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| 1 = [[File:Cleese-up.jpg|300px|center|link=http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Transmat:Doctor_Who?file=John_Cleese_Carefully_Considers_Your_Futile_Comments]]{{tcap|Click to watch [[John Cleese|Cleese]] respond to [[Twitter]]}}'''[[John Cleese]]''' appeared in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s highest-rated televised story, ''[[City of Death]]'', around the time of series 2 of ''Fawlty Towers''. He was joined by the then-famous '''[[Eleanor Bron]]''' — the woman [[Paul McCartney]] once said was partial inspiration for the song "[[w:c:beatles:Eleanor Rigby|Eleanor Rigby]]". | | 1 = [[File:Cleese-up.jpg|300px|center|link=http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Transmat:Doctor_Who?file=John_Cleese_Carefully_Considers_Your_Futile_Comments]]{{tcap|Click to watch [[John Cleese|Cleese]] respond to [[Twitter]]}}'''[[John Cleese]]''' appeared in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s highest-rated televised story, ''[[City of Death]]'', around the time of series 2 of ''Fawlty Towers''. He was joined by the then-famous '''[[Eleanor Bron]]''' — the woman [[Paul McCartney]] once said was partial inspiration for the song "[[w:c:beatles:Eleanor Rigby|Eleanor Rigby]]". | ||
| 2 = [[File:LonCroppedBest.jpg|300px|center|link=Martin Clunes]]'''[[Martin Clunes]]''', known best to audiences as the titular character from {{wi|Doc Martin}} had his first major guest starring role on ''Doctor Who''. As [[Lon]] from ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', he played the spoilt future ruler of the planet [[Manussa]]. [[21st century]] British talk show hosts delight in showing off Clunes' awkwardly-dressed character whenever possible. | | 2 = [[File:LonCroppedBest.jpg|300px|center|link=Martin Clunes]]'''[[Martin Clunes]]''', known best to audiences as the titular character from {{wi|Doc Martin}} had his first major guest starring role on ''Doctor Who''. As [[Lon]] from ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'', he played the spoilt future ruler of the planet [[Manussa]]. [[21st century]] British talk show hosts delight in showing off Clunes' awkwardly-dressed character whenever possible. | ||
| 3 = [[file:Arbitan.jpg|300px|center|link=George Coulouris]]'''[[George Coulouris]]''' was undoubtedly the most prominent actor to appear in the [[season 1|first season]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', yet he only appeared in a single episode, "[[The Sea of Death]]". Coulouris was a part of [[Orson Welles]]' regular troupe of actors, and took part in both ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' American radio broadcast in 1938 as well as {{wi|Citizen Kane}}. Though his career was mostly an American one, he returned to Britain in the [[1950s]], putting him in position to work on ''Doctor Who'' in [[1964]]. | | 3 = [[file:Arbitan.jpg|300px|center|link=http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Transmat:Doctor_Who?file=CITIZEN_KANE_ULTIMATE_COLLECTOR'S_EDITION_-_ROSEBUD]]{{tcap|Click to see [[George Coulouris|Coulouris]] as Thatcher in the scene that explains the ''Citizen Kane'' mystery of "Rosebud"}}'''[[George Coulouris]]''' was undoubtedly the most prominent actor to appear in the [[season 1|first season]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', yet he only appeared in a single episode, "[[The Sea of Death]]". Coulouris was a part of [[Orson Welles]]' regular troupe of actors, and took part in both ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' American radio broadcast in 1938 as well as {{wi|Citizen Kane}}. Though his career was mostly an American one, he returned to Britain in the [[1950s]], putting him in position to work on ''Doctor Who'' in [[1964]]. | ||
| 4 = [[file:Tollmaster.jpg|300px|center|link=http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Transmat:Doctor_Who?file=TARDIS_at_the_toll_booth_-_Doctor_Who_-_Delta_and_the_Bannermen_-_BBC]]{{tcap|Click for video}} | | 4 = [[file:Tollmaster.jpg|300px|center|link=http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Transmat:Doctor_Who?file=TARDIS_at_the_toll_booth_-_Doctor_Who_-_Delta_and_the_Bannermen_-_BBC]]{{tcap|Click for video}} | ||
Though largely unknown to non-[[British]] audiences, '''[[Ken Dodd]]''' was a major star in the [[United Kingdom]] when cast to play the [[Tollmaster]] in the [[Seventh Doctor]] [[serial]], ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''. | Though largely unknown to non-[[British]] audiences, '''[[Ken Dodd]]''' was a major star in the [[United Kingdom]] when cast to play the [[Tollmaster]] in the [[Seventh Doctor]] [[serial]], ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''. | ||
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{{Surprising guest}} is a template that populates the "Surprising guest" section at Transmat:Doctor Who. It only works on that page.
