Star Wars

Star Wars was a popular science fiction film series.

References

• The Sixth Doctor and Frobisher attended the American premiere of the first film at Mann's Chinese Theatre in May 1977. In the 1990s, the series' creator, George Lucas, reedited the first three films and added special effects, a move that was controversial with some fans, though the Doctor claimed to prefer the Special Editions. He also thought actor Peter Cushing (who played Grand Moff Tarkin in the first film, A New Hope) looked familiar, and seemed to remember meeting his granddaughter. (PDA: Mission: Impractical)
• Returned to her old haunts in Perivale, Ace learned from Ange that their mutual friend Flo married a "brain-dead plumber" they had nicknamed Darth Vader (after one of villains from the Star Wars series). (DW: Survival)
• Sam Jones had Star Wars toys as a child. (EDA: Alien Bodies)
• The Tenth Doctor told Martha Jones that Jar Jar Binks' clan were "...good people...very hospitable." (NSA: Forever Autumn)
• Both Mr Grantham and Clyde Langer made reference to the series, the latter comparing himself to Luke Smith's mentor, like Obi-Wan Kenobi. (SJA: Warriors of Kudlak)
• Clyde called Luke his "young padawan", when stating he had much to learn about humour. (SJA: Prisoner of the Judoon)
• Clyde said that he did a school history project on the Battle of Waterloo because his teacher had not allowed him to do one on the Battle of Hoth. (SJA: The Last Sontaran)
• At the end of a holographic communication left to Jack Harkness, another Time Agent, John Hart mockingly re-created the "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope" line from the first film. (TW: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)

This implies that, unlike Star Trek (Jack did not understand a reference to "Mr. Spock"), Star Wars did not fade out of public consciousness by the 51st century, or that John had a greater knowlege of ancient science-fiction than Jack did.

• The Tenth Doctor once said that ventilation ducts never seemed to work out as a means of escape, just like in Star Wars. (DW: Dreamland)
• In a Deleted scene from Series 5, the Doctor mentions Yoda.

Behind the scenes

• The space suit costumes worn by Jamie and Zoe in DW: The Wheel in Space was later re-used in the original trilogy (most noticeably by Bossk the Bounty Hunter).
• The Doctor's recognition of Peter Cushing in PDA: Mission: Impractical was an in-joke referencing the fact that Cushing had played the film version of Dr. Who in the 1960s.
• Dave Prowse, who had a small role in DW: The Time Monster played the body (though not the voice) of Darth Vader in the first three films.
• Star Wars creator George Lucas is an avid fan of the original Doctor Who series.
• Actor Harrison Ford (Han Solo) was offered the role of the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie but turned it down rather than have a television commitment tie him down. (At the time, the movie's producers hoped to make it the pilot for a re-launched Doctor Who series.)
• It is rumoured that the end of Episode 7 of Series 6 will be very similar to Star Wars Episode V.
• In A Writer's Tale, Davies was offered by Star Wars Writer George Lucas to write a story for the popular spin off series Star Wars: The Clone Wars but Davies turned it down.
• Garrick Hagon played Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
• Julian Glover played General Veers in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
• David Warner played the role of Grand General Brashin in the 2000 video game Star Wars: Force Commander.
• William Morgan Sheppard provided voices for the Heavy Gun Trooper and Ruulian Strip Miner in the 2000 video game Star Wars: Force Commander.

See also

• Doctor Who actors who appeared in Star Wars

External links

• Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki