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Throwaway lines alluding to other fictional universes are more common than actual appearances of characters from those universes. | Throwaway lines alluding to other fictional universes are more common than actual appearances of characters from those universes. | ||
==Examples== | == Examples == | ||
===Television examples=== | === Television examples === | ||
So far, only one major crossover has occured in televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', when [[the Doctor]] and some of his companions met the cast of ''[[EastEnders]]'' in ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' (which is generally not regarded as part of the [[canon]], despite [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s intention that it should be). | So far, only one major crossover has occured in televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', when [[the Doctor]] and some of his companions met the cast of ''[[EastEnders]]'' in ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' (which is generally not regarded as part of the [[canon]], despite [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s intention that it should be). | ||
Of course, ''EastEnders'' is fiction in the Doctor Who Universe, as revealed in ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'', just as characters like the Doctor and the [[Dalek]]s are fictional in the continuity of ''EastEnders''. | Of course, ''EastEnders'' is fiction in the Doctor Who Universe, as revealed in ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'', just as characters like the Doctor and the [[Dalek]]s are fictional in the continuity of ''EastEnders''. | ||
===Comics examples=== | === Comics examples === | ||
*When Marvel UK owned ''[[Doctor Who Monthly]]'' (later ''Doctor Who Magazine'') characters like [[Death's Head]], [[Keepsake]], and the [[Special Executive]] would cross over between Marvel UK titles. | * When Marvel UK owned ''[[Doctor Who Monthly]]'' (later ''Doctor Who Magazine'') characters like [[Death's Head]], [[Keepsake]], and the [[Special Executive]] would cross over between Marvel UK titles. | ||
===Prose fiction examples=== | === Prose fiction examples === | ||
* The [[Old One]]s originated in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]], which pre-dated ''Doctor Who''. | * The [[Old One]]s originated in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]], which pre-dated ''Doctor Who''. | ||
*[[Iris Wildthyme]] originated in the independent works of ''Doctor Who'' novel writer [[Paul Magrs]]. | * [[Iris Wildthyme]] originated in the independent works of ''Doctor Who'' novel writer [[Paul Magrs]]. | ||
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson | Doctor John Watson]] appeared as themselves in [[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' where they are established as real. (In the Doctor Who Universe, they do not actually use the names Sherlock Holmes and Watson, but use these as aliases.) [[John Roxton|Lord John Roxton]] from Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Wikipedia:The Lost World|The Lost World]] also cameos in the same novel. | * [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[John Watson|Doctor John Watson]] appeared as themselves in [[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' where they are established as real. (In the Doctor Who Universe, they do not actually use the names Sherlock Holmes and Watson, but use these as aliases.) [[John Roxton|Lord John Roxton]] from Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Wikipedia:The Lost World|The Lost World]] also cameos in the same novel. | ||
* [[Carnell]], the [[psychostrategist]] featured in [[Chris Boucher]]'s ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'', first appeared in the ''[[Blake's 7]]'' episode ''Weapon'' (where he was portrayed by [[Scott Fredericks]]). | * [[Carnell]], the [[psychostrategist]] featured in [[Chris Boucher]]'s ''[[Corpse Marker (novel)|Corpse Marker]]'', first appeared in the ''[[Blake's 7]]'' episode ''Weapon'' (where he was portrayed by [[Scott Fredericks]]). | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Doctor Who universe in other continuities]] | * [[Doctor Who universe in other continuities]] | ||
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A crossover character is a character who exists both within the Doctor Who universe and one or more other fictional universes. Although, within the Doctor Who Universe, fictional characters have appeared as such (within the Land of Fiction, for example), characters from other works have, from time to time, become involved.
Throwaway lines alluding to other fictional universes are more common than actual appearances of characters from those universes.
Examples
Television examples
So far, only one major crossover has occured in televised Doctor Who, when the Doctor and some of his companions met the cast of EastEnders in Dimensions in Time (which is generally not regarded as part of the canon, despite John Nathan-Turner's intention that it should be).
Of course, EastEnders is fiction in the Doctor Who Universe, as revealed in Army of Ghosts, just as characters like the Doctor and the Daleks are fictional in the continuity of EastEnders.
Comics examples
- When Marvel UK owned Doctor Who Monthly (later Doctor Who Magazine) characters like Death's Head, Keepsake, and the Special Executive would cross over between Marvel UK titles.
Prose fiction examples
- The Old Ones originated in the Cthulhu Mythos, which pre-dated Doctor Who.
- Iris Wildthyme originated in the independent works of Doctor Who novel writer Paul Magrs.
- Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson appeared as themselves in NA: All-Consuming Fire where they are established as real. (In the Doctor Who Universe, they do not actually use the names Sherlock Holmes and Watson, but use these as aliases.) Lord John Roxton from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World also cameos in the same novel.
- Carnell, the psychostrategist featured in Chris Boucher's Corpse Marker, first appeared in the Blake's 7 episode Weapon (where he was portrayed by Scott Fredericks).
