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 '''''Doctor Who Meets Scratchman''''', also sometimes titled '''''Doctor Who and the Big Game''''', was a planned movie written by [[Tom Baker]] and [[Ian Marter]].
-The story was to feature the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] as they faced [[Satan|the Devil]] known as "Scratchman". Other enemies which were to appear were [[Scarecrow]]s which came alive, the [[Dalek]]s and a small cameo of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. The finale was to take place on a giant [[pinball]] table.
+The story was to feature the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] as they faced [[Satan|the Devil]] known as "[[Scratchman]]". Other enemies which were to appear were [[Scarecrow]]s which came alive, the [[Dalek]]s and a small cameo of the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. The finale was to take place on a giant [[pinball]] table.
 The movie was to have [[Vincent Price]] and [[Twiggy]] involved and to be written and directed by [[James Hill]].
-An article including a synopsis by Marcus Hearn of the film was featured in [[DWM 379]].
+An article including a synopsis of the film by Marcus Hearn with art by [[Brian Williamson]] (including a mock movie poster) was featured in [[DWM 379]].
 Over 44 years after its initial development, on [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], the story was finally adapted by Baker, together with [[James Goss]], into a [[Scratchman (novelisation)|novelisation]], with the audiobook read by Baker himself.
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 == Notes ==
-* ''Doctor Who Meets Scratchman'' was often listed by fans of [[Big Finish]] as a story which would be interesting to produce. In an recent interview, Baker noted the interest, <ref>http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/Interact/Blogs.aspx?articleid=10236&sectionid=761</ref> and at the Folkestone Film TV and Comic Con mentioned that the audio company was looking into adapting recently discovered scripts, but Baker expected copyright issues with the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] and the estate of {{w|James Hill (British director)|James Hill}}.
+* ''Doctor Who Meets Scratchman'' was often listed by fans of [[Big Finish]] as a story which would be interesting to produce. In a recent interview, Baker noted the interest, <ref>http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/Interact/Blogs.aspx?articleid=10236&sectionid=761</ref>{{Fact}} and at the Folkestone Film TV and Comic Con mentioned that the audio company was looking into adapting recently discovered scripts, but Baker expected copyright issues with the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] and the estate of {{w|James Hill (British director)|James Hill}}.
 * In 2019, the story was adapted into a novelisation: ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]''. It was updated to present day with references to ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and the current series of ''Doctor Who''. There were also cameos from both the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Thirteenth Doctor]]s.