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'''Magpie Electricals''' was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace, [[Muswell Hill]], [[London]]. In 1953 an alien called [[The Wire]] contacted the owner, [[Magpie|Mr Magpie]], to help her get a physical body. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | '''Magpie Electricals''' was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace, [[Muswell Hill]], [[London]]. In 1953 an alien called [[The Wire]] contacted the owner, [[Magpie|Mr Magpie]], to help her get a physical body. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
Magpie Electricals continued to exist well past the 1950s: | Although Magpie himself was killed by The Wire, Magpie Electricals survived the loss of it's proprieter, and continued to exist well past the 1950s: | ||
*[[Martha Jones]] had a Magpie brand television in the early 21st century ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''). | *[[Martha Jones]] had a Magpie brand television in the early 21st century ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''). | ||
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*The alien cruise liner, ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' had a Magpie-brand microphone, though it was not known if this was a genuine Magpie device or a replica. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | *The alien cruise liner, ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' had a Magpie-brand microphone, though it was not known if this was a genuine Magpie device or a replica. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
*[[Wilfred Mott]] had a Magpie branded television, which he had when he sold Newspapers on [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]] [[2008]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | *[[Wilfred Mott]] had a Magpie branded television, which he had when he sold Newspapers on [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]] [[2008]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
* | *The monitor in the reconstructed [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS']] console room had a Magpie's Electricals brand on it. ([[Doctor Who|DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'')'' '' | ||
== Behind the Scenes == | == Behind the Scenes == | ||
*In the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] trailer, there is a sign on a building saying ''Magpie's Electricals''. | *In the [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] trailer, there is a sign on a building saying ''Magpie's Electricals''. | ||
[[Category:London businesses]] | [[Category:London businesses]] | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 7 April 2010
Magpie Electricals was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace, Muswell Hill, London. In 1953 an alien called The Wire contacted the owner, Mr Magpie, to help her get a physical body. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
Although Magpie himself was killed by The Wire, Magpie Electricals survived the loss of it's proprieter, and continued to exist well past the 1950s:
- Martha Jones had a Magpie brand television in the early 21st century (DW: The Sound of Drums).
- Sarah Jane Smith's computer was a Magpie Electricals brand (SJA: The Mark of the Berserker)
- The alien cruise liner, Titanic had a Magpie-brand microphone, though it was not known if this was a genuine Magpie device or a replica. (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
- Wilfred Mott had a Magpie branded television, which he had when he sold Newspapers on Christmas Eve 2008. (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
- The monitor in the reconstructed TARDIS' console room had a Magpie's Electricals brand on it. (DW: The Eleventh Hour)
Behind the Scenes
- In the Series 5 trailer, there is a sign on a building saying Magpie's Electricals.
