John Major
Mr John Major was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1991 (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"]) and 1996 who, according to the Eighth Doctor, served between Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. (PROSE: Interference - Book One [+]Loading...["Interference - Book One (novel)"])
Biography
As Prime Minister
Red Nose Day 1991
According to a book, Mr John Major donned a Red Nose during Red Nose Day 1991 in a "desperate effort to make himself more colourful". During this, he mentioned that he didn't know his "ERM" from his "ECU" and referred to himself as "John Majors". (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"])
Legacy
His framed photograph was present in 10 Downing Street. (TV: Aliens of London [+]Loading...["Aliens of London (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
- Major's forename wasn't given in Interference, but the common-sense interpretation of the passage is that the author was referencing the real-life Prime Minister John Major.
- Due to the 1997 general election,The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"] mentions an election but doesn't say if the Prime Minister is new or a returning Major.
- Major was played by Keith Drinkel in Thatcher: The Final Days, Michael Maloney in Margaret and Jonny Lee Miller in The Crown.
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