Dapol

A well known production image of multiple Dapol figures. From left to right; Tetrap, Mel, Fourth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, K9, Ace, Silver Dalek, and Imperial Dalek; all in the TARDIS.

Dapol was a model railway maker which secured the licence from the BBC to produce and market a range of Doctor Who toys. The licence ran from 1988 until 2002.

Its range included action figures of the Doctor, companions and enemies, as well as various TARDIS models. The company often released obviously flawed figures, such as a five sided TARDIS console instead of the normal six, a green K9, a Fourth Doctor with no hat or scarf, and an undersized Second Doctor with no articulation.

Under the terms of its licence Dapol also released special edition glassware products and adhesive transfers. In 1995 Dapol obtained a further licence to house and operate Doctor Who exhibitions.

Dapol lost its license in 2002. Had the line been allowed to continue, figures for the First Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, the Yeti, Polly Wright, UNIT troops, and Cyber-Leader would have been produced, as well as a new TARDIS console. Two prototypes each of the First Doctor and Yeti figures are known to exist. A Whomobile vehicle was experimented with early on, but never entered production.