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This incarnation of the Doctor originated in the stage play ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday]]'', in which he was implied to have followed [[Jon Pertwee]]'s [[Third Doctor]]. The stage play version of this character, therefore, was the Fourth Doctor before [[Tom Baker]] was cast as the true [[Fourth Doctor]] for television. In [[Seven Keys to Doomsday|the audio adaptation]], an [[Previous Doctor (Seven Keys to Doomsday)|unidentified incarnation of the Time Lord]], played by [[Nicholas Briggs]], preceded him. | This incarnation of the Doctor originated in the stage play ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday]]'', in which he was implied to have followed [[Jon Pertwee]]'s [[Third Doctor]]. The stage play version of this character, therefore, was the Fourth Doctor before [[Tom Baker]] was cast as the true [[Fourth Doctor]] for television. In [[Seven Keys to Doomsday|the audio adaptation]], an [[Previous Doctor (Seven Keys to Doomsday)|unidentified incarnation of the Time Lord]], played by [[Nicholas Briggs]], preceded him. | ||
The Doctor was played by several other actors in later worldwide performances of the original play, including [[Michael Sagar]] in the 1984 production of the play in Porirua, New Zealand. Sagar portrayed the Doctor wearing a chequered suit and sporting a black | The Doctor was played by several other actors in later worldwide performances of the original play, including [[Michael Sagar]] in the 1984 production of the play in Porirua, New Zealand. Sagar portrayed the Doctor wearing a chequered suit and sporting a black moustache, giving him an overall look clearly distinct from Trevor Martin's take.<ref>http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv61/sevenkeys.html</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
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