to teach the class about the works of [[William Shakespeare]].
* A poster advertising the [[Orchard Theatre Company]] at the [[Northcott Theatre]] is hanging in the classroom.
* A [[sonnet]] is a [[poem]] written in 14 lines, the last two of which must form a [[rhyme|rhyming]] couplet.
* When Lauren asks "Mr Logan" if he is the Doctor, he asks "[[The Question|Doctor who?]]" in return.
* Lauren thinks the Doctor is [[The Doctor's age|945 years old]].


== Story notes ==
== Notes ==
* The special is a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''The Catherine Tate Show'' crossover.  
* The title for the sketch is given as "Dr. Who" on the DVD release.
* [[David Tennant]] plays the [[Tenth Doctor]] originally under the alias of "Mr. Logan". Lauren is convinced that he is the Doctor. Eventually the Doctor rips out his [[sonic screwdriver]] and turns Lauren into a [[Rose Tyler]] figure.  
* The special is a ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[The Catherine Tate Show (series)|The Catherine Tate Show]]'' crossover.
* The Doctor would later go on to meet William Shakespeare in ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', broadcast less than a month after this sketch.
* Lauren asks "Mr Logan" if he fancies [[Billie Piper]]. Billie Piper played [[Rose Tyler]], companion to the Tenth Doctor, and commonly implied to be a love interest.
* Lauren asking "Mr Logan" if he'd just arrived from Mars may be a reference to [[Donna Noble]] referring to the Doctor as a "Martian" during ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''.
* During her tirade, Lauren quotes a line from the song {{wi|The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond}} ("you take the high road, and I'll take the low road"), one of many jabs at "Mr Logan" being Scottish.
* The Rose action figure Lauren is turned into is from the [[Character Options series 2 action figures|Character Options series 2 line]].
* In 2020 another sketch featuring Catherine Tate as her Lauren character and David Tennant as her Scottish teacher was produced as part of BBC One's ''The Big Night In''. Tennant's character does not turn out to be the Doctor in this sketch, but two back-to-back questions directed at him ("Are you or have you ever been a Doctor?", "Are you a member of the [[World Health Organization|WHO]]?") were clearly intended as a nudging reference to the pair's previous collaborations.


== Home video releases ==
== Continuity ==
It was released on DVD with all of ''The Catherine Tate Show'' specials.
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=== Home video releases ===
The sketch was released as an extra on ''The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special'' DVD.
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Comic Relief 2007 was a special Doctor Who skit that crossed over with The Catherine Tate Show.

The Doctor uses the alias "Mr Logan". Lauren questions him on whether he is the Doctor. He eventually becomes annoyed and reveals his identity by pulling out his sonic screwdriver.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

A man supposedly known as "Mr Logan" is teaching Lauren. Though she is convinced that he is the Doctor.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor, under the name of "Mr Logan", teaches an English class. The Doctor and Lauren argue over whether "Logan", a Scottish man, is qualified to teach English. Lauren accuses him of being the Doctor, then argues with him over William Shakespeare. The argument continues to escalate, as "Logan" warns Lauren that he will have to fail her in the entire module if she can't keep her mouth closed, and also that he will have to call her parents, but Lauren remains defiant. Eventually, "Logan" is unable to put up with Lauren's belligerence any longer. He pulls out his sonic screwdriver (revealing himself to be the Doctor), and uses it to turn Lauren into an action figure of Rose Tyler. Lauren then incomprehensibly manages to say, "I still ain't bovvered", despite now being an inanimate object.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The title for the sketch is given as "Dr. Who" on the DVD release.
  • The special is a Doctor Who and The Catherine Tate Show crossover.
  • The Doctor would later go on to meet William Shakespeare in The Shakespeare Code, broadcast less than a month after this sketch.
  • Lauren asks "Mr Logan" if he fancies Billie Piper. Billie Piper played Rose Tyler, companion to the Tenth Doctor, and commonly implied to be a love interest.
  • Lauren asking "Mr Logan" if he'd just arrived from Mars may be a reference to Donna Noble referring to the Doctor as a "Martian" during The Runaway Bride.
  • During her tirade, Lauren quotes a line from the song The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond ("you take the high road, and I'll take the low road"), one of many jabs at "Mr Logan" being Scottish.
  • The Rose action figure Lauren is turned into is from the Character Options series 2 line.
  • In 2020 another sketch featuring Catherine Tate as her Lauren character and David Tennant as her Scottish teacher was produced as part of BBC One's The Big Night In. Tennant's character does not turn out to be the Doctor in this sketch, but two back-to-back questions directed at him ("Are you or have you ever been a Doctor?", "Are you a member of the WHO?") were clearly intended as a nudging reference to the pair's previous collaborations.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The sketch was released as an extra on The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special DVD.