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* {{wi|The Haunting of Bly Manor}} (2020) was created by ''Doctor Who'' fan Mike Flanagan. Owen Sharma (Rahul Kohli) wore a bowtie and tweed jacket as an homage to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The final episode has the line "It's not a ghost story. It's a love story," which is a quote from ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]''.
* {{wi|The Haunting of Bly Manor}} (2020) was created by ''Doctor Who'' fan Mike Flanagan. Owen Sharma (Rahul Kohli) wore a bowtie and tweed jacket as an homage to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The final episode has the line "It's not a ghost story. It's a love story," which is a quote from ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]''.
* In the episode "Down and Out" (2020) of {{wi|The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse}}, "Who, Dr." is listed as one of Chrisjen Avasarala's contacts.
* In the episode "Down and Out" (2020) of {{wi|The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse}}, "Who, Dr." is listed as one of Chrisjen Avasarala's contacts.
* Episode 4 of {{wi|It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin}} (2021) by [[Russell T Davies]] features the filming of ''Regression of the Daleks'', a fiction 1988 serial of ''Doctor Who''. The character Ritchie Tozer played Trooper Linden in the story. This is a tribute to [[Dursley McLinden]], who played [[Mike Smith]] in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', raised money for [[AIDS]]-related charities, and died of the disease in 1995.<ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/its-a-sins-doctor-who-crossover-pays-tribute-to-remembrance-of-the-daleks-actor/ It’s a Sin’s Doctor Who Crossover Pays Tribute to Remembrance of the Daleks Actor]</ref>
* Episode 4 of ''[[It's a Sin]]'' (2021) by [[Russell T Davies]] features the filming of ''Regression of the Daleks'', a fiction 1988 serial of ''Doctor Who''. The character Ritchie Tozer played Trooper Linden in the story. This is a tribute to [[Dursley McLinden]], who played [[Mike Smith]] in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', raised money for [[AIDS]]-related charities, and died of the disease in 1995.<ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/its-a-sins-doctor-who-crossover-pays-tribute-to-remembrance-of-the-daleks-actor/ It’s a Sin’s Doctor Who Crossover Pays Tribute to Remembrance of the Daleks Actor]</ref>
* In a 2020 episode of {{wi|Holby City}}, [[John Barrowman]] and [[Jo Martin]] shared a scene as their characters Drew Nicholson-Heath and Max McGerry. In the scene, Nicholson-Heath briefly salutes McGerry and sarcastically remarks, "Doctor," referencing Martin's performance as [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|an incarnation of the Doctor]] and in turn Barrowman's role as [[Jack Harkness]] (the both of them appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'' but did not share a scene). The scene was confirmed as an intentional reference in a behind-the-scenes video.<ref>BBC: "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08m27pm How Drew You Do]."</ref>
* In a 2020 episode of {{wi|Holby City}}, [[John Barrowman]] and [[Jo Martin]] shared a scene as their characters Drew Nicholson-Heath and Max McGerry. In the scene, Nicholson-Heath briefly salutes McGerry and sarcastically remarks, "Doctor," referencing Martin's performance as [[The Doctor (Fugitive of the Judoon)|an incarnation of the Doctor]] and in turn Barrowman's role as [[Jack Harkness]] (the both of them appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]]'' but did not share a scene). The scene was confirmed as an intentional reference in a behind-the-scenes video.<ref>BBC: "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08m27pm How Drew You Do]."</ref>


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Occasionally, elements of the Doctor Who universe are referenced in the broader popular culture. This page exists to throw a spotlight on some of these casual references made in television, comics, films and other media which happened during the 2020s.

Television

  • In Staged (2020), David Tennant plays a fictionalised version of himself; he has a small TARDIS in his garden.
  • In the episode "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men" (2020) of season 2 of The Boys, the character Frenchie wears a t-shirt featuring a cat version of the Thirteenth Doctor.[1]
  • The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) was created by Doctor Who fan Mike Flanagan. Owen Sharma (Rahul Kohli) wore a bowtie and tweed jacket as an homage to the Eleventh Doctor. The final episode has the line "It's not a ghost story. It's a love story," which is a quote from Hide.
  • In the episode "Down and Out" (2020) of The Expanse, "Who, Dr." is listed as one of Chrisjen Avasarala's contacts.
  • Episode 4 of It's a Sin (2021) by Russell T Davies features the filming of Regression of the Daleks, a fiction 1988 serial of Doctor Who. The character Ritchie Tozer played Trooper Linden in the story. This is a tribute to Dursley McLinden, who played Mike Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks, raised money for AIDS-related charities, and died of the disease in 1995.[2]
  • In a 2020 episode of Holby City, John Barrowman and Jo Martin shared a scene as their characters Drew Nicholson-Heath and Max McGerry. In the scene, Nicholson-Heath briefly salutes McGerry and sarcastically remarks, "Doctor," referencing Martin's performance as an incarnation of the Doctor and in turn Barrowman's role as Jack Harkness (the both of them appeared in TV: Fugitive of the Judoon but did not share a scene). The scene was confirmed as an intentional reference in a behind-the-scenes video.[3]

Prose

  • In the novel Piranesi (2020) by Susanna Clarke, a research paper is mentioned: ‘Timey-Wimey: Steven Moffat, Blink and J. W. Dunne’s theories of Time’, Journal of Space, Time and Everything, Volume 64: 42–68, University of Minnesota Press.

Video games

  • In a 2020 update to Marvel Contest of Champions, Cosmic Ghost Rider mentioned a TV show with an orange wormhole with catchy electronic music. He also paraphrases a line from Blink: "You see, people think time is a linear progression of cause to effect, when in reality it's more like a big ball of time--".
  • Watch Dogs: Legion (2020) is set in a near-future London. A police box covered in graffiti is seen in an underground safehouse.

Web series

  • The RealLifeLore video "If You Get Stranded in the Past, How to Tell What Year You’re In" induded the TARDIS as a time machine.[4]
  • Tom Scott's video "Why The Web Is Such A Mess" included a Vote Saxon poster. This video was posted on 23 November 2020, the 57th anniversary of Doctor Who.[5]

News media

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Did you spot this sneaky Doctor Who Easter Egg in The Boys?
  2. ↑ It’s a Sin’s Doctor Who Crossover Pays Tribute to Remembrance of the Daleks Actor
  3. ↑ BBC: "How Drew You Do."
  4. ↑ If You Get Stranded in the Past, How to Tell What Year You’re In
  5. ↑ Why The Web Is Such A Mess
  6. ↑ What to Expect From Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on Election Day
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