Fourth Doctor's detective outfit
The Fourth Doctor had a "detective outfit". (AUDIO: The Merfolk Murders [+]Loading...["The Merfolk Murders (audio story)"]) It consisted of a a deerstalker cap and an inverness cape of tan and scarlet tartan over a single-breasted blazer of umber velvet with a dotted texture and peaked lapels, a single-breasted waistcoat of indigo brocade, a white shirt, a ruby cravat with scattered polkadots, silver grey gloves, and charcoal grey tweed trousers.
During the Mystery of the Missing Girls, Casey remarked that the Fourth Doctor didn't look like a detective. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"]) However, this outfit would inspire Arthur Conan Doyle's depiction of Sherlock Holmes. (PROSE: Evolution [+]Loading...["Evolution (novel)"])
History
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The Doctor once wore this outfit while visiting Prague with Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan. (PROSE: Nanomorphosis [+]Loading...["Nanomorphosis (short story)"])
The Doctor wore this outfit while in Dartmoor in 1880 in an adventure with Arthur Conan Doyle. (PROSE: Evolution [+]Loading...["Evolution (novel)"])
This outfit was part of the visuals of the character Orion Hood, based on the Fourth Doctor in novels written by Sarah Jane while living in the turn of the century at 107 Baker Street. (AUDIO: The Merfolk Murders [+]Loading...["The Merfolk Murders (audio story)"])
Also with Sarah, the Doctor once wore the deerstalker on top of one of his regular outfits. (COMIC: Gaze of the Medusa [+]Loading...["Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)"])
When he took Leela to 1892 London, the Doctor wore this outfit. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
The Doctor thought that Romana destroyed this outfit, but it actually was preserved in the TARDIS wardrobe. Tegan Jovanka once found the deerstalker and cape and made the Fifth Doctor wear it while solving a murder. (AUDIO: The Merfolk Murders [+]Loading...["The Merfolk Murders (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes
- A miniature of this outfit was produced by Harlequin Miniatures.
- A Character Options action figure of this outfit was released in 2018.
