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|image = Supreme Dalek in Airport.jpg | |image = Supreme Dalek in Airport.jpg | ||
|name = ''Christmas on Skaro?'' | |name = ''Christmas on Skaro?'' | ||
|story number = | |story number = | ||
|special = 2010 BBC Christmas ident | |special = 2010 BBC Christmas ident | ||
|main character = [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|Supreme Dalek]] | |main character = [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|Supreme Dalek]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|setting = [[ | |setting = [[FlyLo airport]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 9 December 2010<ref name="CoS">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cmkck ''Christmas on Skaro?'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x30-second clip | |format = 1x30-second clip | ||
|series = [[:Category:Idents|BBC idents]] | |||
|prev = The Doctor and the Reindeer (TV story) | |prev = The Doctor and the Reindeer (TV story) | ||
|next = Consider Yourself One Of Us... ( | |next = Consider Yourself One Of Us... (TV story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Christmas on Skaro?'''''<ref | '''''Christmas on Skaro?'''''<ref name="CoS"/> was a series of short, holiday-themed, promotional videos created for broadcast on [[BBC One]] during the [[Christmas]] season of [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. | ||
The idents consisted of one thirty-second main video, and a ten-second video. They featured a crossover between ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and the BBC comedy | The idents consisted of one thirty-second main video, and a ten-second video. They featured a crossover between ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and the BBC comedy mockumentary show ''[[Come Fly with Me (series)|Come Fly With Me]]'', which premiered following {{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}} on [[25 December (releases)|25 December]], with [[Matt Lucas]] and [[David Walliams]] starring as check-in assistants [[Keeley St Clair]] and [[Melody Baines]]. | ||
== | == Synopsis == | ||
A couple of familiar faces encounter a surprising traveller heading home for Christmas. | A couple of familiar faces encounter a surprising traveller heading home for Christmas. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== ''Christmas on Skaro?'' === | === ''Christmas on Skaro?'' === | ||
At the [[ | At the [[FlyLo]] airport, a customer is booking a flight. When asked by Keeley if he is carrying any metal object or firearms, the customer, a [[Dalek]], answers in the negative. The Dalek identifies his destination as [[Skaro]], which Melody believes is near [[Mykonos]]. Melody hands the Dalek his boarding pass. The Dalek takes the pass with his [[suction cup]] before moving on. | ||
=== ''Brief Encounter''<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cmkdl</ref> === | === ''Brief Encounter''<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cmkdl ''Brief Encounter'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> === | ||
The Dalek, carrying three bags with his [[manipulator arm]], is moving through the airport, his [[eyestalk]] turning to a pair of [[air stewardess]]es as they walk by. | The Dalek, carrying three bags with his [[manipulator arm]], is moving through the airport, his [[eyestalk]] turning to a pair of [[air stewardess]]es as they walk by. | ||
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* [[Dalek (Christmas on Skaro?)|Dalek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek (Christmas on Skaro?)|Dalek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Keeley St Clair]] - [[Matt Lucas]] | * [[Keeley St Clair]] - [[Matt Lucas]] | ||
* [[Melody Baines]] - [[David Walliams]] | * [[Melody Baines]], [[Omar Baba]] - [[David Walliams]] | ||
* [[Gary Lineker]] - Himself | |||
* [[Ronnie Corbett]] - Himself | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Melody says that there is a country near [[Mykonos]] also called [[Skaro (Earth)|Skaro]]. | |||
* Fearghal has a badge of [[Santa Claus]] pinned to his waistcoat. | |||
* [[FlyLo]] is a low-cost airline run by Omar Baba. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Christmas specials}} | {{Christmas specials}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:25, 15 August 2024
Christmas on Skaro?[1] was a series of short, holiday-themed, promotional videos created for broadcast on BBC One during the Christmas season of 2010.
The idents consisted of one thirty-second main video, and a ten-second video. They featured a crossover between Doctor Who and the BBC comedy mockumentary show Come Fly With Me, which premiered following A Christmas Carol [+]Loading...["A Christmas Carol (TV story)"] on 25 December, with Matt Lucas and David Walliams starring as check-in assistants Keeley St Clair and Melody Baines.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
A couple of familiar faces encounter a surprising traveller heading home for Christmas.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Christmas on Skaro?[[edit] | [edit source]]
At the FlyLo airport, a customer is booking a flight. When asked by Keeley if he is carrying any metal object or firearms, the customer, a Dalek, answers in the negative. The Dalek identifies his destination as Skaro, which Melody believes is near Mykonos. Melody hands the Dalek his boarding pass. The Dalek takes the pass with his suction cup before moving on.
Brief Encounter[2][[edit] | [edit source]]
The Dalek, carrying three bags with his manipulator arm, is moving through the airport, his eyestalk turning to a pair of air stewardesses as they walk by.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dalek - Nicholas Briggs
- Keeley St Clair - Matt Lucas
- Melody Baines, Omar Baba - David Walliams
- Gary Lineker - Himself
- Ronnie Corbett - Himself
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Melody says that there is a country near Mykonos also called Skaro.
- Fearghal has a badge of Santa Claus pinned to his waistcoat.
- FlyLo is a low-cost airline run by Omar Baba.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Melody's mention of Mykonos' being near Skaro could be interpreted as a reference to the planet Mechanus.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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