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|origin     = [[United Kingdom (Earth-33⅓)|United Kingdom]], [[Earth-33⅓]]
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|first             = Doctor Who? (DWM 128 comic story){{!}}Doctor Who? 128
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|appearances       = [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex (comic story)|Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex]]'', ''[[Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? (comic story)|Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?]]'', ''[[The Regeneration Game (comic story)|The Regeneration Game]]''
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}}{{you may|Sylvester McCoy|n1= the real-life performer}}'''Sylvester McCoy''' was one of the actors who portrayed [[the Doctor]] in the [[BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', portraying the [[Seventh Doctor]].
{{you may|Sylvester McCoy|n1= the real-life performer|Sylvester McCoy (in-universe)|n2=his invalid counterpart}}
In [[Earth-33⅓]], '''Sylvester McCoy''' was one of the actors who portrayed [[The Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|the Doctor]] in the [[BBC (Earth-33⅓)|BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who (Earth-33⅓)|Doctor Who]]'', portraying the [[Seventh Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Seventh Doctor]].


He was hired by [[John Nathan-Turner (Doctor Who?)|John Nathan-Turner]] for his uncanny ability to stuff [[Cyber-ferret]]s down his [[trousers|pants]], playing the [[Seventh Doctor]] ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 128 comic story)|Doctor Who? 128]]'')
== Biography ==
He was hired by [[John Nathan-Turner (Earth-33⅓)|John Nathan-Turner]] for his uncanny ability to stuff [[Cyber-ferret]]s down his [[trousers|pants]], playing the [[Seventh Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Seventh Doctor]] ([[COMIC]]: [[Doctor Who? (DWM 128 comic story)|''Doctor Who?'' 128]])


At the start of his tenure in [[1987]], McCoy told [[John Nathan-Turner (Doctor Who?)|John Nathan-Turner]] that he wished to play the [[Seventh Doctor]] with all the conflicting characteristics of his predeccesors. This caused him to become very indecisive, even when asked to answer a simple [[question]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? (comic story)|Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?]]'') For the regeneration sequence from the Sixth Doctor to the Seventh, McCoy was asked to get into the Sixth Doctor's costume as the Doctor was meant to lay on the floor of the TARDIS control room. This proved tricky because McCoy was much shorter than [[Colin Baker (Doctor Who?)|his predecessor]] and his face did not actually poke out of the shirt at all, nor his hands from the sleeves, if he squeezed himself into the outfit. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Regeneration Game (comic story)|The Regeneration Game]]'')
At the start of his tenure in [[1987]], McCoy told John Nathan-Turner that he wished to play the Seventh Doctor with all the conflicting characteristics of his predeccesors. This caused him to become very indecisive, even when asked to answer a simple [[question]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? (comic story)|Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?]]'') For the regeneration sequence from the Sixth Doctor to the Seventh, McCoy was asked to get into the Sixth Doctor's costume as the Doctor was meant to lay on the floor of the TARDIS control room. This proved tricky because McCoy was much shorter than [[Colin Baker (Earth-33⅓)|his predecessor]] and his face did not actually poke out of the shirt at all, nor his hands from the sleeves, if he squeezed himself into the outfit. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Regeneration Game (comic story)|The Regeneration Game]]'')


McCoy was a method actor who took the part of the Doctor very seriously, forcing himself and [[Ace]] to ride to location shoots inside the cramped [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS prop]] to "get into character". ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex (comic story)|Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex]]'')
McCoy was a method actor who took the part of the Doctor very seriously, forcing himself and [[Ace (Earth-33⅓)|Ace]] to ride to location shoots inside the cramped [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Earth-33⅓)|TARDIS prop]] to "get into character". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex (comic story)|Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex]]'')
 
In [[1993]], he and his fellow living Doctor actors got into an argument over the size of [[Tom Baker (Doctor Who?)|Tom Baker]]'s "part" in ''[[The Dark Dimension (TV story)|The Dark Dimension]]'', which ultimately led to its cancellation. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Whoah! (DWM 379 comic story)|Doctor Whoah! 379]]'')
 
In [[October]] [[2007]], he dressed up as the [[Fifth Doctor]] in an attempt to infiltrate the rehearsals for that years [[Time Crash (TV story)|Children in Need special]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Whoah! (DWM 388 comic story)|Doctor Whoah! 388]]'')


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Revision as of 21:42, 11 June 2023

In Earth-33⅓, Sylvester McCoy was one of the actors who portrayed the Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who, portraying the Seventh Doctor.

Biography

He was hired by John Nathan-Turner for his uncanny ability to stuff Cyber-ferrets down his pants, playing the Seventh Doctor (COMIC: Doctor Who? 128)

At the start of his tenure in 1987, McCoy told John Nathan-Turner that he wished to play the Seventh Doctor with all the conflicting characteristics of his predeccesors. This caused him to become very indecisive, even when asked to answer a simple question. (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?) For the regeneration sequence from the Sixth Doctor to the Seventh, McCoy was asked to get into the Sixth Doctor's costume as the Doctor was meant to lay on the floor of the TARDIS control room. This proved tricky because McCoy was much shorter than his predecessor and his face did not actually poke out of the shirt at all, nor his hands from the sleeves, if he squeezed himself into the outfit. (COMIC: The Regeneration Game)

McCoy was a method actor who took the part of the Doctor very seriously, forcing himself and Ace to ride to location shoots inside the cramped TARDIS prop to "get into character". (COMIC: Time And Relative Dimensions In Sussex)