Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)

Dermot and the Doctor
Doctor:	Eleventh Doctor
Companion(s):	Dermot O'Leary
Main enemy:	Becky McDonald
Main setting:	The Doctor's TARDIS
Key crew
Writer:	Steven Moffat
Director:	Richard Senior
Producer:	Andy Bates
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	26 January 2011
Format:	1x 4 minute episode (broadcast alongside the National Television Awards)
Production code:	NTA16

Dermot and the Doctor was the National Television Awards 2011 special broadcast on ITV for the sixteenth National Television Awards.

Synopsis

The Doctor takes Dermot O'Leary on the journey of a lifetime.

Plot

Dermot O'Leary wakes up late for the National Television Awards. The Doctor tries to take him there, but keeps ending up in the wrong place, meeting many famous people in places such as Walford, Weatherfield and the BBC Television Centre in 2111.

Cast

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Dermot O'Leary - Dermot O'Leary
• Anthony McPartlin - Himself
• Declan Donnelly - Himself
• Dot Branning - June Brown
• Bruce Forsyth - Himself
• Graham Norton - Himself
• Amanda Holden PM - Herself
• David Hasselhoff - Himself
• Michael McIntyre - Himself
• Becky McDonald - Katherine Kelly

Crew

• Writer - Steven Moffat
• Director - Richard Senior
• Producer - Andy Bates
• Editor - Richard Senior

References

• The Eleventh Doctor tells Dermot that miners sometimes used to take canaries down into the mines to check that the air was breathable. Missy later tells Clara Oswald that "every miner needs a canary", whilst trapped in the sewers of Skaro. (TV: The Witch's Familiar)

Story notes

• This is the first time original Doctor Who footage was first broadcast on ITV - the BBC's rival television network in the UK.
• The sketch was given the title Dermot and the Doctor in the thumbnail of the official release. It is probably a reference to Vincent and the Doctor.

Filming locations

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External links

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