The Doctor (fictional character): Difference between revisions

"'''The Doctor'''" - also known as "'''Dr. Who'''" and "'''Doctor Who'''" - was the eponymous, [[fiction]]al depiction of [[the Doctor]] in the [[BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]''. Their species was depicted as a [[Time Lord]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'', ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'') However, by some accounts, the real Doctor himself starred in the television series. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]'')  

"The Doctor", however, was not the only fictional depiction of his namesake in [[Earth]]'s [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|popular culture]], with similar characters such as [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|Doctor Who]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'') and [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] existing in theatrical motion pictures. Coincidentally, both of these separate characters were portrayed by veteran actor [[Peter Cushing (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Peter Cushing]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[A Visit to the Cinema (short story)|A Visit to the Cinema]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', et al.) Accordng to [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]], Peter Cushing's portrayal of Dr. Who was in lieu of [[William Hartnell (Pier Pressure)|William Hartnell]]'s portrayal from the series, as he wasn't able to return due to a busy schedule. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') Other notably similar characters included [[Professor X (fictional character)|Professor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'', et al.) [[Doctor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', et al.) and [[The Time Surgeon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Mindmorphs (comic story)|Invasion of the Mindmorphs]]'')